Areotetes van Achterberg & Li, 2013

Han, Yunjong, van Achterberg, Cornelis & Kim, Hyojoong, 2024, Four genera of the subfamily Opiinae Blanchard (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) new for Japan, with the description of two new species, ZooKeys 1206, pp. 207-229 : 207-229

Genus Areotetes van Achterberg & Li, 2013

Areotetes van Achterberg & Li, 2013: 39–51. Type species (by original designation): Areotetes carinuliferus Li & van Achterberg, 2013.

Diagnosis.

Basal carina of inner side of hind tibia long and slightly sinuate (Fig. 10 ); occipital carina present laterally; hypoclypeal depression distinct (Fig. 7 ); clypeus obtuse and truncate ventrally; malar sulcus absent; mandible normal and triangular; pronope absent and obsolescent (Fig. 8 ); precoxal sulcus finely crenulate or smooth (Fig. 4 ); medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum rather small or absent (Fig. 5 ); areola of propodeum distinct and with medio-longitudinal carina (Fig. 9 ); second submarginal cell of fore wing elongated (Fig. 2 ); vein m-cu of fore wing postfurcal; ovipositor sheath with very long setae (Fig. 6 ).

Distribution.

Palaearctic [ China, Japan (new record), South Korea] and Oriental ( China).

Biology.

Unknown.

Key to species of the genus Areotetes van Achterberg & Li

Notes: Modified after Li et al. (2013), with Opius nepalensis Fischer , Utetes laevigatus Weng & Chen and the species described in this paper added.

Figures

Figures 2–13. Areotetes convergens Han & van Achterberg, sp. nov., holotype, ♀, Japan. 2 fore wing 3 hind wing 4 mesosoma lateral 5 mesosoma and head dorsal 6 metasoma dorsal 7 head anterior 8 head dorsal 9 propodeum dorsal 10 hind leg inner side 11 metasoma and ovipositor sheath lateral 12 antenna 13 apex of antenna. The arrow indicates carina on inner side of hind tibia.