Aleiodes fuscomedius, Quicke & Butcher, 2012

Butcher, Buntika Areekul, Smith, M. Alex, Sharkey, Mike J. & Quicke, Donald L. J., 2012, A turbo-taxonomic study of Thai Aleiodes (Aleiodes) and Aleiodes (Arcaleiodes) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae) based largely on COI barcoded specimens, with rapid descriptions of 179 new species, Zootaxa 3457, pp. 1-232 : 101-102

Aleiodes fuscomedius sp. nov.

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Holotype ♂, Thailand, Karnchanaburi, Khao Wang Kamen, 12.xii.09, UV light trap, B. Butcher (voucher CK0004, Genbank HQ551238 ) ( CUMZ).

Body length 4.4 mm, fore wing length 3.6 mm and antenna length 5 mm.

Antenna with 35 flagellomeres. Median flagellomeres approximately 4.5 x longer than wide. Frons with weak sublateral carina near eye. Occipital carina produced anteriorly near the middle, distinctly obliterated medially, ventrall joining hypostomal carina at a steep angle. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, precoxal sulcus weakly impressed with vertical rugae, speculum large. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 2- CU1 2.3 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 3.08 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 1.4 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 1.9 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.35 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu indicated by a weak postfurcal fold in wing membrane, slightly postfurcal. Apex of hind tibia without comb of specialised adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite very weak, subtriangular. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite barely distinguishable on anterior 0.6.

Etymology. Named because of the somewhat darker middle part of the body.

Figures

FIGURE 73. A. fuscomedius sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face, C, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; D, hea, lateral view;