Aleiodes phantasmatis, 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 : 162-163

Aleiodes phantasmatis sp. nov.

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Holotype ♂, Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon NP, checkpoint 2, 22.vii.2006, 18° 31.554’ N, 98° 29.940’ E, 1700m, A Areeluck (voucher BCLDQ00225, Genbank JF963446 ) ( QSBG).

Body length 4.5 mm, fore wing length 4.2 mm and antenna length approximately 6 mm.

Antenna with 36 flagellomeres. Occiput aciculate with distinct transverse striation. Occipital carina broadly absent mediodorsally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron largely aciculate, with some longitudinal rugae dorsally, precoxal sulcus moderately impressed, narrow with string ertical striae, speculum absent. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal carian and with lateral carinae. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.05 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.35 x vein 3- SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.4 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu absent. Apex of hind tibia without comb of modified adpressed setae. Claws without conspicuous pecten. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite weakly protruding, rounded. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite distinct and complete.

Etymology. From Latin for a ghost in reference to the shape of the pale mark on the tergites.

Figures

FIGURE 131. A. phantasmatis sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, head and mesosoma, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, metasoma.