Aleiodes tricoloripes, 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 : 215-216

Aleiodes tricoloripes sp. nov.

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Holotype ♀, Thailand, Chiang Rai, Phayao Province, 24.x.2002, 19.2° N, 99.7° E, unknown collector (voucher BCLDQ00631, no sequence data) ( QSBG).

Paratypes: 1 ♀, Thailand, Loei Province, Phu Ruea National Park , office, 2.viii.2006, 17° 28.805’ N , 101° 21.242’

E, 870m, N Jaroenchai (voucher BCLDQ00129, Genbank JQ388353 ) ( QSBG); 1♀, Thailand, Loei Province, Phu Ruea National Park, Subhnonghin , 12.vii.2006, 17° 28.772’ N, 101° 21.308’ E , 860m, P Tamtik (voucher BCLDQ00132, Genbank JQ388352 ) ( QSBG); 1♂, Thailand, Loei Province, Phu Kradueng NP, forest production unit 5, 26.vi.2008, 16° 50.66' N, 101° 41.5' E , 420m, Thonghuay Phatai (voucher BCLDQ01559, Genbank JN278310 ) ( BMNH); 1♀, Thailand, Loei Province, Phu Ruea NP, office, 12.vii.2006, 17° 28.805’ N, 101° 21.242’ E , 860m, P Tamtip (voucher BCLDQ00142, Genbank JF962557 ) ( BMNH); 1♀, Thailand, Lampang Province, Chae Son NP, waterfall, 14–21.xi.2007, 18° 50.172' N, 99° 28.38' E , 408m, B Kwannui & A Sukpeng (collection code T5344) ( HIC) .

Body length 6.0– 6.5 mm, fore wing length 5.3–5.5 mm and antenna length 9.0 mm.

Antenna with 59 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere acuminate. Median flagellomeres 1.2 x longer than wide. Occipital carina complete mediodorssally, ventrally joining hypostomal carina. Mesopleuron shiny, largely densely punctate becoming rugose anteriorly and dorsally, precoxal sulcus deep, rather narrow, coarsely rugose, speculum large, without punctures. Propodeum with complete midlongitudinal caria. Propodeum with well developed, carinate postero-lateral lobes. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 2.65 x 1-CU1. Fore wing subbasal cell evenly densely setose. Fore wing vein 3-SR 1.7 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.8 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.35 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly, moderately setose. Hind wing vein m-cu represented by a short pigmented line, interstial. Apex of hind tibia without a comb of modified setae medially. Claws of female with 3 or 4 brown pecten spines of which 1 or 2 are quite long, located rather basally; ♂ without obvious pecten spines. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite large and rounded anteriorly, pointed, moderately concave posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite distinct on anterior 0.7 of tergum.

Etymology. Named because of its three-coloured legs.

Figures

FIGURE 180. A. tricoloripes sp. nov. A, habitus; B, face; C, mesosoma, lateral view; D, head and anterior mesosoma, dorsal view; E, wings; F, metasoma; G, propodeum, oblique view.