Asperagathis xesta Sharkey

Sharkey, Michael J. & Chapman, Eric, 2017, Ten new genera of Agathidini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from Southeast Asia, ZooKeys 660, pp. 107-150 : 115

Asperagathis xesta Sharkey sp. n.

Etymology.

Xestos is Greek for smooth and refers to the smooth second metasomal median tergite.

Diagnosis.

Body length 4.5 mm; ovipositor length/body length ratio = 1.1. Interantennal space with a flat triangular elevation that narrows to a short ridge posteriorly and then divides into two short carinae that diverge to either side of the median ocellus. Antenna with 32 flagellomeres. 3rd labial (penultimate) palpomere long, more than ½ as long as apical palpomere. Scutellar groove with 3 longitudinal ridges. Fore tibia lacking thickened spines; mid tibia with 6 pegs; hind tibia with 10 pegs.

Specimens examined.

Holotype ♀ (H095): THAILAND, Chaiyaphum, Tat Tone NP, Lawn near Sab Somboon forest unit, 16°0.792'N, 101°58.472'E, 648m, Malaise trap, 26. xi– 3.xii.2006, Tawit Jaruphan leg. Paratype ♀ (H1682): Same data as holotype.

Distribution.

Known only from the type specimens collected in Tat Tone National Park, Thailand. For a distribution map go to: http://bit.ly/1VPL5H8