Braunsia chaweewanae Sharkey, 2011

Sharkey, Michael J. & Clutts, Stephanie A., 2011, A revision of Thai Agathidinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), with descriptions of six new species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 22, pp. 69-132 : 81-82

Braunsia chaweewanae Sharkey sp. n. Figs 7 8

Diagnosis.

Differs from Braunsia smithii ( Dalla Torre 1898)as follows: Apex of antenna yellow; fore wing with a larger melanic parastigmal spot and apex of fore wing darker; mid and hind tibia with more apical spines. The lateral ocelli of Braunsia chaweewanae are slightly more than ½ as wide as the distance from the eye to the lateral ocellus, whereas those of Braunsia smithii are distinctly less than ½ as wide.

Description.

Holotype female.Essentially as in Braunsia smithii except as follows:

Body length. 9.5mm.

Head. OOL 0.32; POD 0.13; IOL 0.16; 45 flagellomeres

Mesosoma. tubular portion of 2RS2 of fore wing shorter than length of 2nd submarginal cell; midtibia with 9 (right) to 11 (left) melanic spines; hind tibia with 16 (right) spines.

Metasoma. Median tergite 1 about 1.7X as long as wide apically (length = 1.66mm, width = 1.0mm).

Color. Yellow except as follows: the following are melanic: flagellum except apical segments, large parastigmal spot, distal 1/3 of fore wing and hind wing, apex of hind tibia and tarsus somewhat darkened.

Male. Unknown.

GenBank accession.

H245: #HQ667950

Distribution.

Known only from the holotype female from Thailand. Distribution maps can be found at http://purl.org/thaimaps/chaweewanae.

Material examined.

Holotype female: H245, Thailand, Loei, Phu Ruea NP, Suan hin Palee, 17.4977°N, 101.3425°E, 1178m, MT, 12-19.x.2006, Nukoonchai Jaroenchai [QSBG].

Figures

Figure 7. Braunsia chaweewanae sp. n. a lateral habitus b fore wing c hind wing.

Figure 8. Braunsia chaweewanae sp. n. a dorsal habitus b antenna c dorsal head and mesosoma d dorsal propodeum and metasomal terga 1 - 3 e lateral head and mesosoma f fore wing showing short vein 2 RS 2 g hind tibia showing lateral spines.