
Aleiodes deyoyoi sp. nov. (Fig. 62) Holotype ♀, Thailand, Phetchabun Province, Thung Salaeng Luang NP, pine forest Gang Wang Nan Yen, 27.xii.2002, 16° 35.805' N, 100° 52.286' E, 726m, Pongpitak & Sathit (voucher BCLDQ00766, Genbank JQ388387) (QSBG). Body length 5.4 mm, fore wing length 4 mm. Antenna with at least 40 flagellomeres [incomplete in holotype]. Median flagellomeres 1.8 x longer than wide. Frons with short, distinct sublateral carina parallel to eye anteriorly. Occipital carina with lateral arms converging towards a point but distinctly obliterated medially. Mesopleuron rugose-coriaceous anteriorly, aciculate posteriorly, precoxal sulcus moderately impressed, foveate rugose, speculum small but present. Propodeum with midlongitudinal carina present on basal 0.7, replaced by transverse carinae posteriorly. Fore wing vein 2-CU1 1.3 x 1-CU1. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with distinct glabrous lozenge-shaped zone. Fore wing vein 3-SR 2.1 x vein r. Fore wing vein 2-SR+M 0.95 x vein r. Fore wing vein SR1 2.2 x vein 3-SR. Hind wing vein M+CU 1.65 x 1-M. Hind wing subbasal cell evenly setose. Hind wing vein m-cu pigmented, antefurcal. Apex of hind tibia with comb of specially modified, adpressed setae. Claws with pecten of 7 or 8 long, fine, pale brown teeth on basal lobe, these splaying and distinctly separated, and the penultimate ones longest. Basal lobes of 1 st tergite moderately strongly produced, almost transverse posteriorly. Midlongitudinal carina of 3 rd tergite complete. Etymology. Named after the character the Kompt de Yoyo in the Terry Pratchett Discworld novel. Notes. Close molecularly to several specimens from Taiwan.
Braconidae, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia, Aleiodes, Aleiodes deyoyoi, Biodiversity, Hymenoptera, Taxonomy
Braconidae, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia, Aleiodes, Aleiodes deyoyoi, Biodiversity, Hymenoptera, Taxonomy
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