Asperagathis aspera
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Braconidae
Genus: Asperagathis
Name
Asperagathis aspera Sharkey sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Etymology
Asper is Latin for rough and refers to the sculpture of the second metasomal median tergite.
Diagnosis
Body length 7.6 mm; ovipositor length/body length ratio = 1.0. 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 38 flagellomeres. 3rd labial (penultimate) palpomere long, about ½ as long as apical palpomere. Scutellar groove with 3-4 longitudinal ridges. Fore tibia with about 9 thickened spines concolorous with normal setae; mid tibia with 7 pegs; hind tibia with 8 pegs.
Specimens examined
Holotype ♀ (H274): THAILAND, Phetchabun , Thung Salaeng Luang NP, Pine forest; Gang Wang Nam Yen, 16°35.789'N, 100°52.769'E, 732 m, Malaise trap, 15–22.vi.2007, Pongpitak & Sathit leg.
Distribution
Known only from the type specimen collected in Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, Thailand. For a distribution map go to: http://bit.ly/1T5FqXj
