Asperagathis xesta
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Braconidae
Genus: Asperagathis
Name
Asperagathis xesta Sharkey sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
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
