Liragathis baonai
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Braconidae
Genus: Liragathis
Name
Liragathis baonai Sharkey sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Etymology
Bao is Thai for light and nai is Thai for eye. The name refers to the pale color of the superior orbit of the eye.
Diagnosis
Body length 6.0 mm; ovipositor length/body length ratio = 1.0. Antenna with 35 flagellomeres. Third labial (penultimate) palpomere about ½ as long as apical palpomere. Scutellar groove with 3 longitudinal ridges. Propodeum rugose and mostly glabrous. Superior orbit of eye orange, posterior orbit also orange. Mesoscutum mostly punctate.
Specimens examined
Holotype ♀ (H360), THAILAND, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Namtok Yong NP, behind campground lavatory, 8°10.434'N, 99°44.508'E, 80 m, Malaise trap, 9–16.ix.2008, U-prai leg. Paratypes: ♀ (H282) THAILAND, Trang, Khao Pu-Khao Ya NP, 7°32.534'N, 99°47.856'E, 145 m, Malaise trap, 2–9.xii.2005 M Sharkey leg. MALAYSIA: 2♀♀ (H5928, H16987), Pahang, Kuala Lompat, 1.ix.1999, 3°41'44.27"N, 102°13'25.42"E, Nor Zaneedarwaty leg. ♀ (H16988), Selangor, Kuala Sawit, 3°11'N, 101°37'E, 22.xi.1999, Nor Zaneedarwaty leg.
Distribution
Known only from the specimens collected in Thailand. For a distribution map go to: http://bit.ly/23QN2Ik