Liragathis damnai
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Braconidae
Genus: Liragathis
Name
Liragathis damnai Sharkey sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Etymology
Dam is Thai for black and nai is Thai for eye. The name refers to the black color of the superior orbit of the eye.
Diagnosis
Body length 5.3 mm; ovipositor length/body length ratio = 0.7. Antenna with 33 flagellomeres. Third labial (penultimate) palpomere about ½ as long as apical palpomere. Scutellar groove with 3 longitudinal ridges. Fore tibia lacking pegs; mid tibia with 3 pegs; hind tibia with 6 pegs. Fore tibia lacking pegs; mid tibia with 3 pegs; hind tibia with 6–8 pegs. Propodeum rugose but with discernible large areolae as in some Lytopylus species. Superior orbit of eye black, posterior orbit orange. Mesoscutum mostly rugose.
Specimens examined
Holotype ♀ (H468), THAILAND Chiang Mai, Doi Chiang Dao WS, Pha Tang unit, 19°24.978'N, 98°54.886'E, 526 m, Malaise trap, 24–31.iii.2008, Songkran & Apichart leg. Paratypes: THAILAND: ♀ (H999), Lampang Chae Son NP, Youthcamp/meeting hall, 18°49.866'N, 99°28.209'E, 476 m, Malaise trap, 15-22.iii.2008 B Kwannui & A. Sukpeng leg. ♀ (H2416), Lampang Chae Son NP Youthcamp, 18°49.826'N, 99°28.256'E, 455 m, Malaise trap, 1–7.iv.2008 B Kwannui & A. Sukpeng leg. ♀ (H397), Chiang Mai, Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, 18°52'57.5"N, 98°51'35.5"E, 17–24.ii.2009, MT K Kaewjanta & R. Sawkord leg.
Distribution
Known only from the specimens collected in Thailand. For a distribution map go to: http://bit.ly/22WZjoH