A new subgenus of Chelonus Panzer, 1806 (Braconidae: Cheloninae) from China Author Zhou, Jin-Jin 0000-0002-1563-8408 State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. & Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, 572000, China. & zhoujinjin 5 @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1563 - 8408 Author Achterberg, Kees Van 0000-0002-6495-4853 State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. & kees @ vanachterberg. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6495 - 4853 kees@vanachterberg.org Author Tang, Pu State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. & Ministry of Agriculture Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. Institute of Insect Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. Author Chen, Xue-Xin 0000-0002-9109-8853 State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. & Ministry of Agriculture Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. Institute of Insect Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. & Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, 572000, China. & xxchen @ zju. edu. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9109 - 8853 xxchen@zju.edu.cn text Zootaxa 2022 2022-03-14 5115 2 288 294 journal article 20236 10.11646/zootaxa.5115.2.8 8c65ed31-10df-462c-b1ca-79d22431f995 1175-5326 6352481 FCBCF45A-30C0-422C-B5AB-5218D95EF037 Mirachelonus subgen. nov. Type species: Chelonus ( Mirachelonus ) miraventris sp. nov. Diagnosis. Antennomeres 16 in female and 25 in male; flagellum gradually shortens from base to apex; 3 rd –7 th segments comparatively slender, 8 th –11 th segments distinctly widened; head striate-rugose and shiny; mesosoma coarsely reticulate-rugose; scutellum distinctly protruding above level of mesoscutum, with same sculpture as mesosoma; propodeum with a transverse carina and four distinct tooth-like tubercles; third tergite of metasomal carapace almost straightly narrowed, coarsely longitudinal rugulose, connected by transverse elements, smooth apically; apex of carapace truncate and narrow in dorsal view, in lateral view apex of carapace deeply incurved, about one fourth of total length of carapace in lateral view; apex of carapace with a rather small round aperture ( Fig. 4J ). Etymology. Mirabilis is Latin for wonderful, strange and it is combined with the generic name Chelonus , because of the very special shape of the third metasomal segment of the type species.