First Survey Of The Neotropical Species Of Microchelonus Szépligeti With Descriptions Of Twenty-Five New Species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae)
Author
Papp, Jenő
text
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
2016
2016-08-10
62
3
217
344
http://dx.doi.org/10.17109/azh.62.3.217.2016
journal article
10.17109/AZH.62.3.217.2016
2064-2474
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Microchelonus pyriformis
Papp, 2010
(
Figs 378–383
)
Microchelonuspyriformis
Papp, 2010: 178
f, typelocality:
Honduras
,
Yoro
, PalodeComba, femaleholotype (+ onefemaleparatype) inZMLU, twofemaleparatypesinHNHM (fromCostaRica); examined.
Emendated features to the original description
– f. Body
5–5.5 mm
long. Penultimate flagellomere (1.8–)2.5–3 timesaslongasbroad (
Fig. 378
). Headindorsalview 1.9–2 times asbroadaslong, eye 1.3–1.4 timeslongerthantemple, templerounded, vertexandocciput transverselyrugose (
Fig. 379
). Eyeinlateralviewfairlynarrow, 2.5 timesashighaswide, genabeyondeyebroadeningsothatventrallyalmost 1.4 timeswiderthaneye (cf. Fig. 12 seearrows). Clypeus 1.6 timesaswidebelowashighmedially, ventrallyproduced (
Fig. 380
). Scutellumcarinate- formrugose (cf. Fig. 202), orlongitudinallyrugose. Hindfemur 2.6–2.8 timesaslongasbroad (cf.
Fig. 375
). Forewing: pterostigma 2.7–2.9 timesaslong aswide, issuing
r
distallyfromitsmiddle,
1–R1
0.7 timesaslongaspterostigma,
3–SR
abouttwicelongerthan
r
(
Fig. 381
). Carapaceindorsalviewpyriformbroadeningposteriorly, stronglystriated, interstriationscrenulated (
Fig. 382
). Carapaceinlateralview 2.7–2.8 timesaslongashighposteriorly, apicallytruncate (
Fig. 383 seearrows
). Carapaceanterolaterallywithapairofyellowmaculae. Wingsbrownishfumous.
Maleandhostunknown.
Distribution
– CostaRica,
Honduras
.
luus
Papp, 2010
(f,
holotype
): headindorsalviewwithindicationofitssculpture.
Figs 374–384.
374–377.
Microchelonus projectus
sp. n.
(f, holotype): 374 = distal part of right forewing, 375 = hindfemur + tibia, 376 = carapaceindorsalviewwithindicationofits sculpture, 377 = carapaceinventralview. 378–383.
Microchelonuspyriformis
Papp, 2010
(f, holotype): 378 = ultimatethreeflagellomeres, 379 = headindorsalviewwithindicationof itssculpture, 380 = clypeus, 381 = distalpartofrightforewing, 382 = carapaceindorsal viewwithindicationofitssculpture, 383 = carapaceinlateralview. 384. Microchelonusref-
Taxonomicposition
– Intheoriginaldescriptionof
M. pyriformis
isrelated to (Pappl.c.) aswellasinthekeytothefemale
Microchelonus
speciesitrunsto
M. buscki
(Viereck)
andto
M. buscki
(Viereck)
+
M. effusus
sp. n.
, seecouplets 38 (43) – 42 (41) and 113 (112) – 114 (115), respectively.