A review of the subgenera Arichelonus, Megachelonus and Scabrichelonus of the genus Chelonus Panzer (Braconidae: Cheloninae) with description of five new species from China
Author
Zhou, Jin-Jin
0000-0002-1563-8408
Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya 572000, China & Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China & auzhou @ zju. edu. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1563 - 8408
auzhou@zju.edu.cn
Author
Achterberg, Kees Van
0000-0002-6495-4853
Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China & kees @ vanachterberg. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6495 - 4853
kees@vanachterberg.org
Author
Tang, Pu
Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China & 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
Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya 572000, China & Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China & 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 & xxchen @ zju. edu. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9109 - 8853
xxchen@zju.edu.cn
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-07-18
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.5165.4.5
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Chelonus
(
Megachelonus
)
macrodontus
sp. nov.
Figs 9–10
Material examined.
Holotype
: female,
China
,
Yunnan Prov.
,
Tongbiguan
,
23.VI.2005
,
Jinxian Liu, No.
200609605(
ZJUH
).
Diagnosis.
This species differs from the other species in the subgenus
Megachlonus
by having a pair of long and large teeth at apex of metasomal carapace (
Figs 10G, 10H
).
Description.
Holotype
, female, length of body
5.3 mm
, of fore wing
3.9 mm
.
Head.
Antennomeres 28 (remaining, broken in
holotype
), basal half of antenna distinctly broadened, then rapidly tapering to apex; third antennomere 1.3 × longer than fourth; third, fourth and terminal antennomeres 4.7 ×, 3.7 × and 3.2 × longer than wide, respectively; 9-20
th
antennomeres flattened, distinctly shorter than wide; head transverse, in dorsal view roundly contracted behind eyes; OOL: OD: POL= 15: 6: 10; longitudinal diameter of eye 2.0 × height of temples; vertex coarsely striate-rugose; frons distinctly concave, reticulate-rugose but smooth near antennal sockets; temple irregularly reticulate-rugose (
Fig. 10E
); face coarsely reticulate-rugose with longitudinal elements, clypeus flat and densely punctate, smooth and shining, length of malar space 1.6 × basal width of mandible (
Fig. 10D
); face densely setose in lateral view (
Fig. 10F
).
Mesosoma.
Length of mesosoma 1.4 × its height; mesoscutum areolate-rugose, but smooth and shiny medially; scutellum punctate medially, rugose laterally; scutellar suture comparatively deep; mesopleuron evenly convex, coarsely reticulate-rugose (
Fig. 10B
); propodeum coarsely reticulaterugose, with a distinct transversal carina connected with 4 blunt tubercles, lateral tubercles larger than medial ones (
Fig. 10C
).
Wings.
Length of fore wing 2.7 × its width; length of marginal cell 0.8 × pterostigma; vein 2-Rl just present, vein r shorter than 3-SR; r: 3-SR: SRl = 1: 1: 5; SRl more or less curved; parastigma distinctly swollen; 1-CU1: 2- CU1= 1: 2; vein CUlb present (
Fig. 10A
).
FIGURE 9.
Chelonus
(
Megachelonus
)
macrodontus
sp. nov.
, female, holotype, habitus, lateral aspect.
FIGURE 10.
Chelonus
(
Megachelonus
)
macrodontus
sp. nov.
female, holotype.
A
, fore wing;
B
, mesosoma, lateral aspect;
C
, mesosoma, dorsal aspect;
D
, head, anterior aspect;
E
, head, dorsal aspect;
F
, head, lateral aspect;
G
, metasoma, lateral aspect;
H
, metasoma, dorsal aspect.
FIGURE 11.
Chelonus
(
Megachelonus
)
macros
Zhang, Chen & He
, female, holotype, habitus, lateral aspect.
Legs.
Hind coxa densely short setose and striate-rugose; hind femur robust; length of hind femur, tibia and basitarsus 3.2 ×, 4.5 × and 6.4 × their maximum width, respectively.
Metasoma.
Carapace elongate-oval in dorsal view, coarsely reticulaterugose basally, longitudinal striate-rugose medially, densely reticulaterugose apically; length of carapace 2.4 × its maximum width in dorsal view (
Fig. 10H
); ventral cavity (as a narrow channel) open to apex, with a pair of long and large teeth; ovipositor long, slender and the ovipositor sheath 0.16 × as long as fore wing, 0.44 × as long as hind tibia (
Figs 10G, 10H
).
Colour.
Black; antennomeres blackish-brown; basal half of clypeus reddish-brown; pterostigma and veins blackish-brown; fore wing more or less infuscate; basal third of carapace yellowish; legs almost entirely yellowishbrown, hind tibia light yellow basally and black apically; ovipositor sheath brown.
Male.
Unknown.
Biology.
Unknown.
Etymology.
From
macro
(Greek for long) and
odontos
(Greek for teeth), because of the apex of the metasomal carapace bears a pair of long teeth.