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 flavopax
Papp, 2010
(Figs 210–215)
Microchelonus flavopax
Papp, 2010: 172
fm,
type
locality:
Ecuador
,
Napo
,
5 km
NE fromElChaco, femaleholotypeandonemaleparatypeinZMLU, twofemaleparatypes (1 ffromEcuadorand 1 ffromCostaRica) inHNHM; examined.
Emendated features to the original description
(Papp l.c.) – f. Body
4.3–4.5 mm
long. Flagellumlong, firstflagellomere 3.2–3.3 timesandpenultimateflagellomere 1.7–1.8 times aslongasbroad. Headindorsalviewlesstransverse, 1.7 tiesasbroadaslong, eyeeither aslongastempleorjustlonger, templerounded (Fig. 211). Genainlateralviewaboutone- fourthwiderthaneye (Fig. 212 seearrows). Scutellumsmooth, basallyhairpunctate (Fig. 210). Forewing: pterostigma 2.6 timesaslongaswide, isuingrdistallyfromitsmiddle, 1–R1 half (0.5 times) aslongaspterostigma (Fig. 213 seearrows). Carapaceindorsalview 2.2 timesaslongasbroadposteriorly, denselyandparallelstriated, apicallytransversely substriolated (Fig. 214).
m. Similartothefemale. Body 4.1 mmlong. Penultimateflagellomere 1.8 timesas longasbroad. Carapaceindorsalview 2.5 timesaslongasbroadposteriorly (Fig. 215). Apicalforamenofcarapacemissing.
Distribution
– CostaRica,
Ecuador
.
Taxonomicposition
– Inthekeytothefemale
Microchelonus
species
M. flavopax
runs to
M. bolsoni
Papp
,
M. turgoclarus
Papp
and
M. zobocus
sp. n.
, see couplets 59 (66) – 66 (59). Inthekeytothemale
Microchelonus
speciesitruns to
M. masoni
(McComb)
and
M. zobocus
sp. n.
, see couplets 34 (35) – 38 (37). Intheoriginaldescription
M. flavopax
isrelatedto
M. carinatus
(Provancher) (
PAPP 2010: 175
)
.