Microchelonus parkeri Papp, 2010

Papp, Jenő, 2016, First Survey Of The Neotropical Species Of Microchelonus Szépligeti With Descriptions Of Twenty-Five New Species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 62 (3), pp. 217-344 : 284-286

Microchelonus parkeri Papp, 2010

(Figs 332–339)

Microchelonusparkeri Papp, 2010: 175 fm, typelocality: CostaRica, SanJosé, Escazu, female holotype (and 5 f + 1 mparatypestakeninthreelocalitiesCostaRica) is (are) depositedinUSNM (holotype + onefemaleparatype), inDEUU (twofemaleparatypes) andinHNHM (twofemaleandonemaleparatypes); examined.

Chelonus (Microchelonus) murici NascimentoetPenteado-Dias, 2011: 512 f, typelocality: São Paulo, SãoCarlos, Brazil, campusuniversidade, femaleholotypedepositedinDeparta- mentodeEcologiaeBiologiaEvolutivadaUniversidadeFederaldeSãoCarlos; syn. n.

Taxonomicemendation – Intheoriginaldescription ( PAPP 2010) thespecific characterof M. parkeri wasomitted: theshort, arcuatecarinulaonfronsnear tothecompoundeye (Fig. 6 inNAscimENto & PENtEAdo- DiAs 2011: 513; Fig. 335). Thisuniquetraitescapedmyattention – amistakeofmine. Consequentlythedescriberdoublesrightlyempasizedthisfeatureasspecificdistinction between M. murici and M. parkeri / M. cacumenus . In the key to female Microchelonus species (inthepresentpaper) thisisthefirstdistinctiveseparation between M. cacumenus versus M. parkeri , seekey-couplets 20 (21) – 21 (20).

Emendated features to the original description (Papp l.c.) – f. Body 3.4–3.8 mm long. Penultimatethreeflagellomerescubic, aslongasbroad (Fig. 336). Headindorsalviewless transverse, 1.7 timesasbroadaslong, eyeone- thirdlongerthantemple, latterstrongly rounded, vertexandocciputrugose (Fig. 335). Clypeusalmosttwiceaswidebelowashigh medially, itslowerpartlessproduced, mediallyweaklyconcave (Fig. 338 seearrow). Fore wing: pterostigma 2.3–2.4 timesaslongaswide, issuing r distallyfromitsmiddle, r short, 1– R1 0.7 timesaslongaspterostigma (Fig. 337). Carapaceindorsalview 2.2 times (holotype) and 2.4 times (fparatype) aslongasbroad (Figs 332, 334). Carapaceapico-ventrally incurved (Fig. 339). – m. Similartothefemale .

Figs 330–342. 330–331. Microchelonusormos sp. n. (f, holotype): 330 = carapaceinlateral view, 331 = posteriorthirdofcarapaceinventralview. 332–339. Microchelonusparkeri Papp, 2010 (f, holotype: 332, 333, 335, 337, 338; f, paratype: 334, 336, 339): 332 = carapace in dorsalviewwithindicationofitssculpture, 333 = posteriorthirdofcarapaceinlateralview, 334 = carapaceindorsalview, 335 = headindorsalviewwithindicationofitssculpture, 336 = ultimatefourflagellomeres, 337 = distalpartofrightforewing, 338 = clypeus, 339 = poste- riorthirdofcarapaceinventralview. 340–342. Microchelonuspaululus ( McComb, 1968) (f, paratype): 340 = distalpartofrightforewing, 341 = headindorsalviewwithindicationof itssculpture, 342 = carapaceindorsalviewwithindicationofitssculpture.

m. Similartothefemale. Body 3.2 mmlong. Antennaaslongashead, mesosomaand halfcarapacecombined. Forewing: pterostigma 2.5 timesaslongaswide. Apicalforamen ofcarapacemissing. Distribution – Brazil, CostaRica.

Taxonomicposition – Intheoriginaldescription (Pappl.c.) aswellasinthe keytofemale Microchelonus species M. parkeri isclosestto M. cacumenus Papp , seecouplets 19 (18) – 21 (20). Inthekeytothemale Microchelonus species M. parkeri standsalonewithinthespecies-group parkeri , seecouplet 1 (2) (maleis unknownfor M. cacumenus ).