Microchelonus pectiniphorae ( Cushman, 1931 )

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 : 286-287

Microchelonus pectiniphorae ( Cushman, 1931)

(Figs 343–352)

Chelonus (Chelonella) pectiniphorae Cushman, 1931: 11 fm, type locality: Korea, Mokpo, “ Type ” and “severalseries” (McCombl.c.) inUSNM.

Chelonus (Microchelonus) pectiniphorae (Cushman) : McComb 1968: 10 (inkey) and 94 (rede- scription, distribution, hosts).

Microchelonuspectiniphorae (Cushman): ShENEfElt 1973: 895 (comb. n., hosts, literatureup to 1968). PAPP 1999: 192 (in key), 2010: 190 (distribution).

Material examined – 7 ff and 1 m from three localities in Costa Rica (details in PAPP

2010).

Additional features to the redescription (McComb l.c.) – f. Body 3–3.6 mm long. Pe- nultimateflagellomere 1.3 timeslongerthanbroadtocubic. Headindorsalviewtransverse, 2–2.1 timesasbroadaslong, eye 1.5–1.6 timesaslongastemple, templerecededto rounded, vertexandocciputsubstriolate (Figs 343–344). Clypeus 1.4 timesaswideashigh, itslowermargintruncate (Fig. 347). Eyeinlateralviewnarrow, 2.5 timesashighaswide, genabeyondeyeone- thirdwiderthaneye, substriolate (Fig. 346). Scutellumsmoothand shinywithhairpunctures, atmost (andexceptionally) uneven- subrugulose. Hindfemur 2.5–2.6 timesaslongasbroadmedially (cf. Figs 84 , 136 ). Forewing: perostigma 2.5–2.6 timesaslongaswide, issuing r distallyfromitsmiddle, r and 3–SR equalinlengthor 3–SR somewhatlonger, 1– R 1 0.7 timesaslongaspterostigma (Figs 348–349 seearrows). Carapaceindorsalviewbelly, 1.7–1.8 timesaslongasbroadposteriorly, apicallyrounded, undulatestriatedtorugo-rugulose (Fig. 350). Carapaceinlateralviewapicallyroundedas in Fig. 351.

m. Similartothefemale. Templeindorsalviewreceded (Fig. 345). Carapaceindorsal view 1.9–2 aslongasbroad. Apicalforamenofcarapaceslit-like, 4–5 timesaswideashigh (Fig. 352).

Distribution – WidelydistributedintheeasternPalaearctic, NearcticandNeotropical Regions.

Taxonomic position – According to the redescriber (McComb l.c.) M. pectiniphorae is “veryclose” to M. blackburni (Cameron) . Inthekeytothefemale andmale Microchelonus speciesitrunsalsoto M. blackburni (Cameron) , see couplets 88 (87) – 90 (89) and 42 (41) – 44 (43), respectively.

Figures

Figs 75–87. 75–76. Microchelonus brasiliensis (Brues, 1912): 75 = distal part of right fore wing (fm), 76 = carapaceinlateralview. 77–87. Microchelonusbuscki (Viereck, 1912) (femaleholotype: 78, 81, 84, 85; female: 77, 79; female + male: 80, 82, 83, 86; male: 87): 77 = scape, pedicel andproximal / distalpartsofflagellomeres, 78 = headindorsalviewwithindicationofits sculpture, 79 = headindorsalview, 80 = clypeus, 81 = headinlateralviewwithindication of its sculpture, 82 = scutellum, 83 = distal part of right fore wing, 84 = hind femur, 85 = carapaceindorsalviewwithindicationofitssculpture, 86 = carapaceindorsalview, 87 =

Figs 128–139. 128–132. Microchelonus cavei Papp, 2010 (f, holotype): 128 = ultimate three flagellomeres, 129 = headindorsalviewwithindicationofitssculpture, 130 = distalpart ofrightforewing, 131 = carapaceindorsalviewwithindicationofitssculpture, 132 = carapaceinlateralview. 133–138. Microchelonusconstrictus Papp, 1999) (f, holotype): 133 = scapeandpedicel, 134 = flagellomeres 8–14, 135 = headindorsalviewwithindicationof itssculpture, 136 = hindfemur, 137 = distalpartofrightforewing, 138 = carapaceindorsal viewwithindicationofitssculpture. 139. Microchelonuscurticarinulus sp. n. (f,holotype):