Microchelonus cacumenus 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 : 238

Microchelonus cacumenus Papp, 2010

(Figs 93–99)

Microchelonuscacumenus Papp, 2010: 160 f, typelocality: Honduras, Atlantida,

Lancertilla, femaleholotypeinZMLU; examined.

Emendated features to the original description (Papp l.c.) – f. Body 3 mm long. Penultimateflagellomerelong, 1.6 timesaslongasbroad (Fig. 93). Headindorsalviewless transverse, 1.7 timesasbroadaslong, templereceded (Fig. 94). Clypeus 1.8 timesaswide belowashighmedially, itslowermarginveryweaklyconvex (Fig. 95). Forewing: pterostigma 2.3 timesaslongaswide, issuing r distallyfromitsmiddle, 1–R1 halfaslongas pterostigma, 3 –SR twicelongerthan r (Fig. 96). Carapaceindorsalviewjusttwicelonger thanbroadposteriorly, apicallypointed, striatedtolessstriated (Fig. 97). CarapaceapicoventrallyincurvedasinFig. 99; inlateralviewalmostevenlyhigh, 3.4 timesaslongashigh posteriorly (Fig. 98 seearrows).

Distribution – Honduras.

Taxonomicposition – Inthekeytothefemale Microchelonus species M. cacumenus runs to M. parkeri Papp , see couplets 20 (21) – 21 (20); to M. candidus sp. n., seecouplets 34 (35) – 36 (37). Intheoriginaldescription M. cacumenus is related to M. acutigaster (McComb) ( PAPP 2010: 162–163) and M. parkeri Papp ( PAPP 2010: 178).