Microchelonus fascis 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 : 256

Microchelonus fascis Papp, 2010

(Figs 192–197)

Microchelonusfascis Papp, 2010: 169 f, typelocality: Honduras, Corbes , ParqueNa- cionalCasuco, 5 kmNfromBuenosAires, 15˚29’N / 88˚13’W (femaleholotypeand 4 f paratypes; twofurtherfemaleparatypesfromtwolocalitiesinHonduras, seePappl.c.); holotypeandfourfemaleparatypesinZMLU, twofemaleparatypesinHNHM; examined .

Emendated features to the original description (Papp l.c.) – f. Body 3.2–3.5 mm long. Flagellumlong, firstflagellomeresixtimesandpenultimateflagellomere 2.7–3.5 timesas longasbroad (Fig. 192). Headindorsalview 1.9 timesasbroadaslong, eyesomewhat longerthantemple (18:15), templerounded, vertexandocciputsubstriolated (Fig. 193). Hindfemur + tibiathin: femur 4.1 timesaslongasbroad, tibiaasbroadasfemur (Fig. 194 seearrows). Forewing: pterostigma 2.8 timesaslongaswide, issuing r distallyfrom itsmiddle, 1–R1 0.7–0.75 timesaslongaspterostigma, SR1 straight (Fig. 195). Carapace indorsalviewtwiceaslongasbroadposteriorly, apicallyroundedwithfineanddense striolation (Fig. 196).

Distribution – Honduras.

Taxonomicposition – Inthekeytothefemale Microchelonus species M. fascis runs to M. projectus sp. n., see couplets 53 (52) –55 (54). In the original description M. fascis isrelatedto M. buscki (Viereck) (Pappl.c).