Microchelonus kellieae ( Marsh, 1979 ) Papp, Jenő, 2016

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 : 270-271

Microchelonus kellieae ( Marsh, 1979) comb. n.

(Figs 276–284, 519)

Chelonus (Microchelonus) kellieae Marsh, 1979: 14 fm, typelocality: CostaRica , Cartago, femaleholotype (and 22 female + 28 maleparatypes) inUSNM (paratypesalsoin UniversityofCalifornia, Riverside).

Materialexamined – 1 f + 2 mparatypes: CostaRica, Cartago, exgelechiidmoth-larva (itsfoodplantpotato), 25 April 1973, leg. E. R. Oatman. 1 f: CostaRica, Guanacastle, S. Cañas, ExperimentStation, takenwithMalaisetrap, 8–18 March 1988, leg. F. D. Parker. 1 f: CostaRica, Guanacastle, LaTabogaForestResearchStation, takenwithMalaisetrap, 17–27 February 1987, leg. W. L. Rubink. 1 m: * Honduras, RoatanIsland , 27 February 1979, G. E. Bohart .

Additional features to the original description (Marsh l.c.) – f. Body 3–3.2 mm long. Penultimateflagellomere 1.2–1.3 timesaslongasbroad (cf. Fig. 263a). Templeindorsal viewmoderatelyrounded (Fig. 276). Cheekinfrontalviewslightlylessrounded (orslightlymoreconverging, Fig. 278 seearrows). Headinlateralview: genabroadeningventrally and 1.2–1.3 (–1.4) timesaswideaseye (Fig. 277 seearrows), substriolate, dull. Scutellum smoothwithhairpunctures (Fig. 279) touneven (Fig. 283). Hindfemur 3.5 timesaslongas broaddistally (Fig. 281). Forewing: pterostigma 2.2 timesaslongaswide, issuing r distally fromitsmiddle, 3–SR somewhatlongerthan r, 1–R1 halfaslongaspterostigma (Fig. 280). Carapaceindorsalviewbelly, 1.8 timesaslongasbroadmedially, denselyrugose, apically rugulose (Fig. 282).

m. Similartothefemale. Body 2.6–3 mmlong. Scutellumuneven (Fig. 283). Apical foramenofcarapaceelliptic, 2.6 timesaswideashigh (Fig. 284).

Distribution – CostaRica, * Honduras, USA (California, introduced).

Taxonomic position – According to the describer (Marsh l.c.) M. kellieae is similartotheNearctic M. cosmopteridis (McComb) . Inthekeytothefemale Microchelonus species M. kellieae runs to M. amelot sp. n., see couplets 72 (75) – 74 (73). Inthekeytothemale Microchelonus speciesitrunsto M. johni Marsh ), see couplets 45 (40) – 47 (46).

Figs 272–284. 272–275. Microchelonus johni ( Marsh, 1979) (f and m paratype: 272–274, m, paratype: 275): 272 = ventralhalfofheadinfrontalview, 273 = distalpartofrightfore wing, 274 = carapaceindorsalviewwithindicationofitssculpture, 275 = apicalforamenof carapace. 276–284. Microchelonuskellieae ( Marsh, 1979) (f, paratype: 276–282, m, paratype: 283–284): 276 = posteriorhalfofheadindorsalview, 277 = headinlateralview, 278 = ven- tralhalfofheadinfrontalview, 279 = scutellum, 280 = distalpartofrightforewing, 281 = hindfemur, 282 = carapaceindorsalviewwithindicationofitssculpture, 283 = scutellum,

284 = apicalforamenofcarapace.