Microchelonus flavopax 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 : 259-260

Microchelonus flavopax Papp, 2010

(Figs 210–215)

Microchelonus flavopax Papp, 2010: 172 fm, type locality: Ecuador, Napo, 5 km NE fromElChaco, femaleholotypeandonemaleparatypeinZMLU, twofemaleparatypes (1 ffromEcuadorand 1 ffromCostaRica) inHNHM; examined.

Emendated features to the original description (Papp l.c.) – f. Body 4.3–4.5 mm long. Flagellumlong, firstflagellomere 3.2–3.3 timesandpenultimateflagellomere 1.7–1.8 times aslongasbroad. Headindorsalviewlesstransverse, 1.7 tiesasbroadaslong, eyeeither aslongastempleorjustlonger, templerounded (Fig. 211). Genainlateralviewaboutone- fourthwiderthaneye (Fig. 212 seearrows). Scutellumsmooth, basallyhairpunctate (Fig. 210). Forewing: pterostigma 2.6 timesaslongaswide, isuingrdistallyfromitsmiddle, 1–R1 half (0.5 times) aslongaspterostigma (Fig. 213 seearrows). Carapaceindorsalview 2.2 timesaslongasbroadposteriorly, denselyandparallelstriated, apicallytransversely substriolated (Fig. 214).

m. Similartothefemale. Body 4.1 mmlong. Penultimateflagellomere 1.8 timesas longasbroad. Carapaceindorsalview 2.5 timesaslongasbroadposteriorly (Fig. 215). Apicalforamenofcarapacemissing.

Distribution – CostaRica, Ecuador.

Taxonomicposition – Inthekeytothefemale Microchelonus species M. flavopax runs to M. bolsoni Papp , M. turgoclarus Papp and M. zobocus sp. n., see couplets 59 (66) – 66 (59). Inthekeytothemale Microchelonus speciesitruns to M. masoni (McComb) and M. zobocus sp. n., see couplets 34 (35) – 38 (37). Intheoriginaldescription M. flavopax isrelatedto M. carinatus (Provancher) ( PAPP 2010: 175) .