Chelonus (Microchelonus) curvimaculatus Cameron 1906

(Figs 45–47)

Chelonella curvimaculata (Cameron 1906): Wilkinson 1932: 9 (fig. 2b, biol., Mauritius), 10 (key).

Chelonella curvimaculata (Cameron 1906): Moutia & Mamet 1947: 28 (cat., Mauritius).

Chelonus curvimaculatus Cameron 1906: Granger 1949: 192 (fig. 196), 193 (key, descr. ɗ & Ψ, Madagascar), 427 (biol.), 428 (biol.).

Chelonus (Neochelonella) curvimaculatus Cameron, 1906: Anonymous 1960: 339 (biol., Madagascar).

Chelonus curvimaculatus Cameron 1906: Anonymous (det. Fischer) 1963: 338 (biol., Madagascar), 362 (biol.).

Chelonus curvimaculatus Cameron 1906: Brénière 1965: 346 (cat., Madagascar).

Chelonus curvimaculatus Cameron 1906: Appert, Betbeder-Matibet & Ranaivosoa 1969

Microchelonus curvimaculatus Cameron 1906: Shenefelt 1973: 881 (tax., cat.).

Chelonus curvimaculatus Cameron 1906: Williams. 1974: 3 (cat., Mauritius).

Chelonus curvimaculatus Cameron 1906: Williams. 1980: 4 (cat., Mauritius).

Chelonus curvimaculatus Cameron 1906: van Achterberg & Polaszek 1996: 53 (key, tax., descr. ɗ & Ψ, Madagascar, Mauritius), 102 (fig. 235), 105 (figs. 263, 264).

Chelonus curvimaculatus Cameron 1906: Ganeshan & Williams. 2001: 4 (cat., Mauritius).

Hosts: Gelechiidae: Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873), Scrobipalpa heliopa (Lower, 1900), Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1843) – Plutellidae: Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767) .

Distribution: Madagascar: Prov. Mahajanga: Maromandia – Prov. Antananarivo: Ampefy – Prov. Toliara: Behara, Bekily, Fort-Dauphin, Manombo, Ranomafana, Andohahela NP* – Mauritius: Mauritius. Réunion *: Petite Ile / Piton Bloc, St Pierre / Bassin Martin.

Known from the Ethiopian Region.

New data: 3 ΨΨ & ɗ, “ MADAGASCAR: Tulear Province, Andohahela National Park, Tsimelahy, Parcelle II; 24°56.21’S - 46°37.60’E; 15-28.I.2004, California Acad of Sciences“ “colls M. Irwin, F. Parker, R. Harin’Hala, elev 180 m, malaise trap in transitional forest, MA- 02-20-52 “; Ψ, “Petite Ile / Piton Bloc, bordure de parcelled en zone maraichère, alt. 850m, IV.2007, D-Vac, coll. Cirad PVBMT”; Ψ, “St Pierre / Bassin Martin, Station expérimentale de l’Armeflhor, parcelle AB, alt. 290m, XII.2010, tente Malaise, coll. Cirad PVBMT”; 2ɗɗ, “St Pierre, jardin de centre ville, alt. 40m, XII.2010, piège jaune, coll. T. Ramage”.