Chelonus moczari, Papp, 2018

Papp, Jenő, 2018, Braconidae (Hymenoptera) From Korea, Xxiv. Species Of Thirteen Subfamilies, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 64 (1), pp. 21-50 : 33-38

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.17109/AZH.64.1.21.2018

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3BF23A42-1E18-431B-8377-611D03B3150A

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6950269

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038F87C4-FF93-AE65-9884-FC33FBE2FE4F

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Felipe

scientific name

Chelonus moczari
status

sp. nov.

Chelonus moczari sp. n.

(Figs 48, 52–58, 65–70)

Material examined (4 f and 9 m specimens) – (1) Female holotype and one male paratype: Korea, Sang-san (san = mount), 10 km NE from Pyongyan , swept in grasses, 1 July 1977, O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 332. (2) One female paratype: Korea, Pektu-san, environs Samzi-yan hotel, lake-shore, 10 July 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 371. (3) Two females and one male paratypes: Korea, Pektu-san , environs Samzi-yan hotel, swept in grass in a wood, 18–20 VII 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 374. (4) One male paratype: Korea, Ryang-gang (gang = province), Chann-Pay plateau, Samzi-yan , 1700 m, 24–25 July 1975, leg. J. Papp et A. Vojnits, loc. no. 289. (5) Two male paratypes: Korea, Pektu-san , 2–6 km N from Samzi-yan hotel, swept in grass, 18 July 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 372. (6) One male paratype: Korea, Pektu-san , envitons Samzi-yan hotel, lake-shore, 19 July 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á, Draskovits , loc. no. 376. (7) One male paratype: Korea, Pektu-san , Mupo , brook Dehongdan , swept in grass, 20 July 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 380. (8) One male paratype: Korea, Pektu-san , environs Samzi-yan hotel, wood, 18–20 July 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 382. (9) One male paratype: Korea, Ryang-gang (gang = province), Taehong-dan, 1000 m, 29 June 1988, leg. O. Merkl et Gy. Szél, loc. no. 1361.

Types depository – Holotype and four female + nine male paratypes are deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum ( Department of Zoology ), Budapest, Hym. Typ. Nos 12276 (holotype) and 12277–12288 (paratypes).

Etymology – The new species is dedicated to Dr. László Móczár (1914–2015), professor emeritus at the Szeged University, doyen of the Hungarian hymenopterists celebrating his 100th birthday in the year 2014.

Description of the female holotype – Body 4 mm long. Antenna long, as long as head, mesosoma and two-thirds of carapace combined, with 28 antennomeres. First flagellomere three times and penultimate flagellomere twice as long as broad, flagellum distally attenuating. – Head in dorsal view transverse ( Fig. 52 View Figs 52–64 ), twice as broad as long, eye 1.7 times longer than temple, temple receded, occiput excavated. Ocelli small and round, OOL twice as long as POL. Clypeus 0.57 times as wide as face, 1.6 times as wide as high medially ( Fig. 53 View Figs 52–64 ). Cheek in frontal view rounded ( Fig. 53 View Figs 52–64 ). Malar space half as long as height of compound eye. Gena widening ventrally, 1.2 times wider than eye ( Fig. 54 View Figs 52–64 see arrows). Head above rugose, face rugo-rugulose, gena striate, clypeus finely-densely punctate.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.4 times as long as high. Notaulix faintly distinct by crenulation. Pair of lateral spines of propodeum small and blunt ( Fig. 55 View Figs 52–64 ). Mesosoma roughly rugose to rugose, scutellum punctate. Hind femur 3.3 times as long as broad basally ( Fig. 56 View Figs 52–64 ). Inner spur of hind tibia half as long as basitarsus. Hind tibia and tarsus equal in length.

Fore wing somewhat shorter than body. Pterostigma less wide, 2.8 times as long as wide, issuing r distally from its middle, r 0.7 times as long as width of pterostigma; 3–SR 1.4 times longer than r, SR1 S-form, 2.8 times as long as 3–SR and ending far before tip of wing, 1–R1 as long as pterostigma ( Fig. 57 View Figs 52–64 see arrows).

Carapace in dorsal view elongate, 2.1 times as long as broad posteriorly, weakly broadening backwards, pair of basal carinulae short ( Fig. 66 View Figs 65–74 ). Carapace in lateral view less high: 2.8 times as long as high posteriorly, apically rounded, ventrally slightly incurved ( Fig. 65 View Figs 65–74 ). Cavity of carapace in ventral view almost as long as carapace itself, i.e., apically weakly incurved (Fig. 48). Ovipositor sheath short.

Body black. Papi pale ochre. Carapace basally with a pair of whitish yellow maculae. Coxae black, apically yellow. Fore and middle legs yellow. Hind femur black, hind tibia + tarsus yellowish, tibia distally blackish, tarsus with blackish suffusion. Wings subhyaline or faintly brownish fumous. Pterostigma brown, veins proximo-distally yellow to light brownish.

Variable features of the three female paratypes – Body 3.5–3.7 mm long. Antenna with 27 (1 f) and 28 (2 f) antennomeres. Head in dorsal view 1.9–2 times as broad as long, eye 1.7 times (1 f) to twice (2 f) as long as temple. Gena in lateral view as wide as eye (1 f) to 1.1–1.2 times wider than eye, always broadening ventrally (cf. Fig. 54 View Figs 52–64 see arrows). Hind femur 3.1 (1 f) and 3.3 times (2 f) as long as broad (cf. Fig. 56 View Figs 52–64 ). Fore wing: 3– SR slightly (1 f) to 1.1–1.25 times (2 f) as long as r; metacarp 0.8 times (1 f) to as long as pterostigma (2 f) (cf. Fig. 57 View Figs 52–64 see arrows). Carapace in dorsal view 1.9–2.1 times as long as broad posteriorly (cf. Fig. 66 View Figs 65–74 ); in lateral view 2.5–2.9 times as long as high (cf. Fig. 65 View Figs 65–74 see arrows). Pair of basal maculae on carapace small and darkening (1 f).

Description of the nine male paratypes – Similar to the female types. Body 3–4.3, usually 3.3–3.5, mm long. Antenna about as long as body and with 27–33 antennomeres. Head in dorsal view 1.9 times (2 m) as long as broad, temple receded, eye 1.2 (2 m) to 1.7 times (7 m) as long as temple ( Fig. 58 View Figs 52–64 ). Gena in lateral view as wide as eye. Mesosoma in lateral view 1.4 (2 m) to 1.6 times (7 m) as long as high (cf. Fig. 54 View Figs 52–64 see arrows). Fore wing: 1–R1 variably 0.8 to 1.1 times as long as pterostigma ( Figs 67–68 View Figs 65–74 see arrows). Carapace in dorsal view elongate, more or less broadening posteriorly, 2.1 to 2.3 times longer than broad at rear ( Fig. 69 View Figs 65–74 ). Carapace in lateral view 2.9 (7 m) to 3.2 times (2 m) as long as high posteriorly, apically sometimes less rounded ( Fig. 70 View Figs 65–74 see arrows). Basal pair of whitish yellow maculae less distinct (3 m).

Taxonomic position – The chelonine new species, Chelonus moczari sp. n., is close to Ch. corvulus Marshall and to Ch. asiaticus Telenga , i.e., the new species runs to these two species with TOBIAS’ keys (1986: 307–317 and 2000: 461–480). The new species is distinguished separately from the two species indicated:

1.) Distinction between Ch. corvulus and Ch. moczari :

1 (2) Temple in dorsal view rounded ( Fig. 59 View Figs 52–64 ). Cheek in frontal view more rounded, 1.4 times as wide as high ( Fig. 60 View Figs 52–64 ). Antenna with 24–26 (f) and 27–29 (m) antennomeres. Fore wing: pterostigma wide, 2.5–2.6 times as long as wide ( Fig. 71 View Figs 65–74 see arrows). Carapace latero-apically truncate, slightly more belly ( Fig. 72 View Figs 65–74 see arrows). Carapace entirely black. fm: 4–6 mm. – Palaearctic region Ch. corvulus Marshall, 1885 View in CoL

2 (1) Temple in dorsal view receded ( Figs 52, 58 View Figs 52–64 ). Cheek in frontal view rounded, clypeus 1.6 imes as wide as high ( Fig. 53 View Figs 52–64 ). Antenna with 27–28 (f) and 27–33 (m) antennomeres. Fore wing: pterostigma less wide, 2.8(–2.7) times as long as wide ( Figs 57 View Figs 52–64 , 67–68 View Figs 65–74 see arrows). Carapace latero-apically rounded, slightly less belly ( Figs 65, 70 View Figs 65–74 see arrows). Carapace black, basaly with a pair of yellow maculae. fm: 3.5–4 mm. – Korea Chelonus moczari sp. n.

2.) Distinction between Ch. asiaticus and Ch. moczari :

1 (2) Carapace in lateral view high, 2.3–2.5 times as long as high posteriorly ( Fig. 73–74 View Figs 65–74 see arrows). Pair of lateral spines of propodeum strong ( Fig. 61 View Figs 52–64 ). Temple in dorsal view weakly rounded and almost as long as eye ( Fig. 62 View Figs 52–64 ). Fore wing: pterostigma issuing r from its middle (or just distally) and wide, 2.6–2.5 times as long as wide (Fig. 49 see arrows). fm: (3–) 4–6 (–7) mm. – Palaearctic region Chelonus asiaticus Telenga, 1941 View in CoL

2 (1) Carapace in lateral view less high, 2.7–3.2 times as long as high posteriorly ( Figs 65, 70 View Figs 65–74 ). Pair of lateral spines of propodeum less strong ( Fig. 55 View Figs 52–64 ). Temple in dorsal view receded and 0.55–0.7 times as long as eye ( Figs 52, 58 View Figs 52–64 ). Fore wing: pterostigma issuing r clearly distally from its middle ( Figs 57 View Figs 52–64 , 67–68 View Figs 65–74 see arrows). fm: 3.5–4 mm. – Korea Chelonus moczari sp. n.

The new species runs also to Chelonus formosanus Sonan ( SONAN 1932: 70) with CHEN and JI’ s key (2002: 221–224) to the Chinese species of the genus Chelonus . The two species differ from each other by the key disclosed:

1 (2) Eye in dorsal view 2.1 times as long as temple, temple strongly receded ( Fig. 63 View Figs 52–64 ). Carapace in dorsal view stout, 1.6–1.7 times as long as broad ( Fig. 76 View Figs 75–88 ), in lateral view more curved and apically deeply rounded ( Fig. 75 View Figs 75–88 see arrows). Hind femur 2.9 times as long as broad ( Fig. 64 View Figs 52–64 ). Fore wing: pterostigma 2.5 times as long as wide, issuing r from its middle, r 1.5 times longer than 3–SR (Fig. 50). fm: 6 mm. – Taiwan, China, India, Trinidad-Tobago, Barbados Chelonus formosanus Sonan, 1932 View in CoL

2 (1) Eye in dorsal view 1.7–2 times as long as temple, temple receded ( Fig. 52 View Figs 52–64 ). Carapace in dorsal view elongate, 1.9–2.1 (f) and 2.1–2.3 (m) times as long as broad ( Figs 66, 69 View Figs 65–74 ). Carapace in lateral view less curved and apically rounded ( Figs 65, 70 View Figs 65–74 ). Hind femur 3.1–3.3 times as long as broad ( Fig. 56 View Figs 52–64 ). Fore wing: pterostigma 2.8–3.3 times as long as wide, issuing r distally from its middle, r shorter than 3–SR ( Figs 57 View Figs 52–64 , 67–68 View Figs 65–74 ). fm: 3.3–4.3 mm. – Korea Chelonus moczari sp. n.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Braconidae

Genus

Chelonus

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