Chelonus (Mirachelonus), Zhou & Achterberg & Tang & Chen, 2022

Zhou, Jin-Jin, Achterberg, Kees Van, Tang, Pu & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2022, A new subgenus of Chelonus Panzer, 1806 (Braconidae: Cheloninae) from China, Zootaxa 5115 (2), pp. 288-294 : 290

Mirachelonus subgen. nov.

Type species: Chelonus (Mirachelonus) miraventris sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Antennomeres 16 in female and 25 in male; flagellum gradually shortens from base to apex; 3 rd –7 th segments comparatively slender, 8 th –11 th segments distinctly widened; head striate-rugose and shiny; mesosoma coarsely reticulate-rugose; scutellum distinctly protruding above level of mesoscutum, with same sculpture as mesosoma; propodeum with a transverse carina and four distinct tooth-like tubercles; third tergite of metasomal carapace almost straightly narrowed, coarsely longitudinal rugulose, connected by transverse elements, smooth apically; apex of carapace truncate and narrow in dorsal view, in lateral view apex of carapace deeply incurved, about one fourth of total length of carapace in lateral view; apex of carapace with a rather small round aperture ( Fig. 4J ).

Etymology. Mirabilis is Latin for wonderful, strange and it is combined with the generic name Chelonus , because of the very special shape of the third metasomal segment of the type species.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Chelonus (Mirachelonus) miraventris sp. nov., male, paratype. A, fore wing; B, mesosoma, lateral aspect; C, mesoscutum, dorsal aspect; D, metasoma, lateral aspect; E, metasoma, dorsal aspect; F, head, anterior aspect; G, head, dorsal aspect; H, head, lateral aspect; I, hind leg, lateral aspect; J, metasoma, posterior aspect.