Chelonus (Areselonus), Braet, 1999

Ranjith, A. P. & Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, 2023, New subgeneric reports of the genus Chelonus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India and Sri Lanka with description of nine species, Zootaxa 5278 (3), pp. 461-492 : 463

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5278.3.3

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7906542

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scientific name

Chelonus (Areselonus)
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Subgenus Areselonus Braet, 1999

( Figures 1–2 View FIGURE 1 View FIGURE 2 )

Diagnosis. Head transverse ( Figs 1B–E View FIGURE 1 ); apical antennomeres shorter than basal ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ); female with 16 antennomeres ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ) (except in C. (A.) caeruleus Ahmad & Pandey which has 18 antennomeres) and male with 18 antennomeres; face rugose, rugulose, striate ( Figs 1B, D View FIGURE 1 ); clypeus rugose or punctate ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ); frons with a complete midlongitudinal carina ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ); frons and vertex with transverse rugae ( Figs 1C, E View FIGURE 1 ); mesoscutum reticulate-rugose ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ); notauli impressed as large pits ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ); scutellum coarsely rugose, slightly elevated over metanotum ( Figs 2A, B View FIGURE 2 ); propodeum rugose with tubercles ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ); fore wing vein SR1 often incomplete ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ); metasomal carapace with apical spine like protuberance ( Figs 2C–E View FIGURE 2 ).

Biology. Parasitoids of Gracillariidae .

Distribution. Australian and Oriental regions.

Key to the species of the subgenus Areselonus Braet

1. Apical spine of metasomal carapace large, setose basally with pores apically...................................... 2

- Apical spine of carapace small, setose entirely without pores apically ( Figs 2C–E View FIGURE 2 ).................................. 3

2. Mesopleuron densely and finely punctate posteriorly; ovipositor sheath less than 0.1 × as long as fore wing............................................................................................. C. (A.) minutissimus Braet View in CoL

- Mesopleuron smooth and sparsely punctate posteriorly; ovipositor sheath more than 0.1 × as long as fore wing................................................................................................ C. (A.) missai Braet View in CoL

3. Metasoma angled with apical spine, hardly or not declivous below spine......................................... 4

- Metasoma strongly declivous below apical spine ( Figs 1A View FIGURE 1 , 2D View FIGURE 2 )................................................. 5

4. Mesoscutum reticulate-rugose; fore wing vein 3-SR longer than r; scape 2.3 × as long as wide............................................................................................. C. (A.) chailini Walker & Huddleston View in CoL

- Mesoscutum punctate-reticulate; fore wing vein 3-SR as long as r; scape 2.0 × as long as wide........................................................................................... C. (A.) lithocolletiscus Ahmad & Pandey

5 Female antenna with 18 antennomeres........................................ C. (A.) caeruleus Ahmad & Pandey

- Female antenna with 16 antennomeres ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 )............................................................. 4

4. Metasomal carapace with a pair of longitudinal carina basally; clypeus rugose; fore wing vein 3-SR 1.6 × as long as r; third antennomere 3.0 × as long as wide......................................... C. (A.) spinigaster Ahmad & Ghramh

- Metasomal carapace without a pair of longitudinal carina basally ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 ); clypeus moderately punctate, raised medially ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ); fore wing vein 3-SR as long as r ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ); third antennomere 3.7 × as long as wide....... C. (A.) sigiriyansis sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Braconidae

SubFamily

Cheloninae

Tribe

Chelonini

Genus

Chelonus

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