New data on African Cheloninae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) show a strong biogeographic signal for taxa with spined propodea Author Braet, Yves Author Rousse, Pascal Author Sharkey, Michael text Zootaxa 2012 3385 1 32 journal article 44678 10.5281/zenodo.281743 cb0a40d1-9104-46c7-8c18-7d9ab11c5837 1175-5326 281743 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”.