Chelonus (Microchelonus) flagellaris (Tobias, 1989)

Zhou, Jin-Jin, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Tang, Pu & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2024, A review of the subgenera Carinichelonus, Microchelonus, Parachelonus and Stylochelonus of the genus Chelonus Panzer (Braconidae: Cheloninae) with descriptions of twenty-one new species from China, Zootaxa 5412 (1), pp. 1-127 : 43-45

Chelonus (Microchelonus) flagellaris (Tobias, 1989)

Figs 33–34

Microchelonus flagellaris Tobias, 1989a: 4 ; 2000: 513.

? Microchelonus graciflagellum Chen & Ji, 2003:136 .

Material examined. 1 female, Xiaguan , Yunnan Prov., China, 14.V.1981, Junhua He, No. 833233 ; 1 female, Ningming , Guangxi Prov., China, 16.V.1984, Ding Yang, No. 200012069 ; 1 female, Wuyanling , Zhejiang Prov., China, 14.VII.1983, Zhenbin Cai, No. 833233 .

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. China (Guangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Russia.

Note. This species is newly recorded from China. Microchelonus graciflagellum Chen & Ji, 2003 and M. flagellaris are very similar. Unfortunately, the holotype of the first species is unavailable for confirmation of its status.

Figures

FIGURE 33. Chelonus (Microchelonus) flagellaris (Tobias, 1989), female, habitus, lateral aspect.

FIGURE 34. Chelonus (Microchelonus) flagellaris (Tobias, 1989), female. A, fore wing; B, mesosoma, lateral aspect; C, mesosoma, dorsal aspect; D, metasoma, lateral aspect; E, metasoma, dorsal aspect; F, head, anterior aspect; G, head, dorsal aspect; H, antenna; I, head, lateral aspect.