Chelonus turgoclarus ( Papp, 2010 )

Sandoval-B, Ada L., Shaw, Scott Richard, Herrera, Henri W. & Sarmiento, Carlos E., 2024, Diversity and differentiation of the Chelonus (Microchelonus) species of the Galapagos archipelago (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cheloninae), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 97, pp. 825-848 : 825-848

Chelonus turgoclarus ( Papp, 2010)

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Microchelonus turgoclarus Papp, 2010: 186–189. Papp 2016: 309–311. Type locality: Pichin, Rio Pisque, Ecuador.

Description.

Female. Body length 2.45–2.60 mm. Head black. Mandibles yellow and apically brown. Antenna shorter than the body, penultimate flagellomere cuboidal. Scape dark yellow. Pedicel and flagellomeres dark yellow to brown apically. Carinae between ocelli and eyes absent. Mesosoma black, scutellum rugose. Foreleg yellow. Last tarsomere brownish. Middle leg coxa brownish, trochanter yellow, femur extensively brown to black with proximal and distal apex turning yellow, tibia dark yellow with proximal and distal apex turning brown. Tarsi 1–4 yellow, last tarsomere 5. Hind leg: Coxa brown to black, trochanter dark yellow, femur mostly brown to black with proximal and distal apex yellow, tibia black with a light-yellow medial band, tarsi 1–4 yellow with the last tarsomere brown. Fore wing stigma brown. Metasoma black or brownish. Opening in ventral part of carapace almost as long as carapace. Carapace in dorsal view without longitudinal carinae. Apical foramen of carapace present.

Comments.

Chelonus turgoclarus was previously recorded only from continental Ecuador ( Papp 2010). This is the first record of this species occurring in the Galapagos.

Specimens studied.

Ecuador, Galápagos – Floreana • 9 ♀♀; Cerro Pajas ; 1°17'38.292"S, 90°27'27.432"W; 580 m a. s. l; 22–29 May. 2019; J. Avendaño, D. Albuja leg.; Humid zone; pantrap; ECESPOCH- ICCDRS – Isabela • 2 ♀♀; 0°50'19.248"S, 91°4'53.435"W; 762 m a. s. l; 03–06 Jun. 2019; J. Avendaño, D. Albuja leg.; Humid zone; malaise trap; ECESPOCH- ICCDRS – Santiago • 1 ♀; 0°13'43.932"S, 90°44'12.984"W; 543 m a. s. l; 23–26 Jun. 2021; H. Herrera, J. Avendaño, P. Picón leg.; malaise trap; ECESPOCH- ICCDRS – Pinta • 1 ♀; 0°34'0.804"N, 90°45'15.947"W; 264 m a. s. l; 19–22 Jun. 2021; H. Herrera, J. Avendaño, P. Picón leg.; malaise trap; ECESPOCH- ICCDRS – Española • 1 ♀; 2°0'56.304"S, 98°28'45.084"W; 135 m a. s. l; 03–06 Jul. 2021; J. Avendaño, P. Picón, G. Fiorentino leg.; malaise trap; ECESPOCH- ICCDRS .

Figures

Figure 1. Habitus of the Chelonus species found in the Galapagos islands. Chelonus buscki A Chelonus carinatus B Chelonus johni C Chelonus refluus D Chelonus sulcifera E Chelonus topali F Chelonus turgoclarus G. Scale bars: 1 mm. All are females.