Chelonus refluus ( 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 refluus ( Papp, 2010)

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Microchelonus refluus Papp, 2010: 180. Papp 2016: 296. Type locality: Yoro, Honduras.

Description.

Male. Body length 3.82–3.88 mm. Head black. Mandibles yellow with basal and apically area brown. Antenna shorter than the body, penultimate flagellomere longer than wide. Scape yellow to brownish, pedicel concolorous with scape. Flagellomeres 1–3 yellow to brownish, other flagellomeres brownish. Carinae between ocelli and eyes present. Mesosoma black. Scutellum rugose. Foreleg yellow with last tarsomere brown. Middle leg: Coxa and trochanter yellow, femur and tibia brown to black with proximal and distal apex turning yellow, Tarsi 1–4 yellow to brownish, last tarsomere brown. Hind leg: Coxa black with apex yellow, trochanter yellow, femur brown to black with a proximal light-yellow band, tibia black with a light-yellow medial band, Tarsi 1–4 yellow to brownish, last tarsomere brown. Fore wing stigma brown with distal half of submarginal, second submarginal, and marginal cells darker. Metasoma black. Carapace in dorsal view with a pair of basomedially longitudinal carinae. Opening in ventral part of carapace almost as long as carapace. Apical foramen of carapace absent.

The specimens from the Galapagos islands have a completely black carapace differing from the description.

Comments.

C. refluus has previously been recorded from Honduras ( Papp 2016). This is the first record of this species occurring in the Galapagos.

Specimens studied.

Ecuador, Galápagos – Floreana • 14 ♂♂; Cerro Pajas ; 1°17'36.42"S, 90°27'24.767"W; 576 m a. s. l; 22–29 May. 2019; J. Avendaño, D. Albuja leg.; humid zone; 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.