Chelonus sulcifera ( Papp, 2016 )

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 sulcifera ( Papp, 2016)

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Microchelonus sulcifera Papp, 2016: 303–305. Type locality: 20 km from Upala, Costa Rica.

Description.

Female- Body length 2.00– 2.46 mm. Head black. Mandibles yellow with basal and apical areas brown. Antenna shorter than the body, penultimate flagellomere cuboidal. Scape dark yellow. Flagellomeres brownish. Carinae between ocelli and eyes present or absent. Mesosoma black, scutellum rugose. Foreleg yellow, last tarsomere brown. Middle leg: Coxa brownish, trochanter yellow, both, femur and tibia dark yellow with an extensive medial brown macula, tarsi 1–4 yellow to brownish, last tarsomere brownish. Hind leg: Coxa brown, trochanter dark yellow, femur brown to black with proximal and distal apex yellow, tibia light-yellow with a brown medial macula, tarsi 1–4 yellow to brownish, last tarsomere brownish. Metasoma brownish, without carinae in dorsal basal part. Opening in ventral part of carapace almost as long as carapace. Apical foramen of carapace present.

Comments.

C. sulcifera was recorded from Costa Rica and Honduras ( Papp 2016). This is the first record of the species in the Galapagos.

Specimens studied.

Ecuador, Galápagos – Floreana • 4 ♀♀; 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.