Chelonus moczari Papp 2018, sp. n.
Creators: name: Papp, Jenő
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Braconidae
Chelonus
Chelonus moczari

description: Chelonus moczari sp. n.
(Figs 48, 52–58, 65–70)
Material examined (4 f and 9 m specimens) – (1) Female holotype and one male paratype: Korea, Sang-san (san = mount), 10 km NE from Pyongyan, swept in grasses, 1 July 1977, O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 332. (2) One female paratype: Korea, Pektu-san, environs Samzi-yan hotel, lake-shore, 10 July 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 371. (3) Two females and one male paratypes: Korea, Pektu-san, environs Samzi-yan hotel, swept in grass in a wood, 18–20 VII 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 374. (4) One male paratype: Korea, Ryang-gang (gang = province), Chann-Pay plateau, Samzi-yan, 1700 m, 24–25 July 1975, leg. J. Papp et A. Vojnits, loc. no. 289. (5) Two male paratypes: Korea, Pektu-san, 2–6 km N from Samzi-yan hotel, swept in grass, 18 July 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 372. (6) One male paratype: Korea, Pektu-san, envitons Samzi-yan hotel, lake-shore, 19 July 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á, Draskovits, loc. no. 376. (7) One male paratype: Korea, Pektu-san, Mupo, brook Dehongdan, swept in grass, 20 July 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 380. (8) One male paratype: Korea, Pektu-san, environs Samzi-yan hotel, wood, 18–20 July 1977, leg. O. Dely et Á. Draskovits, loc. no. 382. (9) One male paratype: Korea, Ryang-gang (gang = province), Taehong-dan, 1000 m, 29 June 1988, leg. O. Merkl et Gy. Szél, loc. no. 1361.
Types depository – Holotype and four female + nine male paratypes are deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Department of Zoology), Budapest, Hym. Typ. Nos 12276 (holotype) and 12277–12288 (paratypes).
Etymology – The new species is dedicated to Dr. László Móczár (1914–2015), professor emeritus at the Szeged University, doyen of the Hungarian hymenopterists celebrating his 100th birthday in the year 2014.
Description of the female holotype – Body 4 mm long. Antenna long, as long as head, mesosoma and two-thirds of carapace combined, with 28 antennomeres. First flagellomere three times and penultimate flagellomere twice as long as broad, flagellum distally attenuating. – Head in dorsal view transverse (Fig. 52), twice as broad as long, eye 1.7 times longer than temple, temple receded, occiput excavated. Ocelli small and round, OOL twice as long as POL. Clypeus 0.57 times as wide as face, 1.6 times as wide as high medially (Fig. 53). Cheek in frontal view rounded (Fig. 53). Malar space half as long as height of compound eye. Gena widening ventrally, 1.2 times wider than eye (Fig. 54 see arrows). Head above rugose, face rugo-rugulose, gena striate, clypeus finely-densely punctate.
Mesosoma in lateral view 1.4 times as long as high. Notaulix faintly distinct by crenulation. Pair of lateral spines of propodeum small and blunt (Fig. 55). Mesosoma roughly rugose to rugose, scutellum punctate. Hind femur 3.3 times as long as broad basally (Fig. 56). Inner spur of hind tibia half as long as basitarsus. Hind tibia and tarsus equal in length.
Fore wing somewhat shorter than body. Pterostigma less wide, 2.8 times as long as wide, issuing r distally from its middle, r 0.7 times as long as width of pterostigma; 3–SR 1.4 times longer than r, SR1 S-form, 2.8 times as long as 3–SR and ending far before tip of wing, 1–R1 as long as pterostigma (Fig. 57 see arrows).
Carapace in dorsal view elongate, 2.1 times as long as broad posteriorly, weakly broadening backwards, pair of basal carinulae short (Fig. 66). Carapace in lateral view less high: 2.8 times as long as high posteriorly, apically rounded, ventrally slightly incurved (Fig. 65). Cavity of carapace in ventral view almost as long as carapace itself, i.e., apically weakly incurved (Fig. 48). Ovipositor sheath short.
Body black. Papi pale ochre. Carapace basally with a pair of whitish yellow maculae. Coxae black, apically yellow. Fore and middle legs yellow. Hind femur black, hind tibia + tarsus yellowish, tibia distally blackish, tarsus with blackish suffusion. Wings subhyaline or faintly brownish fumous. Pterostigma brown, veins proximo-distally yellow to light brownish.
Variable features of the three female paratypes – Body 3.5–3.7 mm long. Antenna with 27 (1 f) and 28 (2 f) antennomeres. Head in dorsal view 1.9–2 times as broad as long, eye 1.7 times (1 f) to twice (2 f) as long as temple. Gena in lateral view as wide as eye (1 f) to 1.1–1.2 times wider than eye, always broadening ventrally (cf. Fig. 54 see arrows). Hind femur 3.1 (1 f) and 3.3 times (2 f) as long as broad (cf. Fig. 56). Fore wing: 3– SR slightly (1 f) to 1.1–1.25 times (2 f) as long as r; metacarp 0.8 times (1 f) to as long as pterostigma (2 f) (cf. Fig. 57 see arrows). Carapace in dorsal view 1.9–2.1 times as long as broad posteriorly (cf. Fig. 66); in lateral view 2.5–2.9 times as long as high (cf. Fig. 65 see arrows). Pair of basal maculae on carapace small and darkening (1 f).
Description of the nine male paratypes – Similar to the female types. Body 3–4.3, usually 3.3–3.5, mm long. Antenna about as long as body and with 27–33 antennomeres. Head in dorsal view 1.9 times (2 m) as long as broad, temple receded, eye 1.2 (2 m) to 1.7 times (7 m) as long as temple (Fig. 58). Gena in lateral view as wide as eye. Mesosoma in lateral view 1.4 (2 m) to 1.6 times (7 m) as long as high (cf. Fig. 54 see arrows). Fore wing: 1–R1 variably 0.8 to 1.1 times as long as pterostigma (Figs 67–68 see arrows). Carapace in dorsal view elongate, more or less broadening posteriorly, 2.1 to 2.3 times longer than broad at rear (Fig. 69). Carapace in lateral view 2.9 (7 m) to 3.2 times (2 m) as long as high posteriorly, apically sometimes less rounded (Fig. 70 see arrows). Basal pair of whitish yellow maculae less distinct (3 m).
Taxonomic position – The chelonine new species, Chelonus moczari sp. n., is close to Ch. corvulus Marshall and to Ch. asiaticus Telenga, i.e., the new species runs to these two species with TOBIAS’ keys (1986: 307–317 and 2000: 461–480). The new species is distinguished separately from the two species indicated:
1.) Distinction between Ch. corvulus and Ch. moczari:
1 (2) Temple in dorsal view rounded (Fig. 59). Cheek in frontal view more rounded, 1.4 times as wide as high (Fig. 60). Antenna with 24–26 (f) and 27–29 (m) antennomeres. Fore wing: pterostigma wide, 2.5–2.6 times as long as wide (Fig. 71 see arrows). Carapace latero-apically truncate, slightly more belly (Fig. 72 see arrows). Carapace entirely black. fm: 4–6 mm. – Palaearctic region Ch. corvulus Marshall, 1885
2 (1) Temple in dorsal view receded (Figs 52, 58). Cheek in frontal view rounded, clypeus 1.6 imes as wide as high (Fig. 53). Antenna with 27–28 (f) and 27–33 (m) antennomeres. Fore wing: pterostigma less wide, 2.8(–2.7) times as long as wide (Figs 57, 67–68 see arrows). Carapace latero-apically rounded, slightly less belly (Figs 65, 70 see arrows). Carapace black, basaly with a pair of yellow maculae. fm: 3.5–4 mm. – Korea Chelonus moczari sp. n.
2.) Distinction between Ch. asiaticus and Ch. moczari:
1 (2) Carapace in lateral view high, 2.3–2.5 times as long as high posteriorly (Fig. 73–74 see arrows). Pair of lateral spines of propodeum strong (Fig. 61). Temple in dorsal view weakly rounded and almost as long as eye (Fig. 62). Fore wing: pterostigma issuing r from its middle (or just distally) and wide, 2.6–2.5 times as long as wide (Fig. 49 see arrows). fm: (3–) 4–6 (–7) mm. – Palaearctic region Chelonus asiaticus Telenga, 1941
2 (1) Carapace in lateral view less high, 2.7–3.2 times as long as high posteriorly(Figs 65, 70). Pair of lateral spines of propodeum less strong (Fig. 55). Temple in dorsal view receded and 0.55–0.7 times as long as eye (Figs 52, 58). Fore wing: pterostigma issuingrclearly distally from its middle (Figs 57, 67–68 see arrows). fm: 3.5–4 mm. – KoreaChelonus moczarisp. n.
The new species runs also to Chelonus formosanus Sonan (SONAN 1932: 70) with CHEN and JI’ s key (2002: 221–224) to the Chinese species of the genus Chelonus. The two species differ from each other by the key disclosed:
1 (2) Eye in dorsal view 2.1 times as long as temple, temple strongly receded (Fig. 63). Carapace in dorsal view stout, 1.6–1.7 times as long as broad (Fig. 76), in lateral view more curved and apically deeply rounded (Fig. 75 see arrows). Hind femur 2.9 times as long as broad (Fig. 64). Fore wing: pterostigma 2.5 times as long as wide, issuing r from its middle, r 1.5 times longer than 3–SR (Fig. 50). fm: 6 mm. – Taiwan, China, India, Trinidad-Tobago, Barbados Chelonus formosanus Sonan, 1932
2 (1) Eye in dorsal view 1.7–2 times as long as temple, temple receded (Fig. 52). Carapace in dorsal view elongate, 1.9–2.1 (f) and 2.1–2.3 (m) times as long as broad (Figs 66, 69). Carapace in lateral view less curved and apically rounded (Figs 65, 70). Hind femur 3.1–3.3 times as long as broad (Fig. 56). Fore wing: pterostigma 2.8–3.3 times as long as wide, issuing r distally from its middle, r shorter than 3–SR (Figs 57, 67–68). fm: 3.3–4.3 mm. – Korea Chelonus moczari sp. n.
description: Published as part of Papp, Jenő, 2018, Braconidae (Hymenoptera) From Korea, Xxiv. Species Of Thirteen Subfamilies, pp. 21-50 in Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 64 (1) on pages 33-38, DOI: 10.17109/AZH.64.1.21.2018, http://zenodo.org/record/5734617