Annales Musei historico-naturalis hungarici

Author(s): Papp, J.
Title: A revision of Szépligeti's Microchelonus species described from Hungary (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae)
Year: 2004
Publication date: 2004-10-30
Volume: 96
Pages: 225-259.

Abstract: Twelve species of Microchelonus Szépligeti, 1908 were described by Szépligeti in 1896, 1898 and 1908 from the historical Hungary (the Carpato-Pannonicum zoogeographical district). These species were originally assigned to the genus Chelonus Jurine, 1801. In 1908 all but one species were transferred in his new genus Chelonella Szépligeti, 1908. Since 1951 the valid generic name is Microchelonus (= Chelonella) for these species. In the present paper the revision of the twelve Microchelonus species is presented. Their taxonomic status is either confirmed or changed. Male neotype is designated for the species Chelonus sulcatus Jurine. One new synonym is established as follows: Microchelonus sulcatus (Jurine, 1807) = Chelonus rimulosus Thomson, 1874; taxonomic remark on M. rugicollis (Thomson) as senior synonym of M. temporalis Tobias. Four Microchelonus species described by Szépligeti are considered as valid and eight species names are in synonymy. The species are redescribed under their valid names and differentiated from their nearest allies. With 169 figures.
Keywords: Hymenoptera, Hungary, Braconidae, Chelonus, Szépligeti, type designations, redescriptions, Microchelonus
Subject: entomology

Journal: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici
Journal abbreviation: Annls hist.-nat. Mus. nat. hung.
ISSN: 0521-4726
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Matskási, I. & Merkl, O.