FAUNISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MICROCHELONUS SZÉPLIGETI SPECIES OF THE PALAEARCTIC REGION, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE: CHELONINAE)

Abstract

Present state of the knowledge of the Palaearctic Microchelonus species: 1) In Tobias (2010)monographed 434 Microchelonus species occuring in the Palaearctic Region of which Tobias alone has described 379 new species during the last five decades. 2) His monographic survey essentially promoted the identification of the Palaearctic species. In the present contribution 86 known Microchelonus species are reported. The majority of them are new to the fauna of one, or more, countries in the region; the respective countries are marked with an asterisk (*) in the Faunistic List. Besides the 86 species two new species are added: M. moczari and M. spinulosus, they are compared to their nearest allies. Redescription is presented for the ”omitted” (nomen oblitum) species M. subsulcatus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) originally described in the genus Chelonus. Taxonomic notes and nearest allies of M. iranicus Tobias are presented. The total number of the Microchelonus species here treated is 88. With 95 linedrawn figures