Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 101. (Budapest 2009)

Papp, J.: A study of Szépligeti’s types of Mesobracon species deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Braconinae)

A study of Szépligeti 's types of Mesobracon sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) 97 7(8) Temple in dorsal view receded, head clearly twice as wide as long (Fig. 20). First tergite slightly broader behind than long (Fig. 29). Pterostigma issuing r from its middle; second submarginal cell longer, 3-SR almost 1.4 times longer than 2-SR (Fig. 25). Tarsomeres of hind leg thick, basitarsus in lateral view four times as long as wide (Fig. 23). Frons granulöse, mat, tergites less strongly areolate (Fig. 29). Antenna with 75 antennomeres. Ground colour of body browish yellow, black: head above, mesoscutum, last three tergites and hind tarsus. Female: 10.5 mm. - Equatorial Guinea, Republic of South Africa M. litura (BRULLÉ, 1846) 8(7) Temple in dorsal view rounded, head at most 1.9 times as wide as long (Fig. 46). First tergite almost 1.4 times broader than long (Fig. 52). Pterostigma issuing r somewhat distally from its middle; second submarginal cell shorter, 3-SR 1.5 times longer than 2-SR (Fig. 50). Tarsomeres of hind leg thin, basitarsus in lateral view six times as long as wide (Fig. 48). Frons shiny, metasoma strongly areolate (Fig. 52). Antenna with 66 antennomeres. Ground colour of body and legs black with little (rusty and yellowish) pattern. Female: 9 mm. - Republic of South Africa M. rugosus (BRULLÉ, 1846) CHECKLIST OF AFROTROPICAL SPECIES OF MESOBRACON The subsequent checklist follows Yu et al. (2005), with the inclusion of Mesobracon litura (BRULLÉ), with its synonym, M. guineensis SZÉPLIGETI. atripennis SZÉPLIGETI, 1914 - Botswana cameroni FAHRINGER, 1928 - Tanzania capensis SZÉPLIGETI, 1914 - Republic of South Africa concolor SZÉPLIGETI, 1906 - Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania elegáns SZÉPLIGETI, 1913 - Cameroon fenesteratus BRUES, 1924 - Nigeria - fenestrellus BRUES, 1926 giganteus FAHRINGER, 1928 - Brazzaville Congo interstitialis FAHRINGER, 1928 - "Africa" litura (BRULLÉ, 1846) - Equatorial Guinea, Republic of South Africa = guineensis SZÉPLIGETI, 1914 luteus (CAMERON, 1910) - Somalia, Tanzania maculiceps (CAMERON, 1906) - Republic of South Africa Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 101, 2009