title: New species of Chelonus (Microchelonus) Szépligeti, 1908 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae) from Brazil.
abstract: Chelonus (Microchelonus) murici sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae) is described in this work. It was reared from an unknown host in murici fruits, Byrsonima verbascifolia (L.) Rich. ex A. L. Juss. (Malpighiaceae), a species from the Brazilian savannah whose fruits are widely consumed by the population in northern Brazil. The adult of this new species is illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil, 13565-905. andre110479@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Penteado-Dias
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit / Q000469:parasitology; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D029581:Malpighiaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*