identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03A887B0FFAEFFFEFF51F8A8FA47FD7E.text	03A887B0FFAEFFFEFF51F8A8FA47FD7E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mesocentrus Szepligeti 1900	<div><p>Key to the species of Mesocentrus from Papua New Guinea</p> <p>The following key is largely based on original descriptions (Szépligeti 1900, 1902) together with Papp (2005). The female lectotype and one male paralectotype of M. crassipes and the type and only known specimen of M. pusillus have been lost, so it is therefore impossible to be completely sure about all the features of M. pusillus and at some point, a neotype is likely to be needed.</p> <p>1. Antenna with more than 25 flagellomeres (26) (Fig. 1A); frons hardly depressed behind antennal sockets and laterally (Fig. 1C)................................................................................ M. sasquatch sp. nov.</p> <p>- Antenna with fewer than 16 flagellomeres (13–15); frons more strongly depressed laterally.......................... 2</p> <p>2 3 rd metasomal tergite distinctly longitudinally striate basally; 2 nd metasomal tergite approximately as long as posteriorly wide (“ fast quadratisch ”); pterostigma entirely light brown....................................... M. pusillus Szépligeti</p> <p>- 3 rd metasomal tergite entirely smooth basally; 2 nd metasomal tergite 1.35 to 1.8 x wider posteriorly than long; pterostigma either yellow brown with a darker median spot (M. crassipes) or brown with distinct yellow base (M. reptus)............. 3</p> <p>3 Flagellum not narrowing (attenuating) distally, 1st flagellomere approximately 2 x longer than wide; head rather strongly narrowing immediately behind eyes; pterostigma yellow brown with a darker median spot; 2 nd......... M. crassipes Szépligeti</p> <p>- Flagellum strongly narrowing (attenuating) distally, 1st flagellomere approximately 4 x longer than wide; head nearly parallelsided immediately behind eyes; pterostigma brown with distinct yellow base........................... M. reptus Papp</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A887B0FFAEFFFEFF51F8A8FA47FD7E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Butcher, Buntika Areekul;Zaldivar-Riverón, Alejandro;Kamp, Thomas Van De;Rolo, Tomy Dos Santos;Baumbach, Tilo;Quicke, Donald L. J.	Butcher, Buntika Areekul, Zaldivar-Riverón, Alejandro, Kamp, Thomas Van De, Rolo, Tomy Dos Santos, Baumbach, Tilo, Quicke, Donald L. J. (2014): Extension of historical range of Betylobraconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) into Palaearctic Region based on a Baltic amber fossil, and description of a new species of Mesocentrus Szépligeti from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 3860 (5): 449-463, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3860.5.4
03A887B0FFAFFFF8FF51FDEEFE30FE79.text	03A887B0FFAFFFF8FF51FDEEFE30FE79.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mesocentrus sasquatch Butcher & Zaldivar-Riverón & Kamp & Rolo & Baumbach & Quicke 2014	<div><p>Mesocentrus sasquatch sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 1–3)</p> <p>Holotype ♀. Papua-New-Guinea, Province Madang, Mount Wilhelm 1700m (-5.759269,145.2356) 1700m, 09-10/ 11/2012, leg Valeba, Tulei, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 1, understorey; Malaise — MAL-MW1700A-16/16-d16.</p> <p>Body length (corrected for bent metasoma) 3.5 mm, length of fore wing 3.0 mm.</p> <p>Antenna with 26 flagellomeres. Terminal flagellomere pointed but not acuminate. Face transversely striate. Clypeus not separated from face medially. Eyes strongly setose, 1.1 x higher than width of face. Hypoclypeal depression moderately convex mediodorsally, rather shallow with labrum wide and largely exposed. Inter-tentorial distance 2.3 x shortest distance between tentorial pit and eye. Frons hardly depressed laterally. Mesosoma 1.6 x longer than maximally high. Pronotum without midlongitudinal carina. Mesopleuron smooth and shiny. Precoxal sulcus rugose to rugulose, approximately triangular in shape. Median area of metanotum with complete midlongitudinal carina. Fore wing vein 3RSa 3.6 x r-rs, 0.55 x 3RSb. Vein (RS+M)a weakly sinuous. Hind wing vein 1M 1.2 x M+CU. Vein m-cu weakly antefurcal. Hind basitarsus approximately 9 x longer than deep, approximately the same length as the next three segments combined. Propodeum largely irregularly rugose. First metasomal tergite 1.4 x longer than posteriorly wide with prominent midlongitudinal carina (Fig. 2E); second metasomal suture narrow, shallow, sharply defined, nearly smooth. Metasomal tergites 3 to 5 progressively less conspicuously with fine, sub-transverse wrinkles, with sparse long setosity posteriorly. Ovipositor sheath 0.6 x hind tibia. Ovipositor distinctly laterally compressed.</p> <p>Largely brown-yellow; dark brown are medioposterior mesoscutum, scutellar sulcus, sides of scutellum and axilla, anteromedial part of propodeum, 1 st, and tergites, 3 rd tergite except medio-anteriorly, 4 th and 5 th tergites broadly medially.</p> <p>Etymology. Named after the cryptozoological North American creature, big-foot, otherwise known as the sasquatch; noun in apposition.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A887B0FFAFFFF8FF51FDEEFE30FE79	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Butcher, Buntika Areekul;Zaldivar-Riverón, Alejandro;Kamp, Thomas Van De;Rolo, Tomy Dos Santos;Baumbach, Tilo;Quicke, Donald L. J.	Butcher, Buntika Areekul, Zaldivar-Riverón, Alejandro, Kamp, Thomas Van De, Rolo, Tomy Dos Santos, Baumbach, Tilo, Quicke, Donald L. J. (2014): Extension of historical range of Betylobraconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) into Palaearctic Region based on a Baltic amber fossil, and description of a new species of Mesocentrus Szépligeti from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 3860 (5): 449-463, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3860.5.4
03A887B0FFA8FFF9FF51FE21FCADFDEB.text	03A887B0FFA8FFF9FF51FE21FCADFDEB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mesocentrus palaeoeuropaea Butcher & Zaldivar-Riverón & Kamp & Rolo & Baumbach & Quicke 2014	<div><p>Mesocentrus palaeoeuropaea sp. nov. †</p> <p>(Figs 4–7)</p> <p>Holotype ♂. Braconidae /C. V. Henningsen [the collector]/ 22-6-1953 [the collecting date]. No further information is available.</p> <p>Length of body 3.25 mm and of fore wing c. 3.3 mm.</p> <p>Antenna with 19 flagellomeres, median flagellomeres nearly quadrate, scapus weakly flared apically. Fore wing vein (RS+M)a strongly sinuate (Fig. 7). Width of head 1.6 x width of face. Face produced into a distinct point medio-dorsally between antennal sockets. Clypeus separated from face dorsally by a distinct groove. Hypoclypeal depression strongly convex medio-dorsally. Malar suture weak, curved. Occipital carina not weakened mediodorsally. Frons strongly depressed laterally. Mesosoma 2 x longer than maximally high. Fore wing vein (RS+M)a strongly sinuate (Fig. 7). Fore wing vein 3RSa 1.5 x r-rs, 0.38 x 3RSb, vein (RS+M)a strongly sinuous. Hind wing vein 1M 1.1 x M+CU, m-cu antefurcal. Fore tibia with weak longitudinal dorsal ridge (Fig. 5C). Fore telotarsus approximately 0.8 x length of fore basitarsus. First metasomal tergite approximately as long as posteriorly wide with submedial carinae apparently more prominent than medial carina. 2 nd metasomal tergite longitudinally striate. 3 rd tergite apparently entirely smooth.</p> <p>Notes. Differs from extant species of Mesocentrus in having a distinct (though weak) midlongitudinal ridge on the fore tibia, a groove separating the clypeus from the face medio-dorsally, and flared basal flagellomeres. Whilst it could be argued that it might equally be placed in an extinct genus rather than Mesocentrus, the differences are rather slight and only the lack of dorsal separation of the clypeus in Mesocentrus would support its monophyly relative to the extinct species. Despite careful visual examination we were unable to determine whether the eyes of the fossil specimen are setose as in the extant species, and such detail is below the resolution of the synchrotron imaging system employed, though it seems likely that they are at least less setose if not completely glabrous.</p> <p>Etymology. Name refers to its ancient European provenance.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A887B0FFA8FFF9FF51FE21FCADFDEB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Butcher, Buntika Areekul;Zaldivar-Riverón, Alejandro;Kamp, Thomas Van De;Rolo, Tomy Dos Santos;Baumbach, Tilo;Quicke, Donald L. J.	Butcher, Buntika Areekul, Zaldivar-Riverón, Alejandro, Kamp, Thomas Van De, Rolo, Tomy Dos Santos, Baumbach, Tilo, Quicke, Donald L. J. (2014): Extension of historical range of Betylobraconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) into Palaearctic Region based on a Baltic amber fossil, and description of a new species of Mesocentrus Szépligeti from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 3860 (5): 449-463, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3860.5.4
