Study of the genus Bracon Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Southern Iran with description of a new species Author Ameri, Ali Author Talebi, Ali Asghar Author Beyarslan, Ahmet Author Kamali, Karim Author Rakhshani, Ehsan text Zootaxa 2014 2014-01-16 3754 4 353 380 journal article 46655 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.2 d14957c0-9d65-4b8c-9c58-d78b1e632a2e 1175-5326 285429 78BF5DF4-5BB3-49C5-9206-5D11C28F6874 * Bracon (Bracon) nigratus Wesmael, 1838 ( Figs 7 A–C) Material examined : Iran , Hormozgan province, Queshm Island , Ramkan (26° 52′ 25.27″ N, 56° 01′ 7.33″ E, 34 m a.s.l.), 21-02-2012 , 1 ♀, Minab-Chelo (27° 10′ 30.39″ N, 57° 01′ 9.79″ E, 16 m a.s.l.), 25-02 -2013 , 1 ♀, Qale Qazi (27° 26′ 53.33″ N, 56° 32′ 53.03″ E, 42 m a.s.l.), 17-04-2011 , 1 ♀, Leg. A. Ameri. FIGURE 7. Bracon (Bracon) nigratus Wesmael. A. Dorsal aspect of female general habitus, B. Fore wing, C. Dorsal aspect of metasoma and ovipositor. Diagnosis : Head dark brown to black and polished,1.95 X as broad as long in dorsal view; ( Fig. 7 A), length of malar space 0.30 X as longitudinal eye diameter, antenna 34-segmented, approximately 0.7–0.8 X as long as body, oral cavity 2.25 X as wide as its distance from eye; mesonotum smooth, propleuron in lateral view straight and smooth, propodeum sculptured in middle, without a medio-longitudinal carina above lunule, slightly rugulose; fore wing marginal cell terminating near the wing apex, second submarginal cell short, 3-SR vein 1.2–1.3 X as long as 2-SR vein; r-m vein equal to r vein ( Fig 7 B); first metasomal tergite broad, length of second tergite 2.5 X as long as its maximum apical width, densely rugulose; ovipositor approximately half as long as metasoma ( Fig. 7 C); body generally brown, propodeum and first tergite dark brown; last tergites with black median spots ( Fig 7 A). General distribution : Eastern Palaearctic ( Russia ), Western Palaearctic ( Austria , Belgium , Czech Republic , England , France , Germany , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Lithuania , Moldova , Poland , Romania , Russia , Slovenia , Slovakia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , Ukraine , Serbia ( Yu et al. 2012 ).