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 ( Glabrobracon ) variator Nees ( Figs 9 A–D) Material Examined: Iran , Hormozgan province, Zakin (27° 28′ 53.23″ N, 56° 18′ 27.03″ E, 680 m a.s.l.), 24-04- 2012 , 1 ♀, Leg. A. Ameri. Diagnosis: Head dark brown ( Fig. 9 B), 1.61 X as broad as long in dorsal view, malar space 0.22 X as longitudinal diameter of eye; antenna 23-segmented, oral cavity 1.2 X as long as its distance to eye; mesonotum polished, propleuron in lateral view straight, smooth and glossy, propodeum entirely polished; fore wing marginal cell elongate, terminating near the apex of the wing, second submarginal cell medium sized, 3-SR vein equal to or slightly longer than 2-SR vein ( Fig. 9 C); length of first metasomal tergite 1.4 X as long as its apical width, tergite II-VII polished, length of ovipositor sheath and color pattern is highly variable, ovipositor sheath about 1.4 X as long as metasoma and covered with long hairs; body generally dark brown to black, second tergite and lateral area of the subsequent tergite reddish brown ( Fig. 9 A). FIGURE 9. Bracon ( Glabrobracon ) variator Nees. A. Lateral aspect of female general habitus, B. Dorsal aspect of head, C. Fore wing, D. Dorsal aspect of metasoma and ovipositor. General distribution : Eastern Palaearctic ( China , Korea , Mongolia , Russia ), Western Palaearctic ( Armenia , Austria , Azerbaijan , Belgium , Bosnia Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Canary Islands, Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , England , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iran , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Lithuania , Macedonia , Moldova , Netherlands , Poland , Romania , Russia , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Tajikistan , Tunisia , Turkey , Turkmenistan , Ukraine , Uzbekistan ) ( Yu et al. 2012 ).