Revision of Embolemidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) from the Middle East Author Moghaddam, Mostafa Ghafouri Author Mohebban, Shahla 0000-0002-2999-9298 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, P. O. Box 98615 - 538, Iran. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2999 - 9298; Shahla. moheban @ yahoo. com Author Olmi, Massimo 0000-0001-5953-5075 Tropical Entomology Research Center, Via De Gasperi 10, I- 01100 Viterbo, Italy. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5953 - 5075; olmimassimo @ gmail. com Author Rahmani, Zahra 0000-0003-1028-3211 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, P. O. Box 98615 - 538, Iran. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1028 - 3211; zrahmani 017 @ gmail. com Author Rakhshani, Ehsan 0000-0001-5199-762X Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, P. O. Box 98615 - 538, Iran. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5199 - 762 X; erakhshani @ gmail. com Author Arias-Penna, Diana Carolina 0000-0002-9601-3038 Unaffiliated Entomologist, Bogotá D. C., Cundinamarca, Colombia. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9601 - 3038; cdianaa @ gmail. com Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia. Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia. Author Ahmad, Zubair 0000-0002-5286-026X Biology Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, King Khalid University, Dhahran Al Janoub, Saudi Arabia. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5286 - 026 X; dzubair @ gmail. com text Zootaxa 2022 2022-05-18 5138 3 305 323 journal article 55476 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.3.5 30d5bba5-d39a-41d5-a1e2-2b7a46a46c36 1175-5326 6559806 D8B5D769-AF69-4EE6-8DE1-9D676292BE07 Key to the Embolemidae species of the Middle East 1- Head dorsally almost flat and pyriform ( Fig. 2E ); eye small ( Fig. 2D ); TL long, OD= 11.1 ( Fig. 2E ); notaulus visible but very short ( Fig. 2F ); metapectal-propodeal complex dull, reticulate rugose, with two median longitudinal carinae ( Fig. 2G ).............................................................. Ampulicomorpha thauma Rasnitsyn & Matveev [ ♀ ] - Head dorsally swollen ( Figs 4E , 5E ); eye large ( Figs 4D , 5D ); TL short, OD= 3.0–4.0 ( Figs 4E , 5E ); notaulus absent ( Figs 4F , 5F ); metapectal-propodeal complex smooth, shiny, weakly rugose, with some irregular striae only near metanotum, lateral areas, and apically ( Figs 4G , 5G )......................................................................... 2 2- Frons without median furrow between antennal toruli ( Figs 4C, 4E ); fore wing with 2Cu cell enclosed by spectral veins ( Fig. 4B ); dorsal process of paramere with papillae and apically with bristles ( Fig. 6B ).......... Embolemus harteni Olmi [ ♂ ] - Frons with median weak furrow between antennal toruli ( Figs 5C, 5E ); fore wing with 2Cu cell enclosed by pigmented veins ( Fig. 5B ); dorsal process of paramere with bristles but without papillae ( Fig. 6D )............ Embolemus huberi Olmi [ ♂ ]