Taxonomic study of the genus Microplitis Förster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Iran Author Abdoli, Parisa 57404069-C271-4439-AE0B-2EAFC0D03BB7 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. P.abdoli@modares.ac.ir Author Talebi, Ali Asghar 71CB13A9-F9BD-4DDE-8CB1-A495036975FE 0000-0001-5749-6391 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. talebia@modares.ac.ir Author Fernandez-Triana, Jose 6D9B3500-93B8-4DC8-A732-A6FB2B5A930B 0000-0003-0425-0309 Canadian National Collection of Insects, Ottawa, Canada. jose.fernandez@canada.ca Author Farahani, Samira 423DEB84-81C3-4179-BDE2-88A827CD4865 0000-0002-6897-0631 Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran. s.farahani@rifr-ac.ir text European Journal of Taxonomy 2021 2021-04-09 744 83 118 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.744.1305 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2021.744.1305 209efba8-a825-441c-bb34-32057cb38ddf 2118-9773 4690330 D7F9AFC7-B607-4D4F-B23E-F844C1776EED Microplitis ochraceus Szepligeti, 1896 Fig. 8 Microplitis ochraceus Szepligeti, 1896: 307 . Microplitis flaviventris Ivanov, 1898 (in Ivanov 1899 ): 342. Diagnosis (female) Body length 3.5–4.0 mm; antenna as long as body, F15 length 2.0 × its width ( Fig. 8A ); anteromesoscutum and mesoscutellar disc weakly rugulose or coriaceous ( Fig. 8C ); pterostigma length 2.1 × its width; vein R1 longer than pterostigma half; 1 st discal cell length 1.3–1.4 × its width; vein 1CUb 2.0 × as long as vein 1CUa ( Fig. 8D ); T1 rugose, distinctly broadening posteriorly and T1 length slightly longer than its maximum width; T2 rugulose ( Fig. 8D ). Colour: body yellow or reddish yellow except for black head, brown mesoscutellar disc and metanotum; basal one third of pterostigma yellow. Material examined IRAN – Tehran Province • 1 ♀ ; Shahriar ; 35°40′08.10″ N , 50°56′56.64″ E ; 1168 m a.s.l. ; 15 Jun. 2010 ; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap ; TMUC-HBMMP0055 . Distribution in Iran Ardabil Province ( Telenga 1955 ), Iran (locality not exactly defined) ( Papp 1984 ; Tobias 1986 ), Golestan Province ( Ghahari et al. 2011d ), Alborz and Tehran Provinces ( Farahani et al. 2014c ; present study).