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 cebes Nixon, 1970 Fig. 3 Microplitis cebes Nixon, 1970: 18 , pl. 26. Diagnosis (female) Body length 3.0– 3.8 mm ; antenna as long as or slightly longer than body, F15 length 2.0 × its width; anteromesoscutum rugose to rugulose; mesoscutellar disc coriaceous ( Fig. 3C ); vein R1 shorter than pterostigma (i.e., vein R1 longer than pterostigma half), 1 st discal cell length 1.0–1.2 × its width, vein 1CUb 2.3–2.5 × as long as vein 1CUa ( Fig. 3D ); T1 length 2.0 × its maximum width, T1 sub-parallel- to parallel-sided ( Fig. 3E ). Colour: body black; pterostigma dark brown; legs except for metafemur and basal half of mesofemur yellow. Material examined IRAN – Alborz Province • 1 ♀ ; Chalous Road , Shahrestanak ; 35°57′34.98″ N , 51°22′20.34″ E ; 2305 m a.s.l. ; 1 Jun. 2010 ; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap ; TMUC-HBMMP0006 . – Tehran Province • 1 ♀ ; Shahriar ; 35°40′08.10″ N , 50°56′56.64″ E ; 1168 m a.s.l. ; 27 May 2010 ; TMUC-HBMMP0007 • 2 ♂♂ ; same collection data as for preceding; 15 Jun. 2010 ; TMUC-HBMMP0008 , TMUC-HBMMP0009 • 1 ♀ , 2 ♂ ; same collection data as for preceding; 20 Jun. 2010 ; TMUC-HBMMP0010 to TMUC- HBMMP0012 . Distribution in Iran Alborz and Tehran Provinces (present study). New record from Iran .