Contribution to the Ɨchneumonidae (Hymenoptera) oI Ɨran, with descriptions oI seven new species Author Riedel, Matthias Zoologische Staatssammlung München mamaflo.riedel@t-online.de Author Ameri, Ali Insect Taxonomy Research Department and Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organisation Author Talebi, Ali Asghar Departament of Entomology Faculty of Agriculture. Tarbiat Modares University Author Ebrahimi, Ebrahim Insect Taxonomy Research Department and Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organisation text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2019 2019-07-26 51 1 361 390 journal article 22919 10.5281/zenodo.3758345 eff59168-ceb3-489f-8fa5-e1f83aff2473 0253-116X 3758345 Dichrogaster saharator (AUBERT , 1964) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Khuzestansite 2: 1♀ 11.v.-14.vi.2014 , leg. M. Parachami-Araghi ; Khuzestan site 1: 6♂♂ 11.iii.-10.v.2015 , leg. E. Gilasian ; Markazi site 1: 5♀♀ 10.v.-13.vi.2018 , leg. E. Gilasian & M. Parachami-Araghi , 1♂ 11.vi.-20.vii.2018 , leg. M. Parachami-Araghi ; Markazi site 4: 1♂ 6-10.v.2018 , leg. M. Parachami-Araghi. Remark: The coloration of the mesosoma is very variable and usually more or less red, rarely completely red in ♀ . Hind femur and hind tibia often infuscate apically. In ♂, 2 nd to 4 th tergites reddish, 2 nd and 3 rd tergites sometimes with blackish apical bands. One ♂ has blackish hind coxae. It is not impossible that this material represent a different but closely related Dichrogaster -species. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Palaearctic region, known from Iran ( KOLAROV & GHAHARI 2007 ).