Homolobus (Phylacter) meridionalis van Achterberg, 1979 (Braconidae, Homolobinae) in Iran: the first record from Asia Author Rajabi Mazhar, A. R. Author Goldasteh, S. Author Farahani, S. Author Azizkhani, E. text Far Eastern Entomologist 2018 2018-01-29 349 28 32 http://dx.doi.org/10.25221/fee.349.4 journal article 10.25221/fee.349.4 2713-2196 7163990 D9E42B13-F837-4385-A8DB-6E70CCB2E8D2 Homolobus ( Phylacter ) meridionalis van Achterberg, 1979 Figs 1–7 MATERIAL. Iran , Hamadan Prov. : Nahavand , Gian , 34°09′N , 48°13′E , 1650 m , 01.XI 2015, 1♀ ; Bu-Ali Sina Medicinal Plants Garden , 34°46′N , 48°30′E , 1950 m , Light trap, 10.VII 2015 , 1♀ . 1♂ ; leg. A. Rajabi Mazhar. DIAGNOSIS (FEMALE). Body length 8.5–10.0 mm, yellowish; antenna with 47-48 segments, 3rd–6th segments of female without longitudinal keel at the inner side ( Fig. 1 ); face rather flat, clypeus convex ( Fig. 2 ), eye 1.9–2.0 times as long as temple ( Fig. 3 ); propodeum smooth, with an irregular median carina; vein cu-a of fore wing inclivous, vein 2A of fore wing distinctly sclerotized basally, plical lobe of fore wing sparsely setose, vein 1A+2A of fore wings straight ( Fig. 4 ), vein 2-SC+R of hind wing vertical ( Fig. 5 ); tarsal claws with distinct tooth-shaped basal lobe ( Fig. 7 ), length of hind femur 8.0 time its width; length of first metasomal tergite 3.0 times its apical width; ovipositor sheath long, 0.20–0.21 times as long as fore wing ( Fig. 6 ). MALE. Same as female, slender, body length 11.0 mm; antenna 48-segmented. BIOLOGY. Homolobus meridionalis is reared from noctuid moth Dryobota labecula (Esper, 1788) ( Lepidoptera : Noctuidae ) collected on Quercus sp. in southern France (Shaw, 2015). DISTRIBUTION. Palaearctic: Croatia , Cyprus , France , Greece , Italy , Morocco , Spain (Yu et al., 2012), Iran (new record).