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 ( Apatia ) truncator (Say, 1829) MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran , Hamadan Prov. : Gonbad , 34°41′N , 48°42′E , 2220 m , 5 & 19.X 2015 , Light trap, 3♀ , leg. A. Rajabi Mazhar. DIAGNOSIS (FEMALE). Body length 6.5–6.9 mm , antenna with 50-53 segments, eye about 1.6 times as long as temple; propodeum smooth anteriorly, reticulate-rugose posteriorly, with a short irregular median carina; vein cu-a of fore wing slightly inclivous, vein 2A of fore wing sclerotized, plical lobe mainly bare, vein 2-SC+R of hind wing transverse; tarsal claws simple, length of hind femur 6.0 times its width; length of first metasomal tergite 3.2 times its apical width, ovipositor sheath 0.07 times as long as fore wing. BIOLOGY. It is reared from caterpillar of Geometridae and Noctuidae as Lasiocam- pidae, Crambidae and Gelechiidae . (Yu et al., 2012; Shaw, 2010). DISTRIBUTION. Worldwide distributed species, including Iran (Yu et al., 2012). Figs. 1–7. Homolobus meridionalis . 1– inner side of basal segments of antenna; 2 – head, frontal view; 3 – head, dorsal view; 4 – fore wing; 5 – hind wing; 6 – metasoma, lateral view; 7 – tarsal claw.