Review of Gasteruption Latreille (Hymenoptera, Gasteruptiidae) from Iran and Turkey, with the description of 15 new species Author van Achterberg, Cornelis Author Talebi, Ali Asghar text ZooKeys 2014 458 1 187 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.458.8531 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.458.8531 1313-2970-458-1 D653F0941A114123815A1298D64457B8 D653F0941A114123815A1298D64457B8 Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Gasteruptiidae Gasteruption goberti (Tournier, 1877) Figs 174-186 Foenus goberti Tournier, 1877: vii; Schletterer 1889 : 413 (as synonym of Gasteruption pedemontanum Tournier). Faenus goberti ; Abeille de Perrin 1879 : 263, 265, 267. Gasteruption goberti ; Schletterer 1885 : 319; Dalla Torre 1902 : 1067; Szepligeti 1903 : 368; Kieffer 1912 : 249; Schmiedeknecht 1930 : 376, 380; Hedicke 1939 : 11; Ferriere 1946 : 237, 238, 248; Sedivy 1958 : 35, 36, 39; Gyoerfi and Bajari 1962 : 45, 49; Madl 1989b : 43; Wall 1994 : 155; Scaramozzino 1995 : 3; Pagliano and Scaramozzino 2000 : 15, 17, 26. Gasteruption sowae Schletterer, 1901: 219; Kieffer 1912 : 273; Hedicke 1939 : 21; Madl 1989b : 43; Wall 1994 : 149. Synonymized with Gasteruption goberti (Tournier) by Madl, 1989b. Type material. Lectotype of Gasteruption goberti here designated, ♀ (MHNG), "[SW France, Landes], Mont de Marsan, Gobert [= E. Gobert,?-1927]", "Cn Tournier", "Type" , Foenus Goberti Tourn., ♀"; female paralectotype not found, but male from type locality present in MHNG. Lectotype of Gasteruption sowae here designated, ♀ (NMW), "Pola [= Pula, Istria, Croatia], Schlett.", "sowae Schlett., det. Schletterer", "Typus" ; 1 paralectotype, ♂ (NMW), with same labels as lectotype. Additional material. *Turkey (Eskisehir, Sakari Illica, near Gumele; near Halfeti; Burdur, 5 km NE of Yesilova, 1060 m; Istanbul; Hakkari, Esendere). Diagnosis. Apex of ovipositor sheath white or ivory and about 1.2 times as long as hind basitarsus; head with middle and lateral depressions in front of occipital carina deep and interconnected (Figs 179, 180, 185); occipital carina distinctly lamelliform and very wide, more or less concave medio-dorsally (Fig. 180); antesternal carina narrow and non-lamelliform or nearly so, not or slightly elevated above mesosternum (Fig. 175); fourth and fifth antennal segments of female 1.4-1.5 and 1.1-1.2 times as long as third segment, respectively; frons sparsely punctulate and with distinct interspaces or very finely and densely punctulate; vertex more or less finely punctulate and distinctly shiny; face narrow (Fig. 179); temples rather gradually roundly narrowed behind eyes (Fig. 180); propleuron 0.8 times as long as mesoscutum up to tegulae (Fig. 175 ); lateral lobes of mesoscutum rugose and partly punctate (Fig. 176); anterior half of mesoscutum largely coarsely reticulate-rugose (Fig. 182); outer side of hind tibia subbasally and apical half of hind basitarsus dark brown (Fig. 181); fore and middle legs mainly reddish-brown and without white or ivory markings; ovipositor about 1.2 times as long as body; body rather stout. Male has third antennal segment 1.5 times longer than second segment and fourth and fifth segments 2.0 and 1.5-1.7 times as long as third segment, respectively (Fig. 184). Distribution. France, Italy, Balkan, Turkey, Caucasus. Biology. Unknown. Collected in June-August. Figures 174-181. Gasteruption goberti (Tournier), female, lectotype. 174 head lateral 175 mesosoma lateral 176 mesonotum dorsal 177 fore wing 178 apex of ovipositor sheath 179 head antero-dorsal 180 head dorsal 181 hind leg. Figures 182-186. Gasteruption goberti (Tournier), male, paralectotype of Gasteruption sowae . 182 mesonotum dorsal 183 hind leg 184 basal antennal segments 185 head dorsal 186 head dorso-lateral.