Study of the genus Bracon Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Southern Iran with description of a new species
Author
Ameri, Ali
Author
Talebi, Ali Asghar
Author
Beyarslan, Ahmet
Author
Kamali, Karim
Author
Rakhshani, Ehsan
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Zootaxa
2014
2014-01-16
3754
4
353
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journal article
46655
10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.2
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Bracon
(
Bracon
)
gusaricus
Telenga, 1933 (
Figs 3
A–E)
Material examined
:
Iran
, Hormozgan province, Geno (27° 24′ 16.16″ N, 56° 08′ 51.80″ E,
1274 m
a.s.l.),
20-03- 2012
, 30 ♀,
21-02-2012
, 4 ♀
2 ♂
,
04-04-2011
, Queshm
Island
, Ramkan (26° 52′ 25.27″ N, 56° 1′ 7.33″ E,
34 m
a.s.l.),
13-06-2012
, 5 ♀
2♂
, Minab, Chelo (27° 10′ 30.39″ N, 57° 01′ 09.79″ E,
16 m
a.s.l.),
03-04-2011
, 1 ♀,
04- 05-2011
, 1 ♀, Zakin (27° 28′ 53.23″ N, 56° 18′ 27.03″ E,
680 m
a.s.l.),
18-07-2012
, 1 ♀,
27-06-2011
, 1 ♀,
03-02- 2012
, 1 ♀, Minab,
06-05-2011
, 1 ♀, Hajiabbad, Tezerj (27° 17′ 51.81″ N, 55° 45′ 14.76″ E,
867 m
a.s.l.),
30-04- 2011
, 1 ♀,
19-05-2011
, 1♀, Leg.: A. Ameri.
Diagnosis:
Head (
Fig 3
A) entirely black, 1.8 X as broad as long in dorsal view, length of malar space 0.33 X as longitudinal eye diameter, antenna 29-segmented, as long as body, oral cavity 1.2 X as wide as its distance from eye; mesonotum smooth (
Fig. 3
C), sparsely haired, propleuron in lateral view straight, smooth and glossy; propodeum smooth and polished (
Fig. 3
C), with short carinae around lunule. Fore wing marginal cell elongate, terminating near the wing apex, second submarginal cell medium size, r-m vein 1.2 X as long as r vein; 3-SR 1.13 X as long as 2-SR vein (
Fig. 3
D); ovipositor about 0.42 X times as long as metasoma (
Fig 3
E); length of first metasomal tergite almost equal to its apical width, second tergite 3.2 X as broad as long and rugulose; Body generally reddish brown, mesopleuron (except blackish lower part) and propleuron reddish brown, metasoma yellowish brown (
Fig. 3
B).
General distribution:
Eastern Palaearctic (Russia-Primor'ye Kray), Western Palaearctic (
Afghanistan
,
Azerbaijan
,
Bulgaria
,
Georgia
,
Russia
,
Switzerland
,
Turkey
,
Turkmenistan
,
Uzbekistan
) (
Yu
et al.
2012
).