Anteon pubicorne (Dalman, 1818) *

(Figs 2B; 3B; 6-8)

Gonatopus pubicornis Dalman, 1818: 87 .

TYPE LOCALITY. — Sweden, Småland (holotype ♀, NHRS).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Iran (new record) • 2 ♀; MOLC, MNHN; North Khorasan province, Abshar; 37°32’28”N, 56°56’57”E; 1100 m; 25.IX.2016; B. Motamedinia leg.; Malaise trap .

DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN (Fig. 13A). — North Khorasan province.

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (Fig. 13A). — E-PAL and W-PAL.

DESCRIPTION

Female (Figs 2B; 6-8)

Head shiny, smooth, finely or strongly punctate, unsculptured among punctures (Fig. 6 A-C); frons with two lateral keels around orbits directed towards antennal toruli (Fig. 6B); frontal line incomplete or absent in small specimens (Fig. 6B); temple present (Fig. 6C). Pronotum shiny, strongly punctate (Fig. 6H); pronotal tubercle reaching tegula (Fig. 6H); notauli reaching approximately 0.5-0.6 × length of mesoscutum (Fig. 6H); metapectal-propodeal complex reticulate rugose, with strong transverse keel between disc of metapectal-propodeal complex and propodeal declivity (Fig. 6H). Propodeal declivity with two longitudinal keels and median area usually as rugose as lateral areas (Fig. 6I); occasionally median area totally or partly shiny and smooth (Fig. 6I). Protarsomere 1 approximately 0.66 as long as protarsomere 4; protarsomere 2 produced into hook; protarsomere 5 with one row of 20-23 lamellae; distal apex with about 5-6 lamellae (Figs 2B; 6E).

Male

Not collected in Iran.

REMARK

In some specimens from Sweden, head uniformly brown or with cupreous tints; scape or scape + pedicel testaceous; antenna testaceous, except antennomeres 3-6 brown; mesosoma uniformly brown or with cupreous tints; legs occasionally with clubs of femora brown.