Anteon abdulnouri Olmi, 1987 *

(Figs 2A; 3A; 4; 5)

Anteon abdulnouri Olmi, 1987: 33 .

TYPE LOCALITY. — Lebanon, Fanar (holotype ♀, AMNH).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Iran (new record) • 1 ♂; MOLC; Sistan-o Baluchestan province, Zabol; 23.V.2016; H. A. Derafshan leg.; swept on weeds; Nim–215 • 1 ♂; MNHN; same locality label; 23.IV.2015; swept on mix vegetations; Nim–45 • 1 ♀; MNHN; North Khorasan province, Qale Khan; 05.VI.2018; Z. Rahmani leg.; swept in orchard undergrowth .

Yemen • 1 ♂; MOLC; Lahj; VI-VII.1998; A. van Harten & A. Sallam leg.; Malaise trap • 2 ♂, 9 ♀; MOLC; Lahj; VIII.1998; A. van Harten & A. Sallam leg.

DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN (Fig. 13A). — North Khorasan and Sistan-o Baluchestan Provinces.

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

DESCRIPTION

Female (Figs 2A; 4)

Head dull, completely granulate (Fig. 4B); frontal line complete (Fig. 4A). Pronotum dull, almost completely granulate, only with posterior margin unsculptured (Fig. 4C); posterior surface shorter than mesoscutum (5:9); pronotal tubercle reaching tegula (Fig. 4C); mesoscutum shiny, slightly granulate (Fig. 4C); notauli reaching approximately 0.3-0.4 × length of mesoscutum (Fig. 4C); metapectal-propodeal disc dull, reticulate rugose, with strong transverse posterior keel (Fig. 4D); propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels (Fig. 4D). Protarsomere 5 with two rows of approximately 27 bristles, occasionally with two rows of approximately 12-13 lamellae in addition to some bristles (Fig. 2A); apex with about 4-6 lamellae (Fig. 2A).

Male (Fig. 5)

Head dull, completely granulate (Fig. 5A, B); frontal line absent (occasionally incomplete) (Fig. 5A); notauli reaching about 0.4 × length of mesoscutum (Fig. 5C); metapectalpropodeal complex with strong transverse keel between disc of metapectal-propodeal complex and propodeal declivity (Fig. 5C); disc of metapectal-propodeal complex reticulate rugose (Fig. 5D). Propodeal declivity without longitudinal keels, completely reticulate rugose. Paramere without distal inner pointed process, with inner medial process surrounded by membranous band (Fig. 3A).

REMARKS

In specimens from Oman, antenna darkened, legs testaceous, except brown metacoxa and clubs of femora; head slightly granulate; mesoscutum dull and strongly granulate. In specimens from Dubai and Afghanistan, frons with unsculptured area in front of anterior ocellus. Frontal line incomplete in some specimens from Afghanistan and Japan, sometimes absent in some Japanese specimens.