Aphelopus orphanidesi Olmi, 1994 *

(Figs 3D; 9, 10)

Aphelopus orphanidesi Olmi, in Olmi & Orphanides, 1994: 408.

TYPE LOCALITY. — Cyprus, Pakhna (holotype ♂ and paratype ♀, AMNH).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Holotype. Cyprus • ♂; AMNH; Pakhna II.1993.

Paratypes. Cyprus • 7 ♀; AMNH; Pakhna; II.1993; G. Orphanides leg.; reared from Zygina rhamni Ferrari • 6 ♂; AMNH • 1 ♂; USNM; • 2 ♂, 2♀; MRSN; same date and locality label • 1 ♀; NHMUK; same date and locality label .

France • 1 ♀; NHMUK; Bouches-du-Rhône, Fonscolombe; 24.VI.1986; M. de V. Graham leg. • 3 ♂; MOLC, HTC; Pyrénées-Orientales, Le Perthus; 42°27.04’N, 02°51.82’E; 1.VIII.1995; J. P. Sarthou leg.; Malaise trap .

Germany (new record) • 1 ♀; MOLC; Schleswig-Holstein, Frörup S of Flensbu Forest; Werner Barkemeyer leg.; L2727; ex Michael von Tschirnhaus collection • 1 ♀; MTC; 1.5 km NNE of Tensfeld; 54°03.37’N, 10°19.33’E; 2.V.1989; Hans Meyer leg.; K965; ex Michael von Tschirnhaus collection .

Iran (new record) • 10 ♂; 1 ♀; MOLC, DPPZ; Isfahan province, Nisian; 32°59’5.61”N, 52°28’13.91”E; 2191 m; 8-28.VIII.2015; E. Nader leg.; code-17; Malaise trap in orchards • 4 ♂; DPPZ; same locality label; 7-31.VII.2015; code-7 • 3 ♂; MNHN; same locality label; 8-21.VII.2015; code-14 • 1 ♂; MOLC; Isfahan province, Najafabad; 32°39’N, 51°23’E; 1644 m; 7-31.VII.2015; E. Nader leg.; code-9; Malaise trap in orchards .

Italy • 1 ♀ 1 ♂; MOLC; Toscana, Livorno province, Venturina; 8-17.VIII.1998 to 17-31.VIII.1998; 17.VIII–2.IX.1999 to 2-10. IX.1999; F. Strumia leg.; Malaise trap .

Norway • Frode Ødegaard leg.; NUM .

Sweden (new record) • 1 ♂; ZIL; Sk., Dalby; 14-20.VIII.2001; R. Danielsson leg.; yellow pan trap .

DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN (Fig. 13B). — Isfahan province.

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (Fig. 13B). — W-PAL.

DESCRIPTION

Female (Fig. 9 A-F)

Black; antenna brown or brown-testaceous, except scape and pedicel yellow (Fig. 9A). Antennomeres in following proportions: 4:3:4:4:5:5:4.5:4:4:6. Head dull, granulate (Fig. 9A, B); frontal line incomplete, only a trace present in anterior third of frons (Fig. 9A). Mesoscutum dull, granulate (Fig. 9C); notauli reaching approximately 0.4 × length of mesoscutum (Fig. 9C); metapectal-propodeal complex with disc reticulate rugose (Fig. 9D); propodeal declivity with wide median area shiny, almost completely unsculptured, surrounded by rugose areolae (Fig. 9D). 2r-rs&Rs vein regularly curved (Fig. 9E).

Male (Figs 3D; 10).

Head dull, granulate (Fig. 10A, B); frontal line incomplete, only present in anterior third of frons (Fig. 10A). Mesoscutum dull, granulate (Fig. 10C); notauli reaching approximately 0.4 × length of mesoscutum (Fig. 10C); mesoscutellum shiny, slightly granulate (Fig. 10C); metanotum shiny, unsculptured; metapectal-propodeal complex dull, with disc reticulate rugose (Fig. 10D). Propodeal declivity almost completely shiny, unsculptured, surrounded by numerous rugose areolae. 2r-rs&Rs vein regularly curved (Fig. 10E). Distal apex of aedeagus not tridentate; basivolsella with two subdistal bristles and with an outer basal process (Fig. 3D).

REMARKS

This species is recorded from Germany and Sweden for the first time. In specimen from Sweden, Dalby, a basivolsella has two subdistal bristles, whereas the other basivolsella has only one subdistal bristle.