Aphelopus melaleucus (Dalman, 1818) *

(Figs 3C; 8)

Gonatopus melaleucus Dalman, 1818: 82 .

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

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Iran (new record) • 2 ♂; MOLC; Isfahan province, Nisian; 32°59’5.61”N, 52°28’13.91”E, 2191 m; 8-28. VIII.2015; E. Nader leg.; Malaise trap in orchard; code-17 • 1 ♂; MNHN; same locality label; 7-31.VII.2015; code-7; • 1 ♂; DPPZ; same locality label; 8-21.VII.2015; code-14 • 1 ♂; DPPZ; Khorasane Razavi province; 15.IX.2016; B. Motamedinia leg.; Malaise trap.

DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN (Fig. 13B). — Isfahan and Khorasan-e Razavi provinces.

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

DESCRIPTION

Male (Figs 3C; 8)

Black; occasionally antennomeres 9-10 light. Head dull, granulate (Fig. 8A, B); frontal line incomplete, not present in front of anterior ocellus, high carina shaped on anterior half of frons (Fig. 8A). Mesoscutum occasionally with median scutal line (Fig. 8C); notauli reaching approximately 0.5 × length of mesoscutum (Fig. 8C); metapectal-propodeal complex dull, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity with two complete longitudinal keels, median area shiny, almost smooth, with few irregular slight keels, less rugose than lateral areas (Fig. 8D). Distal apex of aedeagus not tridentate, not trumpet-shaped, basivolsella with one subdistal bristle and with outer basal process little or very protruding (Fig. 3C).

Female

Not collected in Iran.

REMARKS

In many male specimens from England (Awbridge), head and body brown-testaceous, except mandible, clypeus and few small spots situated between antennal toruli and on gena whitish or yellowish; other specimens from above mentioned locality testaceous-reddish. In other specimens from all countries where this species is present, head occasionally completely black, without light spots.