Dryinus tamaricicola Rakhshani & Olmi, 2016

(Figs 2D; 3F; 12)

Dryinus tamaricicola Rakhshani & Olmi, in Derafshan et al. 2016: 412.

TYPE LOCALITY. — Iran, Sistan-o Baluchestan, Zabol (holotype ♀, MOLC).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Iran • 1 ♂; MNHN; Sistan-o Baluchestan province, Zabol; 13.V.2015; H. A. Derafshan leg.; Nim –75; swept on Tamarix stricta • 2 ♂; DPPZ, MOLC; same locality label; 20.IX.2016; H. A. Derafshan leg.; Nim –243; swept on Tamarix stricta .

DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN (Fig. 14B). — Sistan-o Baluchestan province.

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (Fig. 14B). — W-PAL.

DESCRIPTION

Male (putatively associated with the female - Figs 3F; 12) Head testaceous, except occiput and part of vertex black; antenna testaceous; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs testaceous, except metacoxa partly brown and tarsi whitish. Antennomere 3 about seven times as long as broad (14:2) (Fig. 12A); antennomeres in following proportions: 5:5:14:12:12:10:9:8:7:9; head dull, granulate and partly reticulate rugose (Fig. 12A, B); frontal line absent (Fig.12A); temple absent (Fig. 12B); greatest breadth of posterior ocelli shorter than OL (3:4) (Fig. 12B); posterior ocelli touching occipital carina (Fig. 12B); occipital carina completely visible on dorsal side of head, where it reaches laterally eyes (Fig. 12B); palpal formula 6/3. Mesoscutum dull, granulate and reticulate rugose (Fig. 12C); notauli reaching about 0.5 × length of mesoscutum (Fig. 12C); mesoscutellum shiny, unsculptured(Fig.12C); metanotum shiny, unsculptured, except anterior half rugose (Fig. 12C); metapectal-propodeal complex reticulate rugose, without transverse or longitudinal keels (Fig. 12D). Genitalia with distivolsella situated near distal apex of aedeagus (Fig. 3F); paramere with inner side sculptured by many papillae (Fig. 3F). Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Female

In Derafshan et al. (2016).

REMARKS

The male specimens were collected from the same locality as female specimens collected earlier in the same habitat (on Tamarix plants), and by the same methods (with a beating sheet). They were not reared. Thus, here we tentatively assign the male specimens to D. tamaricicola .