taxonID	type	description	language	source
C27EFC41FFBBFF97FF0AFED35C62FCC0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♀♀ (each on slide under 4 coverslips, slide No. MYM. 603, MYM. 605, ZDAMU), SAUDI ARABIA: AL-QASSIM: Bukeriyah, 24. xi. 2018, Coll. F. R. Khan.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBBFF97FF0AFED35C62FCC0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Erythmelus (Erythmelus) flavovarius (Walker) belongs to the ‘ flavovarius ’ species group of Erythmelus s. str. based on short ovipositor hardly extending beyond the base of gaster. The combination of features that is used to separate this species from others in the group are: body length 516 – 600 µm. Body and antennal colour largely brown to dark brown except gaster in basal third pale yellow. Occiput with fine striations. Antenna with scape 5 × as long as broad, funicular segments all longer than broad and increasing in length towards apex (F 1 the shortest segment); clava subequal to F 3 – F 6 (Fig. 1 B). Mesoscutum, scutellum and frenum with fine striations. Fore wing disc near venation bare, medially with a few microtrichia and apically setose; longest marginal seta as long as maximum wing width (Fig. 1 C). Metasoma as long as mesosoma; ovipositor with a narrow basal loop, 1.5 – 2 × as long as metatibia (Fig. 1 D) (Triapitsyn, 2003; Triapitsyn et al., 2007; Hu & Triapitsyn, 2013).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBBFF97FF0AFED35C62FCC0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Worldwide. Saudi Arabia (new record).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBBFF90FF0AFC285E5AFD5D.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Holotype ♀ (on slide under 3 coverslips, ZDAMU, registration No. HYM. CH. 853), SAUDI ARABIA: ASIR: Abha, Raidah, vi. 2011, Coll. Z. Ahmad.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBBFF90FF0AFC285E5AFD5D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Erythmelus (Erythmelus) irba belongs to the ‘ helopeltidis ’ species group of Erythmelus s. str. based on long ovipositor extending beyond the base of gaster. It is most similar to E. angelovi Donev 1985 in having quite similar antennal configurations but differs by having fore wing disc bare in basal half, setose in apical half and, with brownish tinge in middle whereas in the latter species fore wing disc with a few setae near posterior margin of basal half and apically, and, without brownish tinge. It can be distinguished from all other species in the group are: apex of pedicel, scape and F 1 with thick setae; pedicel 1.5 × as long as F 1; fore wing with brownish tinge medially, 4.2 × as long as broad with longest marginal seta 0.9 × maximum wing width.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBBFF90FF0AFC285E5AFD5D.taxon	description	Description. Female. Body length 770 µm. Body largely dark brown except for gaster in basal third pale yellow; ovipositor sheath brown. Antenna brown. Fore wing infumate, darker behind submarginal vein except for two narrow longitudinal clear areas, more hyaline just beyond apex of venation. Hind wing hyaline medially, otherwise faintly infumate. Fore leg with coxa dark brown to yellowish-brown apically, femur pale brown, tibia and tarsus yellow; mid leg with coxa dark brown, femur brown to dark brown, tibia and tarsus brown; hind leg with coxa yellowish-brown to dark brown apically, femur basally pale yellow, otherwise dark brown, tibia in basal half or so pale yellow, rest dark brown, tarsus brown. Head. Head almost quadrate. Antenna with scape 7.5 × as long as broad; pedicel distinctly longer than F 1 – F 5 individually; funicular segments all at least 2 × as long as broad; F 3 the shortest; F 6 with 2 mps; clava 3.5 × as long as broad, slightly longer than F 4 – F 6 combined, with 5 mps (Fig. 2 A). Mesosoma. Scutellum with faint transversely-curved reticulations; frenum with fine, longitudinal striations. Fore wing 5 × as long as broad; longest marginal seta 1.2 × greatest wing width (Fig. 2 B). Hind wing 17 × as long as broad, disc with a row of microtrichia near anterior margin in addition to marginal row of microtrichia; longest marginal seta 3.5 × as long as greatest wing width (Fig. 2 B). Metasoma (Fig. 2 C). Metasoma slightly longer than mesosoma; ovipositor 1.1 × as long as gaster, strongly exserted beyond gastral tergum and hypopygium, 1.8 × as long as mesotibia and 1.7 × as long as metatibia. Measurements (µm). head width / height, 200 / 200; antennal segments length / width — scape including radicle, 205 / 28; pedicel, 65 / 33; F 1, 50 / 15; F 2, 43 / 16; F 3, 35 / 16; F 4, 40 / 18; F 5, 48 / 20; F 6, 68 / 23; clava, 178 / 50; mesosoma, 488; mesoscutum, 213; scutellum, 45; frenum, 125; metanotum, 25; propodeum, 80; fore wing length / width, 900 / 183; longest marginal seta, 225; hind wing length / width, 850 / 50; longest marginal seta, 175; protibia, 225; mesotibia, 313; metatibia, 325; metasoma, 500; ovipositor, 550. Male. Unknown.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBBFF90FF0AFC285E5AFD5D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Saudi Arabia.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBBFF90FF0AFC285E5AFD5D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is an arbitrary combination of letters and is treated as a noun in apposition.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBCFF90FFF9FCA55C73FB1D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♀ on slide under 4 coverslips, slide No. MYM. 604, ZDAMU), SAUDI ARABIA: AL-QASSIM: Bukeriyah, 24. xi. 2018, coll. F. R. Khan.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBCFF90FFF9FCA55C73FB1D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body largely dark brown except gaster in basal third pale yellow. Head almost quadrate. Antenna with scape 5.3 × as long as broad; pedicel longer than all funicular segments individually except F 5; F 1 the shortest; F 5 the longest slightly longer than the combined length of F 3 and F 4; clava 4 × as long as broad, slightly longer than F 4 – F 5, with 5 mps (Fig. 3 A). Fore wing disc is almost bare, with a few microtrichia in middle (Fig. 3 B). Metasoma as long as mesosoma; ovipositor with narrow basal loop, 1.3 × as long as metatibia (Fig. 3 C) (Triapitsyn, 2003; Triapitsyn et al., 2007; Hu & Triapitsyn, 2013).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBCFF90FFF9FCA55C73FB1D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Worldwide. Saudi Arabia (new record).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBCFF90FFF9FA945D68F99D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♀ (on slide, ZDAMU), 2 ♂♂ KSA: AL-BAHA: Al-Qunfudhah, vi. 2012, Coll. Zubair Ahmad.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBCFF90FFF9FA945D68F99D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Combination of features that used to distinguish this species from others in the genus are: fore wing narrow, 4.2 – 4.4 × as long as broad, disc bare behind the entire submarginal vein; ovipositor 1.4 × as long as mesotibia (Zeya & Hayat, 1995; Triapitsyn, 2013; Huber, 2015; Zeya & Amer, 2018).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBCFF90FFF9FA945D68F99D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Egypt, Saudi Arabia.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBCFF90FFF9F9155C73F7AC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 ♀♀ (on same slide, ZDAMU), KSA: AL-QASSIM: Bukeriyah, 24. xi. 2018, coll. F. R. Khan; 1 ♀ (on slide, ZDAMU), ASIR: Abha, King Khalid University Campus, vi. 2012, coll. Zubair Ahmad; 3 ♀♀ (on slides, ZDAMU), AL-BAHA: Al-Qunfudhah, 1. iv. 2011, Malaise trap, coll. S. Qahtani.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBCFF90FFF9F9155C73F7AC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This is apparently a highly variable species, and is distributed in almost all the zoogeographical realms. Its main diagnostic features are: funicle F 3 ‒ F 5 less than 3 × as long as broad individually; fore wing blade with apical dark patch covering less than half length of wing expansion; hind wing filamentous; ovipositor 0.7 ‒ 0.8 × mesotibia and 0.6 ‒ 0.7 × metatibia (Annecke, 1961; Hayat et al., 2008; Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy, 2001; Amer et al., 2016).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBCFF90FFF9F9155C73F7AC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Worldwide. Saudi Arabia (new record).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBEFF92FFF9FEB95BD5FD78.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 6 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂ (2 ♀♀ on same slide, 4 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂ on cards, ZDAMU), SAUDI ARABIA: AL-QASSIM: Bukeriyah, 24. xi. 2018, Coll. F. R. Khan; 1 ♀ (on slide, ZDAMU), AL-BAHA: Al-Qunfudhah, iiv. 2011, Coll. Zubair Ahmad.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBEFF92FFF9FEB95BD5FD78.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Combination of features that used to distinguish this species from others in the genus are: body brown to dark brown; antenna dark brown except scape, pedicel, F 1 – F 3 pale yellow; scape with cross-ridges on inner surface; fore wing disc behind venation without infuscation (Hayat & Anis, 1999; Rehmat & Anis, 2015).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBEFF92FFF9FEB95BD5FD78.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India, South Africa. Saudi Arabia (new record).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFBEFF92FFF9FEB95BD5FD78.taxon	discussion	Remark. Both the genus and species are newly recorded here from Saudi Arabia.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFB0FF9CFFF9FEB95BF8FDE0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♀, 1 ♂ (on slides, ZDAMU), SAUDI ARABIA: AL-BAHA: Al-Qunfudhah, vi. 2011, coll. Zubair Ahmad.	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFB0FF9CFFF9FEB95BF8FDE0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body size, less than 1000 μm. Body colour dark brown; petiole pale brown; antenna with scape, pedicel, and F 1 pale brown, rest brown. Antenna with F 3 – F 6 with at least one sickle-like sensilla (Figs 5 A – B) (Huber & Fidalgo, 1997).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
C27EFC41FFB0FF9CFFF9FEB95BF8FDE0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Worldwide except Africa and Antarctica. Saudi Arabia (new record).	en	Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur, S. Khan, Farhat (2022): The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 527-539, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.527, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
