Phaedrotoma pseudonitidus (Fahringer, 1943)

Dolati, Sana, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier, Farahani, Samira & Khayrandish, Mohammad, 2021, New data on the subfamily Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 4903 (3), pp. 331-352 : 345

Phaedrotoma pseudonitidus (Fahringer, 1943)

Material collected: Iran, Tehran province: shahriar (35°40′08″N, 50°56′56″E, 1168 m a.s.l.), 28.IX.2010, 1♀, leg.: M. Khayrandish.

Diagnosis (Female): Body length 1.6 mm ( Fig. 10A ); greater part of body dark brownish yellow ( Fig. 10A ); antannae longer than body, with 23 antennomeres; oral cavity developed ( Fig. 10C ); mandibles gradually broadened basally ( Fig. 10C ); mesonotum with usual structure, without medio-posterior mesoscutal depression ( Fig. 10D ); mesosoma 1.5× its maximum height ( Fig. 10E ); precoxal sulcus smooth ( Fig. 10E ); 3RSa vein longer than 2RS vein, marginal cell on forewing definitely not reaching apex of wing ( Fig. 10F ); propodeum smooth ( Fig. 10G ); metasoma posterior to 1st tergite sculptured ( Fig. 10H ); ovipositor sheaths slightly extended beyond apex of metasoma ( Fig. 10J ).

Distribution in Iran: Tehran province (current study).

General distribution: Bulgaria, Kazakhstan ( Yu et al. 2016) and Iran (new record).

Figures

FIGURE 10. Phaedrotoma pseudonitidus (Fahringer, 1943): A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Head, dorsal view; C. Head, frontal view; D. Mesosoma, dorsal view; E. Mesosoma, lateral view; F. Fore wing; G. Propodeum, dorsal view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view; I. Hind leg, lateral view; J. Ovipositor sheath.