Bracon (Lucobracon) erraticus (Wesmael, 1838)

Ameri, Ali, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Beyarslan, Ahmet, Kamali, Karim & Rakhshani, Ehsan, 2014, Study of the genus Bracon Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Southern Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3754 (4), pp. 353-380 : 370

Bracon (Lucobracon) erraticus (Wesmael, 1838) ( Figs 14 A–F)

Material Examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Minab, Chelo (27° 10′ 30.39″ N, 57° 1′ 9.79″ E, 16 m a.s.l.), 17- 01-1391, 1 ♂, Zakin, Bahne (27° 53′ 7.32″N, 56° 19′ 58.34″E, 1020 m a.s.l.), 02-03-1391, 1 ♂, 05-02-1390, 1 ♀, Queshm Island, Ramkan (26° 52′ 25.27″ N, 56° 01′ 7.33″ E, 34 m a.s.l.), 13-06-2012, 1 ♂, Leg. A. Ameri.

Diagnosis: Head yellowish brown, 1.6 X as broad as long in dorsal view ( Fig. 14 B), length of malar space 0.16 X as longitudinal eye diameter, antenna 31-segmented, shorter than body, oral cavity 1.6 X as long as its distance from eye; mesonotum smooth, propleuron in lateral view straight and smooth, propodeum with rugose sculpture along the middle part; fore wing marginal cell short, terminating far from the apex of the wing, second submarginal cell elongate, 3-SR vein 1.4 X as long as 2-SR vein; r-m vein 1.3 X as long as r vein ( Fig. 14 D); first metasomal tergite almost equal to its apical width, middle base of second tergite sculptured densely rugose, suture between second and third tergites weakly crenulate ( Figs 14 E, 14F); ovipositor 0.60–0.65 X as long as of metasoma ( Fig. 14 A); body entirely light brown.

General distribution: Eastern Palaearctic ( Mongolia, Russia), Western Palaearctic ( Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan) ( Yu et al. 2012).

Figures

FIGURE 14. Bracon (Lucobracon) erraticus (Wesmael) A. Lateral aspect of female general habitus, B. Frontal aspect of head, C. Lateral aspect of mesosoma, D. Fore wing, E. and F. Dorsal aspect of metasoma of male and female, respectively.