Microplitis ochraceus Szepligeti, 1896

Abdoli, Parisa, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Fernandez-Triana, Jose & Farahani, Samira, 2021, Taxonomic study of the genus Microplitis Förster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Iran, European Journal of Taxonomy 744, pp. 83-118 : 98-99

Microplitis ochraceus Szepligeti, 1896

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Microplitis ochraceus Szepligeti, 1896: 307 .

Microplitis flaviventris Ivanov, 1898 (in Ivanov 1899): 342.

Diagnosis (female)

Body length 3.5–4.0 mm; antenna as long as body, F15 length 2.0 × its width ( Fig. 8A ); anteromesoscutum and mesoscutellar disc weakly rugulose or coriaceous ( Fig. 8C ); pterostigma length 2.1 × its width; vein R1 longer than pterostigma half; 1 st discal cell length 1.3–1.4 × its width; vein 1CUb 2.0 × as long as vein 1CUa ( Fig. 8D ); T1 rugose, distinctly broadening posteriorly and T1 length slightly longer than its maximum width; T2 rugulose ( Fig. 8D ). Colour: body yellow or reddish yellow except for black head, brown mesoscutellar disc and metanotum; basal one third of pterostigma yellow.

Material examined

IRAN – Tehran Province • 1 ♀; Shahriar ; 35°40′08.10″ N, 50°56′56.64″ E; 1168 m a.s.l.; 15 Jun. 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0055 .

Distribution in Iran

Ardabil Province ( Telenga 1955), Iran (locality not exactly defined) ( Papp 1984; Tobias 1986), Golestan Province ( Ghahari et al. 2011d), Alborz and Tehran Provinces ( Farahani et al. 2014c; present study).

Figures

Fig. 8. Microplitis ochraceus Szepligeti, 1896, ♀, TMUC-HBMMP0055. A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head, dorsal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Fore wing. E. Hind wing. F. Metasoma, dorsal view.