Microplitis docilis Nixon, 1970

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 : 93

Microplitis docilis Nixon, 1970

Fig. 4

Microplitis docilis Nixon, 1970: 28 , pl. 23.

Diagnosis (female)

Body length 3.00– 3.30 mm; antenna as long as or slightly longer than body, F15 length 2.0 × its width ( Fig. 4A ); anteromesoscutum and mesoscutellar disc rugose; notauli slightly defined with coarse rugosity ( Fig. 4C ); vein R1 shorter than pterostigma (i.e., vein R1 longer than pterostigma half); 1 st discal cell length 1.1–1.2 × its width, vein 1CUb 2.0–2.6 × as long as vein 1CUa ( Fig. 4D ); T1 length 1.5–1.6 × its maximum width, more or less broadening posteriorly, T1 coarsely rugose ( Fig. 4F ). Colour: body black; antennal flagellum brown; scape yellow; pterostigma black or dark brown; legs yellow or reddish yellow (except for black coxae and brown or reddish brown metafemur) ( Fig. 4A ).

Material examined

IRAN – Qazvin Province • 3 ♀♀; Loshan ; 36°40′09.12″ N, 49°25′37.74″ E; 291 m a.s.l.; 6 Jul. 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0013 to TMUC-HBMMP0015 .

Distribution in Iran

Qazvin Province (present study). New record from Iran.

Figures

Fig. 4. Microplitis docilis Nixon, 1970, ♀, TMUC-HBMMP0013. A. Habitus, lateral view B. Head, dorsal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Fore wing. E. Hind wing. F. Metasoma, dorsal view.