Microplitis rufiventris Kokujev, 1914

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 : 101

Microplitis rufiventris Kokujev, 1914

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Microplitis rufiventris Kokujev, 1914: 513 .

Diagnosis (female)

Body length 2.8–3.5 mm; antenna as long as body, F15 length 2.0 × its width ( Fig. 10A ); in dorsal view, head width 1.8 × its length ( Fig. 10B ); anteromesoscutum rugulose; mesoscutellar disc weakly rugulose ( Fig. 10C ); vein R1 as long as pterostigma half; 1 st discal cell length 1.2–1.3 × its width; vein 1CUb 2.0 × as long as vein 1CUa ( Fig. 10D ); T1 length 2.0 × its maximum width, T1 smooth, shiny and parallel- to sub-parallel-sided ( Fig. 10F ). Colour: body black; antenna and metatarsus brown; tegula, tergites and legs reddish yellow to yellow; basal one third of pterostigma with a yellow spot ( Fig. 10 ).

Material examined

IRAN – Alborz Province • 2 ♀♀; Karadj ; 35°46′08.88″ N, 50°56′55.20″ E; 1277 m a.s.l.; 29 Jun. 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0057 , TMUC-HBMMP0058 .

Distribution in Iran

Alborz Province ( Farahani et al. 2014c; present study), Tehran Province ( Farahani et al. 2014c), Qazvin Province ( Farahani et al. 2016).

Figures

Fig. 10. Microplitis rufiventris Kokujev, 1914, ♀, TMUC-HBMMP0057. A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head, dorsal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Fore wing. E. Hind wing. F. Metasoma, dorsal view.