Iconella subcamilla (Tobias, 1976)

Zargar, Mohammad, Gupta, Ankita, Talebi, Asghar & Farahani, Samira, 2019, A review of the Iranian species of genus Iconella Mason (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) with description of two new species, Zootaxa 4586 (3), pp. 491-504 : 501

Iconella subcamilla (Tobias, 1976)

Material examined: Southwestern Iran: Khuzestan, Ramhormoz, Gharabad, (30°59’37.73”N, 49°46′50.63”E, 126m), 4.v.2016; Malaise trap in olive orchard; leg. M. Zargar, 1 ♀ (ICAR̄NBAIR).

Diagnosis. Width of head 0.9× as long as height, width of face 1.5× as long as height ( Fig. 7A ); POL: MOD: OOL–4.1: 2: 3.5 ( Fig. 7B ); eyes large, 1.7× as high as wide; penultimate flagellomere length as long as wide; pterostigma 3.5× as long as wide; 1-R1 as long as pterostigma, 1.16× as long as distance from end of 1-R1 to tip of radial cell ( Fig. 7D ); mesoscutum and scutellum densely evenly punctate and setose ( Fig. 7C ); Propodeum smooth and shiny with fine transverse striations on lateral sides; TI parallel sided at base, converging from middle to apex, its median length 2× longer than basal width, basal width 1.9× as long as apical width ( Fig. 7E ); TII strongly constricted at base and triangular, its apical width 4.5× longer than median length( Fig. 7E ); ovipositor sheath 1.2× as long as hind tibia; body black ( Fig. 7F ).

Distribution. Azerbaijan, Cape Verde Islands, Iran, Israel ( Yu et al., 2016). This is new record for Khuzestan province of Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Iconella subcamilla (Tobias1976). A. Head, frontal view; B. Head, dorsal view; C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D. Fore wing; E. Metasoma, dorsal view; F. Habitus, lateral view.