Opius (Misophthora) mischa Fischer, 1968

Dolati, Sana, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier, Farahani, Samira & Khayrandish, Mohammad, 2021, New data on the subfamily Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 4903 (3), pp. 331-352 : 339-340

Opius (Misophthora) mischa Fischer, 1968

Material collected: Iran, Guilan province: Orkom (36°45′44″N, 50°18′11″E, 1201 m a.s.l.), 10.V.2010, 1 ♀, leg.: M. Khayrandish.

Diagnosis (Female): Body length 2.7 mm, black ( Fig. 6A ); antenna 1.3× as long as body, with 24 antennomeres; width of clypeus 3.0× its maximum height ( Fig. 6B ); oral cavity developed ( Fig. 6B ); mandibles abruptly broadened basally ( Fig. 6B ); width of head 2.0× its maximum height (dorsal view) ( Fig. 6C ); notauli distinct only in middle, mesonotum smooth ( Fig. 6D ); medio-posterior mesoscutal depression distinctly elongate, deep ( Fig. 6D ); mesosoma 1.3× its maximum height, without red coloration ( Fig. 6E ); precoxal sulcus entirely smooth ( Fig. 6E ); vein r originating from the basal fourth of pterostigma, 3RSa vein almost 2.0× as long as 2RS vein, 3RSb almost 2.0× as long as 3RSa, 3RSb vein terminating far before wing apex, pterostigma cuneate ( Fig. 6F ); length of hind femur 4.5× its maximum width, legs somewhat light yellow ( Fig. 6G ); propodeum at least in anterior part smooth ( Fig. 6H ); first metasomal tergite 1.3× as long as its width at apex, coarsely sculptured ( Fig. 6H ); ovipositor sheaths short and barely extended beyond apex of metasoma ( Fig. 6I ).

Distribution in Iran: Guilan province (current study).

General distribution: Eastern and Western Palaearctic ( Yu et al. 2016) and Iran (new record).

Figures

FIGURE 6. Opius (Misophthora) mischa Fischer, 1968: A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, dorsal view; E. Mesosoma, lateral view; F. Fore wing; G. Hind leg, lateral view; H. Propodeum, dorsal view; I. Metasoma, dorsal view.