Bracon (Habrobracon) nigricans (Szépligeti), Szepligeti

Ameri, Ali, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Beyarslan, Ahmet, Kamali, Karim & Rakhshani, Ehsan, 2014, Study of the genus Bracon Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Southern Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3754 (4), pp. 353-380 : 366

Bracon (Habrobracon) nigricans (Szépligeti) ( Figs 11 A–D)

Material Examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Zakin (27° 28′ 53.23″ N, 56° 18′ 27.03″ E, 680 m a.s.l.), 02-07- 2011, 1 ♀, 06-05-2011, 1 ♀, 05-05-2011, 1 ♀ Leg. A. Ameri.

Diagnosis: Head light brown, 1.9 X as broad as long in dorsal view, length of malar space 0.24 X as longitudinal eye diameter, antenna 34-segmented, shorter than body, oral cavity 2.25 X as long as its distance from eye; mesonotum with granulose sculpture, densely haired ( Fig. 11 B), propleuron in lateral view usually straight and sculptured, propodeum with faintly rugose sculpture, especially at antero-lateral sides; fore wing marginal cell slightly reduced, terminating before the apex of the wing; second submarginal cell short; 3-SR vein 1.2 X as long as 2-SR vein; r-m vein equal to r vein ( Fig. 11 C); length of first metasomal tergite almost equal to its apical width, second metasomal tergite almost indistinguishable from subsequent tergites; ovipositor 0.7-0.8 X as long as of metasoma ( Fig. 11 D); body generally dark brown with yellowish brown spots ( Fig 11 A), metasoma yellowish brown on dorsal surface ( Fig. 11 D).

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FIGURE 11. Bracon (Habrobracon) nigricans (Szépligeti). A. Dorsal aspect of female general habitus, B. Dorsal aspect of mesonotum, C. Fore wing, D. Dorsal aspect of metasoma and ovipositor.