Pachygaster atra (Panzer, 1798)

Kazerani, F. & Farashiani, M. E., 2018, First records of xylobiontic Pachygastrinae (Dipera: Stratiomyidae) from Iran, Far Eastern Entomologist 355, pp. 13-17 : 14

Pachygaster atra (Panzer, 1798)

Figs 1–10

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran: Golestan province, Shast-Kola forests, 36°44'10'' N ,

54°24'19'' E, 838 m, pan traps, 12.VIII 2017, 2♂, 3♀; Shast-Kola forests, 36°42'9'' N,

54°21'18'' E, 793 m, sweeping net, 12.VIII 2017, 2♀ (leg. F. Kazerani).

DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS. Antenna in male black ( Figs. 5, 6 ), in female yellow

( Figs. 7, 8 ); occiput behind eyes (lateral view) broad in female ( Figs. 7, 8 ), female eyes distance wide ( Fig. 8 ); wings darkened in basal half ( Fig. 2 a-d), femora and tarsi black in both sex ( Fig. 2 a & c ), tibia yellow in female ( Figs. 1–4 ), tibia slightly darkened in male

( Fig. 1 ); male genitalia as in ( Fig. 10 ), male cerci simple ( Fig. 9 ).

DISTRIBUTION. Widespread in Western Palearctic Region, in the Northern Caucasus and Turkey (Rozkošný, 1983; Woodley, 2001; Krivosheina, 2004; Üstüner, 2012).

NOTES. Dubrovsky (2004) found larvae of P. atra under the decaying bark of many deciduous trees and also in the rotting leaves in forests of Ukraine.

Figures

Figs. 1–10. Pachygaster atra (Panzer, 1798). 1 – male habitus, lateral view; 2 – same,