Adialytus thelaxis ( Stary , 1961)

Rakhshani, Ehsan, Stary, Petr & Tomanovic, Zeljko, 2012, Species of Adialytus Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) in Iran: taxonomic notes and tritrophic associations, ZooKeys 221, pp. 81-95 : 86

Adialytus thelaxis ( Stary, 1961) Figs 2E3E4E5E6E

Lysiphlebus thelaxis Starý, 1961a: 100-101.

Material examined.

11♂ 26♀, Thelaxes suberi (del Guercio) on Quercus sp., GN, Rasht (37°17'24"N, 49°35'43"E, -4 m), 24.V.2004, 4♂ 3♀, coll.: E. Rakhshani; on Quercus castanifolia , GL, Gorgan (36°47'33"N, 54°27'02"E, 340 m), 06.IV.2010, 7♂ 23♀, coll. A. Sargazi.

Comments.

This species can be easily separated from other congeners by having mainly erect long setae on the flagellomeres (Fig 2E) and the hind femur (Fig 4E). The setae on the postero-dorsal aspect of petiole are similar (Fig 5E). Additionally, Adialytus thelaxis is the only species with a sharply pointed ovipositor sheath (Fig 6E).