Platygaster cf. papei Buhl, 2007

Asadi-Farfar, Maryam, Karimpour, Younes, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein & Buhl, Peter Neerup, 2021, Four new species and new records of Platygastrinae (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) from Iran, European Journal of Taxonomy 750, pp. 29-51 : 40

Platygaster cf. papei Buhl, 2007

Material examined

IRAN – East Azarbaijan Province • 1 ♀; Khosroshah ; 37°58′ N, 46°02′ E; 1357 m a.s.l.; 10 Jul. 2007; H. Lotfalizadeh leg.; Malaise trap; HMIM • 1 ♀; Khajeh ; 38°10′ N, 46°38′ E; 1450 m a.s.l.; 1 Jul. 2016; H. Lotfalizadeh leg.; Malaise trap; HMIM .

Distribution

United Arab Emirates ( Tourenq et al. 2009); Iran.

Remarks

Our studied specimens are similar to Platygaster papei , but can be distinguished from it by the following morphological characters: occiput finely transversely striate; female A9 very slightly longer than wide; scutellum convex; metasoma short, with basal foveae very faintly striate to less than half of length.

Host

Unknown.