Bracon (Bracon) arcuatus Thomson, 1892

Zargar, Mohammad, Samartsev, Konstantin, Talebi, Ali Asghar & Farahani, Samira, 2020, Study of the genus Bracon Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran new subspecies, new records and an updated checklist, Zootaxa 4758 (2), pp. 201-230 : 206

Bracon (Bracon) arcuatus Thomson, 1892

( Figs 4 A–F)

Material examined. Khuzestan, Baghmalek, Ghale–tol , (31°37′49.70″N, 49°52′53.35″E, 880 m), 8–22.v.2017, 1♀ ( TMUC), 1♀ ( ZISP), Malaise trap in citrus orchards, leg. M. Zargar.

General distribution. Palaearctic: Eastern, Southern and Western Asia, Western Europe.

Diagnosis. Width of head 1.9–2.0× its length in dorsal view; POL:OD:OOL—2.6:1.6:6; malar space 0.7–0.8× as wide as mandibular base; width of face 2.0–2.1× as large as its height; antenna with 26 antennomeres, slightly shorter than body, penultimate flagellomere 1.3–1.4× as long as wide; mesosoma 1.2–1.3× as long as its maximum height; mesoscutum smooth; propodeum smooth and without median carina; marginal cell of fore wing somewhat shortened; vein 3-SR 1.2–1.3× as long as vein 2-SR; length of pterostigma 2.6–2.8× its width; length of TI 0.9× its apical width; ovipositor 0.7–0.8× as long as metasoma; body mainly smooth; TI obliquely striate, TII with longitudinal striation in middle becoming weak laterally; TIII shallowly rugulose; body mostly black; legs dark brown.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Bracon (Bracon) arcuatus Thomson, 1892: A. Head, dorsal view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D. Fore wing; E. Metasoma, dorsal view; F. Habitus, lateral view.