Bracon (Lucobracon), 1838

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 : 371

* Bracon (Lucobracon) fortipes (Wesmael, 1838) ( Figs 15 A–D)

Material examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Bandar Abbas, Geno (27° 28′ 53.23″ N, 56° 18′ 27.03″ E, 680 m a.s.l.), 21-03-2011, 1 ♂, Bangelayan (27° 28′ 53.23″ N, 56° 18′ 27.03″ E, 685 m a.s.l.), 18-07-2012, 1 ♂, 18-07- 2012, 1 ♂, Zakin, Bahne (27° 53′ 7.32″N, 56° 19′ 58.34″E, 1020 m a.s.l.), 25-05-2012, 1 ♂, 25-05-2012,1 ♀, Minab, Chelo (27° 10′ 30.39″ N, 57° 1′ 9.79″ E, 16 m a.s.l.), 02-04-2012, 1 ♂, Leg. A. Ameri.

Diagnosis: Head light brown, 1.6 X as broad as long in dorsal view, length of malar space 0.32 X times as longitudinal eye diameter; antenna 28-segmented, shorter than body, oral cavity large 2.14 X as wide as its distance from eye; mesonotum with granulose sculpture, elongate, 1.9 X as long as its height ( Fig. 15 A); propleuron in lateral view straight, propodeum smooth, with median carina; fore wing marginal cell short, terminating far from the apex of the wing; second submarginal cell medium sized; 3-SR vein 1.5 X as long as 2-SR vein; r-m about 1.8 X as long as r vein ( Fig. 15 B); length of first metasomal tergite almost 0.7 X as long as its apical width, metasomal tergites II and III granulose, only median-anterior part of 2nd metasomal tergite striate-rugose ( Fig. 15 C); ovipositor about 0.7– 0.8 X as long as of metasoma ( Fig. 15 D); body generally light brown, last four abdominal segments slightly darker ( Fig. 15 A).

General distribution: Eastern Palaearctic ( Korea), Western Palaearctic ( Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan ( Yu et al. 2012).

Figures

FIGURE 15. Bracon (Lucobracon) fortipes (Wesmael). A. Lateral aspect of male general habitus, B. Fore wing, C. Dorsal aspect of metasoma, D. Ovipositor and hind legs.