Temelucha tricolorata Šedivý, 1968

B, Maryam Zardouei Heydari, Rakhshani, Ehsan, B, Azizollah Mokhtari, Received, Martin Schwarz B, Online, Published & Version, Final, 2020, A faunistic overview of Temelucha Förster (Hym., Ichneumonidae, Cremastinae) in Iran, Turkish Journal of Zoology 44 (4), pp. 355-374 : 368-372

Temelucha tricolorata Šedivý, 1968 . Casopis

Moravskeho Musea, 53: 263. Holotype ♂. — Moravian

Museum, Preslova, Czech Republic.

Material examined: 1♂ ( DPPZ), IRAN, Kerman Province, Jiroft, Sad (28°63‘02“N, 57°47‘05“E, 635 m), swept on Medicago sativa , 17.03.2014, leg.: N. Amirinasab ; 1♂ ( DPPZ), IRAN, Kerman Province, Bard sir (29°55‘19“N, 56°35‘13“E, 2038 m), swept on Medicago sativa , 13.03.2013, leg.: M. Azad ; 1♂ ( MZM), Afghanistan, Nengrahar, Jalalabad , 05.04.1966, leg.: Povolny & Tenora, Det : J. Sedivy.

Distribution in Iran: Khorasan-e Razavi ( Barahoei et al., 2014).

Distribution: Palaearctic ( Afghanistan, Canary Islands, Iran, Turkey) and Kerman Provinces.

Diagnosis (Male). Body 5.5 mm, fore wing 3.6 mm. Temple short, weakly constricted behind eyes in lateral view ( Figure 10a ). Clypeus with distinctly curved apical margin ( Figure 10b ). Malar space about 0.45× as long as basal width of mandible. Eyes parallel. Lateral ocellus diameter longer than the distance between lateral ocellus and eye ( Figure 10c ). Mesoscutum with dense punctures ( Figure 10d ). Basal area of propodeum quadrate ( Figure 10e ). Areola and petiolar area not separated, narrow and shine, covered with lightly transverse striation. Median longitudinal carinae convergent in the middle. Second lateral area weakly striated. Fore wing with vein 2 m-cu interstitial. Basal abscissa of M + Cu pigmented. Ventral margins of the first tergite touching each other. Body yellowish-cream; antenna brownish. Occiput, frons medially, area of ocelli and teeth of mandibles, median lobe and lateral lobes of mesoscutum black. Mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum black with brownish patch. Legs yellow with brown patterns. Hind coxa black basally. Tergites blackish-brown basally then yellow toward the apical and lateral edges ( Figure 10f ).

Temelucha variipes ( Szépligeti, 1899) *

Cremastus variipes Szépligeti, 1899 . Természetrajzi Füzetek, 23 (1900): 5. Holotype ♀. — Hungarian Natural History Museum , Budapest.

Material examined: 1♀ ( DPPZ), IRAN, Kermanshah Province, Bayangan, Dodan (35°00’26”N, 46°12’51”E, 967 m), Malaise trap situated in orchard no 1, 15.07.2015 ; 1♀ ( DPPZ), same collecting data, 30.04.2015 , leg.: M. Zardouei Heydari; “ T. confluens (Gravenhorst) ”, 1♀ ( TMUC) Fars Province, Noor-Abad (30°07‘03“N, 51°33‘48“E, 1695 m), 08.04.2014 , Sweeping net, leg.: A. Amiri, Det: A. Amiri.

Distribution in Iran: Kerman and Kermanshah Provinces.

Distribution: Palaearctic [ Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iran (new record), Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey].

Diagnosis (Female). Body 6.0– 8.5 mm, fore wing 4–6 mm, ovipositor 2.7–3.8 mm. Temple short, constricted behind eyes in lateral view ( Figure 11a ). Clypeus with distinctly curved apical margin ( Figure 11b ). Malar space about 1.45× as long as basal width of mandible. Eye slightly divergent ventrally. Lateral ocellus diameter shorter than the distance between lateral ocellus and eye ( Figure 11c ). Mesoscutum with dense punctures ( Figure 11d ). Basal area of propodeum quadrate ( Figure 11e ). Areola and petiolar area not separated. Areola and petiolar area wide, covered with dense transverse striation. Median longitudinal carinae weakly convergent in middle. Second lateral area punctate. Fore wing with vein 2 m-cu postfurcal. Basal abscissa of M + Cu pigmented. Ventral margins of the first tergite touching each other. Apex of ovipositor straight ( Figure 11f ). Body black; vertical, frontal, facial, and the upper half of temporal orbits, the front edge of clypeus and mandibles, median and lateral lobes of mesoscutum yellow. Scutellum whitish-yellow with black semicircle patch basally. Fore and mid legs yellow. All coxae black basally. Hind legs black with yellowish patterns. Third to seventh tergites blackish brown basally then whitish yellow toward the apical and lateral edges.

Key to the species of the genus Temelucha in Iran

1. Propodeum mainly yellow and/or reddish, scutellum entirely yellow ........................................................................ 2

- Propodeum entirely black, scutellum black or entirely yellow ...................................................................... 10

2. Propodeum short, dorsal outline of propodeum distinctly curved in lateral view ... T. lucida ( Szépligeti, 1899)

- Propodeum long, the dorsal outline of propodeum very slightly curved in lateral view ..................................... 3

3. Mesosoma in lateral view long and narrow (2× as long as wide), apex of ovipositor down-curved ( Figure 9f ) ............................................. T. schoenobia ( Thomson, 1890)

- Mesosoma in lateral view not as long and narrow (less than 2× as long as wide), apex of ovipositor straight ( Figure 3f ) .............................................................................. 4

4. Hind coxa basally with a black patch ........................ 5

- Hind coxa basally without a black patch .................. 6

5. Fore wing vein 2 m-cu postfurcal. Lateral ocellus shorter than the distance between lateral ocellus and eye ( Figure 4c ) ......................... T. decorata ( Gravenhorst, 1829)

- Fore wing vein 2 m-cu interstitial. Lateral ocellus large, its diameter longer than the distance between lateral ocellus and eye ( Figure 10c ) ...... T. tricolorata Šedivý, 1968

6. Ocellus diameter longer than or at least as long as the distance between lateral ocellus and eye ............................. 7

- Ocellus diameter shorter than the distance between lateral ocellus and eye ........................................................... 9

7. Lateral ocellus diameter about 3–4× as long as the distance between lateral ocellus and eye ( Figure 5c ) ........... .................................................................... T. flavia Vas, 2016

. Lateral ocellus diameter as long as the distance between lateral ocellus and eye ........................................... 8

8. Eyes parallel-sided in frontal view. Mesoscutum densely punctate. Notaulus distinct ..................................... .................................... T. afghana Šedivý, 1968

- Eyes distinctly convergent in frontal view (Figure

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3b). Mesoscutum sparsely punctate. Notaulus indistinct ( Figure 3d ) ............................................................................... ................... T. convergence Zardouei & Rakhshani sp. nov.

9. Eyes parallel in frontal view, temple not narrowed behind eye (1.1× as long as eye) ............................................. ................................................ T. dorsonigra ( Hedwig, 1957)

- Eyes divergent in frontal view, temple narrowed behind eye (0.35× as long as eye) ........................................... .................................. T. brunnemaculata Riedel et al., 2019

10. Scutellum entirely black ..................................... 11

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- Scutellum entirely or partly yellow or brownish .... 17 11. Basal abscissa of M + Cu in fore wing unpigmented.

Lateral lobes of mesoscutum usually brown. … T. minuta

( Morley, 1912)

- Basal abscissa of M + Cu in fore wing pigmented. Lateral lobes of mesoscutum black ................................... 12 12. Pterostigma strongly widened (in middle as wide as long) and bicolored. Second discal cell equal to first subdiscal cell .......................... T. persicator ( Hedwig, 1957)

- Pterostigma narrower and unicolored. Second discal cell longer than the first subdiscal cell .............................. 13

13. Ventral margins of the first tergite not touching each other. Apex of ovipositor slightly down-curved. Anterior edge of clypeus straight ( Figure 8b ) ................. 14

- Ventral margins of the first tergite touching each other. Apex of ovipositor sinuous ( Figure 7f ). Anterior edge of clypeus weakly convex ( Figure 7b ) ...................... 15

14. Ovipositor sheath distinctly longer than the fore wing. Clypeus convex in lateral view ..................................... .................................................. T. caudata ( Szépligeti, 1899)

- Ovipositor sheath distinctly shorter than the fore wing. Clypeus flat in lateral view ( Figure 8a ) ........................ ............................................ T. pseudocaudata Kolarov, 1982

15. Ovipositor apex straight .......................................... ............................................ T. meridionellator Aubert, 1981

- Ovipositor apex sinuous ........................................... 16

16. Scapus entirely dark brown ..................................... ................................................. T. annulata ( Szépligeti, 1899)

- Scapus with yellow coloration ....................................... .......................................... T.ophthalmica ( Holmgren, 1860)

17. Ovipositor with apex weakly down-curved ( Figure 3f ) ............................................................................ 18

- Ovipositor with apex straight ( Figure 11f ) ............ 19

18. Mesosoma in lateral view long and narrow (2× as long as wide) ( Figure 3f ). The front edge of clypeus weakly convex ( Figure 3b ). R 1 in fore wing shorter than pterostigma. Scutellum partly yellow. Head not strongly constricted behind eyes in dorsal view ................................. ............................................ T. albipennis ( Zetterstedt, 1838)

- Mesosomain lateral view not long and narrow (less than 2× as long as wide). The front edge of clypeus distinctly curved. R 1 in fore wing longer than pterostigma. Scutellum entirely yellow. Head strongly constricted behind eyes in dorsal view ............ T. notata Kolarov, 1989

19. Propodeum short, dorsal outline of propodeum distinctly curved in lateral view. Eyes parallel ...................... ...................................................... T. lucida ( Szépligeti, 1899)

- Propodeum long, the dorsal outline of propodeum very slightly curved in lateral view. Eyes slightly divergent ventrally ( Figure 11b ) ............ T. variipes ( Szépligeti, 1899)

Figures

Figure 3. External morphological characters of Temelucha convergence Zardouei & Rakhshani sp. nov.– Female: a) head, lateral view; b) head, frontal view; c) head, dorsal view; d) mesoscutum, dorsal view; e) propodeum, dorsal view; f) general habitus, lateral view.

Figure 4. External morphological characters of Temelucha decorata (Gravenhorst, 1829)– Female: a) head, lateral view; b) head, frontal view; c) head, dorsal view; d) mesoscutum, dorsal view; e) propodeum, dorsal view; f) general habitus, lateral view.

Figure 5. External morphological characters of Temelucha flavia Vas, 2016– Female: a) head, lateral view; b) head, frontal view; c) head, dorsal view; d) mesoscutum, dorsal view; e) propodeum, dorsal view; f) general habitus, lateral view.

Figure 7. External morphological characters of Temelucha ophthalmica (Holmgren, 1860)– Female: a) head, lateral view; b) head, frontal view; c) head, dorsal view; d) mesoscutum, dorsal view; e) propodeum, dorsal view; f) general habitus, lateral view.

Figure 8. External morphological characters of Temelucha pseudocaudata Kolarov, 1982– Female: a) head, lateral view; b) head, frontal view; c) head, dorsal view; d) mesoscutum, dorsal view; e) propodeum, dorsal view; f) general habitus, lateral view.

Figure 9. External morphological characters of Temelucha schoenobia (Thomson, 1890)– Female: a) head, lateral view; b) head, frontal view; c) head, dorsal view; d) mesoscutum, dorsal view; e) propodeum, dorsal view; f) general habitus, lateral view.

Figure 10. External morphological characters of Temelucha tricolorata Šedivý, 1968– Male: a) head, lateral view; b) head, frontal view; c) head, dorsal view; d) mesoscutum, dorsal view; e) propodeum, dorsal view; f) general habitus, lateral view.

Figure 11. External morphological characters of Temelucha variipes (Szepligeti, 1899)– Female: a) head, lateral view; b) head, frontal view; c) head, dorsal view; d) mesoscutum, dorsal view; e) propodeum, dorsal view; f) general habitus, lateral view.