Brachypipona montana GUSENLEITNER

Schmid, Christian, 2021, New records of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran with descriptions of three species, Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2), pp. 1105-1121 : 1108-1109

Brachypipona montana GUSENLEITNER & SCHMID- EGGER, nov.sp. ( figs 5-8 )

H o l o t y p e: Iran, Fars prov., 1♂, 15.v.1978 10 km S Deh Bid, 1770m, [29.82N, 52.800E], (leg. Klaus Warncke, coll. Gusenleitner).

P a r a t y p e: Iran. Kerman prov., 1♂, 05.v.1978 Sirdschan 40 km S 28.9845 N 55.7893 E, 1750 m. (leg. et coll. Schmid-Egger), habitat see fig. 12.

D i a g n o s i s: The species is characterized by its overall appearance ( figs 5-8 ).

D e s c r i p t i o n o f m a l e h o l o t y p e: Body length 7 mm. Colour: Black, the following parts are yellow: mandible, glossa, clypeus, scape (paratype with black band above), space between antennae and spot on frons, inner eye margin including emargination of eye, band on gena, large band on pronotum, upper part of mesopleuron, tegula, parategula, band on scutellum and on metanotum, propodeum laterally, fore- and midleg completely, hindleg from mid-femora, large bands on tergites I-VI, bands of tergit I-II medially deeply emarginated, large bands on sternites II-V (III-V laterally emarginated), spot on sternite VI. Last flagellomeres reddish. Wings transparent. Morphology: Clypeus longer than wide, below with deep emargination (as a ¼ circle). Clypeus densely punctuate, without interspaces. Scape sparsely and finely punctuate, last hook-like antennal segment reaches end of 10. antennal segment ( fig. 8 ). Frons, vertex and gena with medium sized puntation and small interspaces. Puncture of pronotum, mesoscutum, scutellum and mesopleuron larger and coarser than those of frons. Pronotum with narrow transverse edge. Scutellum with weak longitudinal furrow. Metanotum coarsely sculptured, shiny and smooth beneath. Propodeal declivity indistinctly striate, laterally with some edges, propodeum laterally with coarse striae. Metapleuron without punctures, dull. Tegula coarsely punctured. Legs shiny and smooth. Tergite I coarsely punctured, tergite II-VII finer punctured, interspaces shagreened. Sternite II with coarser punctation than tergite II, all interspaces of sternites shiny. Sternite II with longitudinal furrow basally. Head and mesosoma with short pubescence, setae shorter than ocellar diameter.

The female is unknown.

E t y m o l o g y: The species is named after its area of origin, the mountains of Iran.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Kerman and Fars provinces in Southern Iran.

Figures

Figs 2-7: (2) Brachypipona irana nov.sp. ♀ holotype, habitus lateral; (3) Brachypipona irana nov.sp. ♀ holotype, habitus dorsal; (4) Brachypipona irana nov.sp. ♀ holotype, face; (5) Brachypipona montana nov.sp. ♂ holotype, habitus lateral; (6) Brachypipona montana nov.sp. ♂ holotype, mesosoma and tergite I dorsal; (7) Brachypipona montana nov.sp. ♂ holotype, face.

Figs 8-11: (8) Brachypipona montana nov.sp. ♂ holotype, last antennomeres; (9) Leptochilus iranus nov.sp. ♀ holotype, habitus lateral; (10) Leptochilus iranus nov.sp. ♀ holotype, habitus dorsal; (11) Leptochilus iranus nov.sp. ♀ holotype, face.

Figs 12-14: (12) Collection place of Brachypipona montana nov.sp., 40 km south of Sirdschan; (13) Collection place 50 km East of Sirdshan; (14) Flowering Allium fields 40 km East of Bam, visited by Polistes watti, P. indicus and many Eumeninae species.