Agrilocida ferrierei Steffan, 1964

Rahmani, Zahra, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein & Mokhtari, Azizollah, 2023, New findings of Cleonymidae and Ooderidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) in Iran, with description of a new species of Oodera Westwood, Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12), pp. 710-723 : 712-714

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2023.2208763
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8071119
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scientific name	Agrilocida ferrierei Steffan, 1964
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Agrilocida ferrierei Steffan, 1964 View in CoL

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Agrilocida ferrierei Steffan, 1964: 104 . Holotype J – MHNG, France. Chalcedectoides saharensis Hedqvist, 1967: 182 . Holotype ♀ – MHNG, Algeria; synonymy by Bouček (1976) .

Material examined

1♀, Iran, Kerman, Koohpayeh (30.481°N, 57.305°W, 1803 m a.s.l.), Malaise trap, 14 August 2018, Sh GoogleMaps . Mohebban Leg.

Diagnosis

Female. Body length 4.31 mm. Head in frontal view 1.25× wider than high ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (a)); toruli inserted above lower margins of eyes ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (a)); scape not reaching median ocellus ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (a)); head in dorsal view with width 2.09× length ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (b)); POL 2.8× longer than OOL ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (b)); eye in lateral view with height 1.5× length ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (c)). Mesoscutum width 1.72× length ( Figure 2d View Figure 2 ); mesoscutellum length 0.77× width ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (d)). Forewing ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (e)) infuscate area between parastigma and apex of postmarginal vein except for hyaline region behind marginal vein; basal cell with one row of setae; basal fold setose; marginal vein 1.52× longer than postmarginal vein and 2.6× longer than stigmal vein. Propodeum without median carina but with longitudinal paramedial furrows in middle third ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (f)). Gaster 1.88× longer than wide, Gt 1 with posterior margin deeply emarginate ( Figure 1 View Figure 1 ).

Distribution in Iran. Kerman province (current study).

General distribution. Palaearctic ( Algeria, Central Asia, France, Israel, North Africa), including Iran (new record).

Remarks

The recently collected female from Iran differs slightly from the type specimen in both general colouration and the forewing venation: the dorsal aspect of the mesosoma is yellowish red, whereas in the holotype the scapulae, mesoscutellum, metanotum and a median area of the propodeum are mixed with green, blue and bronze metallic colour; further, the marginal vein is 2.6× the length of the stigmal vein whereas in the holotype the marginal vein is nearly 3× the length of the stigmal vein.

Remarks

A comparison was made with the original description of the holotype.