Apodesmia striatula (Fischer, 1957)

Dolati, Sana, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier, Farahani, Samira & Khayrandish, Mohammad, 2021, New data on the subfamily Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 4903 (3), pp. 331-352 : 334-335

Apodesmia striatula (Fischer, 1957)

Material collected: Iran, Guilan province: Ziaz (36°52′27″N, 50°13′24″E, 490 m a.s.l.), 11.X.2011, 1♀, leg.: M. Khayrandish.

Diagnosis (Female): Body length 2 mm ( Fig. 2A ); face with usual pubescence ( Fig. 2B ); oral cavity developed ( Fig. 2B ); mandibles gradually broadened basally ( Fig. 2B ); medio-posterior mesoscutal depression elongate ( Fig. 2C ); mesosoma 1.5× its maximum height ( Fig. 2D ); precoxal sulcus smooth ( Fig. 2D ); pterostigma long-cuneate, 3RSa vein 1.7–1.8× as long as 2RS vein, m-cu vein postfurcal, lower side of discoidal cell 1.5× as long as m-cu vein ( Fig. 2E ); length of hind femur 5.0× its maximum width ( Fig. 2F ); propodeum rugose or with granulose sculpture; first metasomal tergite 1.5× longer than its width at apex ( Fig. 2G ); metasoma black except second tergite yellow ( Fig. 2H ); ovipositor sheaths barely extended beyond apex of metasoma ( Fig. 2H ).

Distribution in Iran: Guilan province (current study).

General distribution: Western Palaearctic ( Yu et al. 2016) and Iran (new record).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Apodesmia striatula (Fischer, 1957): A. Habitus, lateral view, B. Head, frontal view; C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Fore wing; F. Hind leg, lateral view; G. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.