Leptoperilissus obeliscator (SHAUMAR, 1966)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Khuzestan site 1: 1♀ 11.iii.-10.v.2015, leg. E. Gilasian.

Remark: The available ♀ differs slightly from the original description (SHAUMAR 1966): Body length 3.5 mm. Antenna with 21 flagellomeres. Costula absent. Ovipositor sheath about as long as the 1 st tergite, completely pilose, clubbed apically; ovipositor strongly bent to dorsal. Antenna brown; pedicellus yellowish apically. Clypeus black, with reddish apical margin. Fore and mid coxae red, black basally; hind coxa black; hind trochanter brownish. Hind tibia completely red. Pterostigma pale ochreous. Structure and color otherwise typical.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Previously only known from Egypt, new record for Iran.