Bracon (Bracon) brachycerus Thomson, 1892

Zargar, Mohammad, Samartsev, Konstantin, Talebi, Ali Asghar & Farahani, Samira, 2020, Study of the genus Bracon Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran new subspecies, new records and an updated checklist, Zootaxa 4758 (2), pp. 201-230 : 210

Bracon (Bracon) brachycerus Thomson, 1892

( Fig. 7 A–F)

Material examined. Khuzestan, Dezful, Qaleh–ye Rob–e Bandbal , (32°17′27.94″N, 48°25′46.98″E, 97 m), 7– 21.iv.2017, 1♀ ( TMUC), 1♀ ( ZISP), Malaise trap in citrus orchards, leg. M. Zargar.

General distribution. Palaearctic: Southern Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe.

Diagnosis: Width of head 1.5–1.7× its length in dorsal view; POL:OD:OOL—3:1.2:5.4; malar space 0.5–0.6× as wide as mandibular base; width of face 2.5× as large as its height; antenna with 23 antennomeres, shorter than body, penultimate flagellomere 1.2× as long as wide; mesosoma 1.8–2× as long as its maximum height; mesoscutum smooth; propodeum granulose to rugose with mid-longitudinal furrow; marginal cell of fore wing strongly shortened; vein 3-SR 1.4–1.5× as long as vein 2-SR; length of pterostigma 2.8–3.0× its width; length of first metasomal tergite 0.9–1.0× its apical width; ovipositor 0.7–0.8× as long as metasoma; body weakly granulose; TI and TII granulose, subsequent tergites weakly granulose; body black; metasoma dark brown, first tergite black.

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FIGURE 7. Bracon (Bracon) brachycerus Thomson, 1892: A. Head, dorsal view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D. Fore wing; E. Metasoma, dorsal view; F. Habitus, lateral view.