Bracon (Bracon) indubius Szépligeti, 1901

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 : 214

Bracon (Bracon) indubius Szépligeti, 1901

( Fig. 11 A–F)

Material examined. Khuzestan, Behbahan, Mansuriye , (30°38′08.99″N, 50°18′20.83″E, 320 m), 22.iv–5.v.2017, 1♀ ( ZISP) , 7–21.v.2017, 1♀ ( TMUC), Malaise trap in citrus orchards, leg. M. Zargar.

General distribution. Palaearctic: Central Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia, Eastern Europe, Southern Eu- rope.

Diagnosis: Width of head 1.5–1.7× as long as its length in dorsal view; POL:OD:OOL—3:2:6; malar space 0.6–0.8× as wide as mandibular base; width of face 1.7–1.8 × as large as its height; antenna with 26 antennomeres, shorter than body, penultimate flagellomere 1.5–1.7× as long as wide; mesosoma 1.6–1.7 × as long as its maximum height; mesoscutum smooth; propodeum smooth and without median carina; marginal cell of fore wing distinctly shortened, vein 3-SR 1.5× as long as vein 2-SR; length of pterostigma 2.6–2.8× its wide; length of TI 1.0–1.1× as long as its apical width; ovipositor 0.6–0.7× as long as metasoma; body smooth; face granulose, TI rugose, TII medially with rugose sculpture becoming weak laterally, subsequent tergites smooth; body black; legs brown.

Remark. Papp (2012: 64) considered B. indubius as a variety of B. nigriventris Wesmael, 1838 . Examination of the types of both taxa revealed that their differences do not allow to consider them conspecific. Bracon indubius distinctly differs from B. nigriventris by shortened marginal cell and more long malar space.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Bracon (Bracon) indubius Szépligeti, 1901: A. Head, dorsal view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D. Fore wing; E. Metasoma, dorsal view; F. Habitus, dorsal view.