Ophion bipictor Aubert, 1980

Johansson, Niklas, Ameri, Ali, Riedel, Matthias, Talebi, Ali Asghar & Ebrahimi, Ebrahim, 2021, Contribution to the Ophioninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Iran with the description of 16 new species and an illustrated key to the Eremotylus of the Western Palaearctic, Zootaxa 5023 (2), pp. 151-206 : 172

Ophion bipictor Aubert, 1980

Figs 9C, F .

Ophion bipictor Aubert, 1980: 5‒6 . Holotype ♀ from Israel in NHML examined.

Ophion mocsaryi var. decedens Hedwig, 1961: 291 syn. nov. Holotype ♀ from Afghanistan in SMNK, examined

Material examined: IRAN: 3♀♀, Kerman Province, Baft Ghanat-Marwan , 2800 m. a. s., 22‒23 May 1977, Saf. / Paz. / Abai. leg. ( HMIM) ; 4♂♂, Sistan- Baluchstan Province, khash, Kousheh, 28˚37’38.7"N, 61˚00’56.3"E, 1715 m. a. s., Agu. 16‒30, 2015, 2583 m. 22 Apr. 2012, Afs. / Mogh. / Moj leg. ( HMIM) ; 1♀, Khorasan Province, Shomali- Ghuchan-Chakane, dga/ Pahne , 1780 m. a. s., 11‒12 Jun. 2009, Mof. leg. ( HMIM) ; 1♀, Golestan Province, P. M. Golestan, Tang-e Gol , 5 May 1999, Mogh / Bar. / Man. leg. ( HMIM) ; 1♀, Kerman Province, Baft-Lalehzar , 2800 m. a. s., 24‒29 May 1977, Safavi. / Pazuki / Abai. leg. ( HMIM) ; 2♀♀, Markazi Province, Golpayegan area Kocherev v., 28 Apr. 2007, A. Klimenko leg. ( MR) .

Remarks: Described from Turkey and Israel (Aubert 1980). This species is distinguished from other Ophion species by the rounded right angled pleurosternal angles, the mandibular teeth, which lack internal angles (often heavily worn), the relatively densely punctate face and mesopleuron and the often quite typical colouration with the body reddish brown with the inner and outer orbits, subalar prominence and two elongate spots in front of the scutellum whitish-yellow. The numerous flagellomeres (59‒63) are comparatively stout. Study of the holotype of Ophion mocsaryi var. decedens Hedwig, 1961 shows that it is conspecific with the type of O. bipictor . However, the name decedens was described as a variety and published in April 1 st 1961, which means that the name is unavailable according to the code. Ophion mocsaryi var. decedens syn. nov. is therefore considered as a synonym of O. bipictor .

Figures

FIGURE 9. A) Ophion al Johansson sp. nov., holotype ♀ (HMIM) in lateral view; B) Ophion al sp. nov. paratype female, head in anterior view; C) Ophion bipictor Aubert, female from Iran, head in anterior view; D) Ophion al sp. nov paratype female, mesopleuron and pleurosternal angles in lateroventral view; E) Ophion al sp. nov., paratype female, mesosoma and head in lateral view; F) Ophion bipictor Aubert, mesosoma and head in lateral view. Photos: Niklas Johansson.