Homolobus, Foerster, 1862

Rajabi Mazhar, A. R., Goldasteh, S., Farahani, S. & Azizkhani, E., 2018, Homolobus (Phylacter) meridionalis van Achterberg, 1979 (Braconidae, Homolobinae) in Iran: the first record from Asia, Far Eastern Entomologist 349, pp. 28-32 : 31

Key to Iranian subgenera and species of the genus Homolobus

1. Tarsal claws simple, without subapical tooth or lamella, inner hind claw ♀ convex or straight basally. (Subgenus Apatia Enderlein, 1920 ) .............................................….... 2

– Tarsal claws with a distinct subapical tooth or lamella, generally tooth-shaped ( Fig. 7 ), inner hind claw ♀ concave ……......................................................………..… …….... 3

2. Fourth labial palp segment 4.0 times as long as third one; eye about 1.6 times as long as temple in dorsal view; length of maxillary palp 1.3 times height of head ........................ ……………………........... ....................................……..... H. (A.) truncator (Say, 1829)

– Fourth labial palp segment 2.8 time as long as third one; eye about 2.3 times as long as temple in dorsal view; maxillary palp as long as height of head ...................................... …………………….……............. ................................ H. (A.) ophioninus (Vachal, 1907)

3. Vein 1A+2A of fore wing curved; 3rd–6th flagellar segments of female with longitudinal keel at the inner side; ovipositor sheath short, 0.04–0.07 times fore wing; vein 2-SC+R of hind wing transverse, longer than wide. (Subgenus Chartolobus van Achterberg, 1979) …………………………………………......... ......... H. (C.) infumator (Lyle, 1914)

– Vein 1A+2A of fore wing straight ( Fig. 4 ); 3rd–6th flagellar segments of female without longitudinal keel at the inner side ( Fig. 1 ); ovipositor sheath long ( Fig. 6 ), 0.12–0.25X fore wing; vein 2-SC+R of hind wing vertical, wider than long ( Fig. 5 ). (Subgenus Phylacter Reinhard, 1863 ) ............................. H. (P.) meridionalis van Achterberg, 1979

Figures

Figs. 1–7. Homolobus meridionalis. 1– inner side of basal segments of antenna; 2 – head,