Aphidius

Rakhshani, Ehsan, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Starý, Petr, ‚, Tomanovi, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G. & Manzari, Shahab, 2008, A review of Aphidius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran: host associations, distribution and taxonomic notes, Zootaxa 1767, pp. 37-54 : 39-40

Key to Aphidius species in Iran (based on adult females)

1 Anterolateral area of petiole rugose (Fig. 58) ............................................................ Aphidius ervi Haliday

- Anterolateral area of petiole costate (Fig. 59) or costulate (Fig. 60)...........................................................2

2 Anterolateral area of petiole costate (Fig. 59).............................................................................................3

- Anterolateral area of petiole costulate (Fig. 60)..........................................................................................4

3 Antenna 15-segmented; metacarpus as long as or slightly shorter than pterostigma length ( Fig. 26 ); labial palpus with two palpomeres ( Fig. 3 ) ................................................................. Aphidius colemani Viereck

- Antenna 16–17-segmented; metacarpus about half of pterostigma length ( Fig. 38 ); labial palpus with three palpomeres ( Fig. 6 ) ..................................................................................... Aphidius transcaspicus Telenga

4 Labial palpus with two palpomeres ( Figs. 1, 4, 5 ).......................................................................................5

- Labial palpus with three palpomeres (c.f. Fig. 2 )........................................................................................8

5 Maxillary palpus with four palpomeres.......................................................................................................6

- Maxillary palpus with three palpomeres; when one palpus has four palpomeres, other palpus bears trace of two palpomeres ( Fig. 5 )...............................................................................................................................7 6 Metacarpus short, 0.5–0.7X as long as pterostigma length ( Fig. 24 ); flagellomere 1 3.5–3.8X as long as its width ( Fig. 7 ); ovipositor sheath slender and elongate with parallel dorsoventral lines ( Fig. 61 ) ................ .......................................................................................................................... Aphidius absinthii Marshall

- Metacarpus very short, 0.15–0.2X as long as pterostigma length ( Fig. 32 ); flagellomere 1 3.8–4.1X as long as its width ( Fig. 15 ); ovipositor sheath short with convergent dorsoventral lines ( Fig. 69 )................ ................................................................................................................................... Aphidius popovi Starý

7 Antennae 14–15-segmented; pterostigma elongately triangular, as long as metacarpus ( Fig. 30 ); ovipositor sheath short ( Fig. 67 ) ................................................................................ Aphidius matricariae Haliday

- Antennae 16–17-segmented; pterostigma widely triangular, 1.9–2.4X as long as metacarpus ( Fig. 31 ); ovipositor sheath elongate ( Fig. 68 ) .................................................. Aphidius persicus Rakhshani & Starý

8 Tentorial index 0.6–0.8; face densely pubescent ( Fig. 2 )............................................................................9

- Tentorial index <0.6; face sparsely pubescent with glabrous middle area................................................10

9 Antennae 19–20-segmented ................................................................................ Aphidius cingulatus Ruthe

- Antennae 14–15-segmented ............................................................................... Aphidius setiger Mackauer

10 Antennae 13–14-segmented ................................................................................... Aphidius salicis Haliday

- Antennae with more than 14-segments......................................................................................................11

11 Ovipositor sheath elongate and strongly prominent ( Fig. 66 ) ......................... Aphidius funebris Mackauer

- Ovipositor sheath broad ( Figs. 64 , 70, 71, 74, 76, 77 )..............................................................................12

12 Antennae 16–18-segmented.......................................................................................................................13

- Antennae 19–20-segmented.......................................................................................................................16

13 Metacarpus 0.50–0.55 as long as pterostigma length ( Fig. 34 ); antennae 17–18-segmented ....................... ................................................................................................................................. Aphidius rosae Haliday

- Metacarpus longer than 0.75 pterostigma length ( Figs. 33, 39, 40 ); antennae 16–17-segmented............14

14 Pterostigma widely triangular, 2.8–3.1X as long as its width ( Fig. 40 ) Aphidius uzbekistanicus Luzhetzki

- Pterostigma narrowly triangular, 3.3–3.9X as long as its width ( Figs. 33, 39 ).........................................15

15 Antennae 16–17-segmented; ovipositor sheath widening sharply toward base ( Fig. 70 ); pterostigma slightly longer than metacarpus ( Fig. 33 ) ...................................... Aphidius rhopalosiphi De Stefani-Perez

- Antennae 17–18-segmented; ovipositor sheath widening weakly toward base ( Fig. 76 ); pterostigma equal to or slightly shorter than metacarpus ( Fig. 39 ) .................................................... Aphidius urticae Haliday

16 Pterostigma 1.8–2.1X as long as metacarpus ( Fig. 27 ) .................. Aphidius eadyi Starý, González & Hall

- Pterostigma 1.3–1.5X as long as metacarpus ( Fig. 37 ) .................... Aphidius smithi Sharma & Subba Rao

Figures

FIGURES 24 – 30. Forewing of Aphidius species. 24, A. absinthii; 25, A. cingulatus; 26, A. colemani; 27, A. eadyi; 28, A. ervi; 29, A. funebris; 30, A. matricariae. Scale bars = 200 micrometers.

FIGURES 1 – 6. Head and mouthparts of Aphidius species. 1, A. absinthii; 2, A. cingulatus; 3, A. colemani; 4, A. matricariae; 5, A. persicus; 6, A. transcaspicus. Scale bars = 150 micrometers.

FIGURES 31 – 40. Forewing of Aphidius species. 31, A. persicus; 32, A. popovi; 33, A. rhopalosiphi; 34, A. rosae; 35, A. salicis; 36, A. setiger; 37, A. smithi; 38, A. transcaspicus; 39, A. urticae; 40, A. uzbekistanicus. Scale bars = 200 micrometers.

FIGURES 7–23. First (F1), second (F2), penultimate and terminal flagellomeres of Aphidius species. 7, A. absinthii; 8, A. cingulatus; 9, A. colemani; 10, A. eadyi; 11, A. ervi; 12, A. funebris; 13, A. matricariae; 14, A. persicus; 15, A. popovi; 16, A. rhopalosiphi; 17, A. rosae; 18, A. salicis; 19, A. setiger; 20, A. smithi; 21, A. transcaspicus; 22, A. urticae; 23, A. uzbekistanicus. LPl = longitudinal placode. Scale bars = 100 micrometers.

FIGURES 61 – 67. Female genitalia of Aphidius species. 61, A. absinthii; 62, A. cingulatus; 63, A. colemani; 64, A. eadyi; 65, A. ervi; 66, A. funebris; 67, A. matricariae. Scale bars = 50 micrometers.

FIGURES 68 – 77. Female genitalia of Aphidius species. 68, A. persicus; 69, A. popovi; 70, A. rhopalosiphi; 71, A. rosae; 72, A. salicis; 73, A. setiger; 74, A. smithi; 75, A. transcaspicus; 76, A. urticae; 77, A. uzbekistanicus. Scale bars = 50 micrometers.