Brachypipona montana GUSENLEITNER

Schmid, Christian, 2021, New records of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran with descriptions of three species, Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2), pp. 1105-1121 : 1108-1109

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5038766
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5038794
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/86599A2B-2040-F745-6990-FAF08029FCA1
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Brachypipona montana GUSENLEITNER
status	nov.sp.

Treatment

Brachypipona montana GUSENLEITNER & SCHMID- EGGER, nov.sp. ( figs 5-8 View Figs 2-7 View Figs 8-11 )

H o l o t y p e: Iran, Fars prov., 1♂, 15.v.1978 10 km S Deh Bid, 1770m, [29.82N, 52.800E], (leg. Klaus Warncke, coll. Gusenleitner).

P a r a t y p e: Iran. Kerman prov., 1♂, 05.v.1978 Sirdschan 40 km S 28.9845 N 55.7893 E, 1750 m. (leg. et coll. Schmid-Egger), habitat see fig. 12. View Figs 12-14

D i a g n o s i s: The species is characterized by its overall appearance ( figs 5-8 View Figs 2-7 View Figs 8-11 ).

D e s c r i p t i o n o f m a l e h o l o t y p e: Body length 7 mm. Colour: Black, the following parts are yellow: mandible, glossa, clypeus, scape (paratype with black band above), space between antennae and spot on frons, inner eye margin including emargination of eye, band on gena, large band on pronotum, upper part of mesopleuron, tegula, parategula, band on scutellum and on metanotum, propodeum laterally, fore- and midleg completely, hindleg from mid-femora, large bands on tergites I-VI, bands of tergit I-II medially deeply emarginated, large bands on sternites II-V (III-V laterally emarginated), spot on sternite VI. Last flagellomeres reddish. Wings transparent. Morphology: Clypeus longer than wide, below with deep emargination (as a ¼ circle). Clypeus densely punctuate, without interspaces. Scape sparsely and finely punctuate, last hook-like antennal segment reaches end of 10. antennal segment ( fig. 8 View Figs 8-11 ). Frons, vertex and gena with medium sized puntation and small interspaces. Puncture of pronotum, mesoscutum, scutellum and mesopleuron larger and coarser than those of frons. Pronotum with narrow transverse edge. Scutellum with weak longitudinal furrow. Metanotum coarsely sculptured, shiny and smooth beneath. Propodeal declivity indistinctly striate, laterally with some edges, propodeum laterally with coarse striae. Metapleuron without punctures, dull. Tegula coarsely punctured. Legs shiny and smooth. Tergite I coarsely punctured, tergite II-VII finer punctured, interspaces shagreened. Sternite II with coarser punctation than tergite II, all interspaces of sternites shiny. Sternite II with longitudinal furrow basally. Head and mesosoma with short pubescence, setae shorter than ocellar diameter.

The female is unknown.

E t y m o l o g y: The species is named after its area of origin, the mountains of Iran.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Kerman and Fars provinces in Southern Iran.