Bracon (Bracon) biroicus Papp, 1990

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 : 206-210

Bracon (Bracon) biroicus Papp, 1990

( Fig. 6 A–F)

Material examined. Khuzestan, Baghmalek, Lalab , (31°32′53.70″N, 49°57′37.00″E, 843 m), 22.ii–5.iii.2017, 1♀ ( TMUC), Malaise trap in citrus orchards, leg. M. Zargar.

General distribution. Palaearctic: Greece, Iran, Israel.

Diagnosis: Width of head 2.0× its length in dorsal view; POL:OD:OOL—3:2:6.2; malar space 0.85× as wide as mandibular base; width of face 2.6× as large as its height; antenna with 32 antennomeres, as long as body, penultimate flagellomere 1.2× as long as wide; mesosoma 1.4× as long as its maximum height; mesoscutum smooth; propodeum smooth and without median carina; marginal cell of fore wing reaching before wing apex; vein 3-SR 1.2× as long as vein 2-SR; length of pterostigma 2.6× its wide; length of TI 0.9× its apical width; ovipositor 0.45× as long as metasoma; body smooth; TI and TII rugose, TIII shallowly rugulose in anterior half and smooth in posterior half; body black; metasoma dark brown, legs brown, femora dark brown.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Bracon (Bracon) biroicus Papp, 1990: A. Head, dorsal view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D. Fore wing; E. Metasoma, dorsal view; F. Habitus, lateral view.