Bracon (Bracon) cisellatus Papp, 1998

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 : 210

Bracon (Bracon) cisellatus Papp, 1998

( Fig. 8 A–F)

Material examined. Khuzestan, Dezful, Qaleh–ye Rob–e Bandbal , (32°17′27.94″N, 48°25′46.98″E, 97 m), 7– 21.iii.2017, 1♀ ( TMUC), Malaise trap in citrus orchards, leg. M. Zargar.

General distribution. Palaearctic: Korean Peninsula, Iran.

Diagnosis: Width of head 1.8× its length in dorsal view; POL:OD:OOL—2:2.5:6; malar space 0.7× as wide as mandibular base; width of face 1.75× as large as its height; antenna with 26 antennomeres, as long as body, penultimate flagellomere 2.0× as long as wide; mesosoma 1.5× as long as its maximum height; mesoscutum glabrous; propodeum smooth and without median carina; marginal cell of fore wing reaching wing apex; vein 3-SR 1.2× as long as vein 2-SR; length of pterostigma 2.8× its width; length of first metasomal tergite 1.2× its apical width; ovipositor 0.7× as long as metasoma; body mainly smooth; TI and TIII obliquely striate, TII longitudinally striate, subsequent tergites transversely striate; body dark brown with yellowish patches on face, margin of eye and mesoscutum, propodeum and TI black, legs mainly yellow.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Bracon (Bracon) cisellatus Papp, 1998: A. Head, dorsal view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D. Fore wing; E. Metasoma, dorsal view; F. Habitus, dorsal view.