Bitomus (Bitomus) multipilis Fischer, 1990

Dolati, Sana, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier, Farahani, Samira & Khayrandish, Mohammad, 2021, New data on the subfamily Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 4903 (3), pp. 331-352 : 336

Bitomus (Bitomus) multipilis Fischer, 1990

Material collected: Iran, Alborz province: Karaj (35°46′20″N, 50°56′44″E, 1278 m a.s.l.), 8.VI.2010, 1 ♀, leg.: M. Khayrandish.

Diagnosis (Female): Body length 1.1 mm ( Fig. 4A ); antenna a little longer than the body; width of head (dorsal view) 2.1× as long as its length; width of clypeus 2.6× its maximum height ( Fig. 4B ); oral cavity developed ( Fig. 4B ); longitudinal diameter of eye 1.8×longer than temple ( Fig. 4C ); mesosoma 1.3× times its maximum height ( Fig. 4D ); precoxal sulcus narrow, crenulate ( Fig. 4D ); scutellar sulcus deep ( Fig. 4E ); pterostigma cuneate, vein r 0.3× as long as pterostigma wide, forming a straight line with 3RSa vein, 3RSa vein 1.5× as long as 2RS vein, 3RSb vein straight, 2.3× as long as 3RSa vein ( Fig. 4F ); length of hind femur 3.8× its maximum width ( Fig. 4G ); propodeum finely rugose; metasomal tergits entirely smooth; first metasomal tergite black, remaining metasomal tergites reddish yellow; legs yellow; ovipositor sheaths as long as first metasomal tergite.

Distribution in Iran: Alborz Province (current study).

General distribution: Hungary ( Yu et al. 2016) and Iran (new record).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Bitomus (Bitomus) multipilis Fischer, 1990: A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, lateral view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Mesosoma, dorsal view; F. Fore wing; G. Hind leg, lateral view.