Ephedrus helleni Mackauer, 1968

Rakhshani, Ehsan, Barahoei, Hossein, Ahmad, Zubair, Starý, Petr, Ghafouri-Moghaddam, Mostafa, Mehrparvar, Mohsen, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Čkrkić, Jelisaveta & Tomanović, Željko, 2019, Review of Aphidiinae parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of the Middle East and North Africa: key to species and host associations, European Journal of Taxonomy 552, pp. 1-132 : 27-28

Ephedrus helleni Mackauer, 1968

Figs 32 , 120 , 223 , 319 , 420 , 557

Host records

Cavariella aquatica (Gillette & Bragg) ( Starý 1979; Starý et al. 2000; Rakhshani et al. 2007b; Talebi et al. 2009); Hayhurstia atriplicis (L.) ( Barahoei et al. 2014).

Distribution in the Middle East and North Africa

Iran ( Starý 1979; Starý et al. 2000; Rakhshani et al. 2007b; Talebi et al. 2009).

General distribution

Eastern and Western Palaearctic, Oriental.

Figures

Figs 31–44. Antenna (♀): 31. Ephedrus cerasicola. 32. Ephedrus helleni. 33. Ephedrus niger. 34. Ephedrus persicae. 35. Ephedrus plagiator. 36. Lipolexis gracilis. 37. Lysiphlebus cardui. 38. Lysiphlebus confusus. 39. Lysiphlebus desertorum. 40. Lysiphlebus fabarum. 41. Lysiphlebus fritzmuelleri. 42. Lysiphlebus testaceipes. 43. Monoctonia pistaciaecola. 44. Monoctonia vesicarii.

Figs115–128. Forewing(♀):115. Binodoxysheraclei.116.Diaeretiellarapae. 117. Diaeretusleucopterus. 118. Ephedrus cerasicola. 119. Ephedrus chaitophori. 120. Ephedrus helleni. 121. Ephedrus lacertosus. 122. Ephedrus nacheri. 123. Ephedrus niger. 124. Ephedrus persicae. 125. Ephedrus plagiator. 126. Lipolexis gracilis. 127. Lysiphlebus cardui. 128. Lysiphlebus confusus.

Figs 208–223. Dorsal aspect of mesonotum (♀): 208. Aphidius transcaspicus. 209. Aphidius uroleuci. 210. Aphidius urticae. 211. Aphidius uzbekistanicus. 212. Areopraon lepelleyi. 213. Betuloxys hortorum. 214. Binodoxys acalephae. 215. Binodoxys angelicae. 216. Binodoxys brevicornis. 217. Binodoxys centaureae. 218. Binodoxys heraclei. 219. Diaeretiella rapae. 220. Diaeretus leucopterus. 221. Ephedrus cerasicola. 222. Ephedrus chaitophori. 223. Ephedrus helleni.

Figs 317–331. Dorsal aspect of propodeum (♀): 317. Ephedrus cerasicola. 318. Ephedrus chaitophori. 319. Ephedrus helleni. 320. Ephedrus lacertosus. 321. Ephedrus nacheri. 322. Ephedrus niger. 323. Ephedrus persicae. 324. Ephedrus plagiator. 325. Lipolexis gracilis. 326. Lysiphlebus cardui. 327. Lysiphlebus confusus. 328. Lysiphlebus desertorum. 329. Lysiphlebus fabarum. 330. Lysiphlebus fritzmuelleri. 331. Lysiphlebus testaceipes.

Figs 400–424. Dorsal aspect of petiole (♀): 400. Aphidius salicis. 401. Aphidius setiger. 402. Aphidius smithi. 403. Aphidius sonchi. 404. Aphidius stigmaticus. 405. Aphidius transcaspicus. 406. Aphidius uroleuci. 407. Aphidius urticae. 408. Aphidius uzbekistanicus. 409. Areopraon lepelleyi. 410. Betuloxys hortorum. 411. Binodoxys acalephae. 412. Binodoxys angelicae. 413. Binodoxys brevicornis. 414. Binodoxys centaureae. 415. Binodoxys heraclei. 416. Diaeretiellarapae. 417. Diaeretusleucopterus. 418. Ephedrus cerasicola. 419. Ephedrus chaitophori. 420. Ephedrus helleni. 421. Ephedrus lacertosus. 422. Ephedrus nacheri. 423. Ephedrus niger. 424. Ephedrus persicae.

Figs 546–562. Lateral aspect of ♀ genitalia: 546. Areopraon lepelleyi. 547. Betuloxys hortorum. 548. Binodoxys acalephae. 549. Binodoxys angelicae. 550. Binodoxys brevicornis. 551. Binodoxys centaureae. 552. Binodoxys heraclei. 553. Diaeretiella rapae. 554. Diaeretus leucopterus. 555. Ephedrus cerasicola. 556. Ephedrus chaitophori. 557. Ephedrus helleni. 558. Ephedrus lacertosus. 559. Ephedrus nacheri. 560. Ephedrus niger. 561. Ephedrus persicae. 562. Ephedrus plagiator.