Aleiodes (Aleiodes) bicolor (Spinola, 1808)

Farahani, Samira, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Achterberg, Cornelis Van & Rakhshani, Ehsan, 2015, A review of the subfamily Rogadinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 3973 (2), pp. 227-250 : 233

Aleiodes (Aleiodes) bicolor (Spinola, 1808)

( Figs 4 A–F, 8C)

Material examined. Alborz province: Chalous Road, Arangeh (35°55′07.20″ N, 51°05′09.24″ E, 1891 m a. s. l.), 01.vi.2010, 1♂; 08.vi.2010, 1♀; 15.vi.2010, 1♀, 1♂; 06.vii.2010, 1♀; 05.x.2010, 1♀; Chalous Road, Sarziarat (35°55′10.38″ N, 51°06′51.24″ E, 1980 m a. s. l.), 29.vi.2010, 1♂; 28.vii.2010, 5♀, 20♂; 24.viii.2010, 2♀; 28.ix.2010, 1♀; Karadj (35°46′08.88″ N, 50°56′55.20″ E, 1277 m a. s. l.), 18.v.2010, 1♂; 25.v.2010, 3♂; 01.vi.2010, 1♂; 08.vi.2010, 1♀, 1♂; 22.vi.2010, 1♀, 2♂; 29.vi.2010, 3♂; 20.vii.2010, 1♀; 10.viii.2010, 1♀; 16.viii.2010, 1♀; 24.viii.2010, 1♀; 31.viii.2010, 1♀; 07.ix.2010, 1♀; 14.ix.2010, 1♀; 21.ix.2010, 2♀; 28.ix.2010, 1♀; 05.x.2010, 9♀, 1♂; 13.x.2010, 8♀, 1♂; 19.x.2010, 3♀, 5♂; Tehran province: Peykanshahr, Iran National Botanical Garden (35°44′19.91″ N, 51°10′52.49″ E, 1265 m a. s. l.), 04.v.2010, 1♀; 18.v.2010, 3♀, 2♂; 08.vi.2010, 2♀, 4♂; Shahriar (35°40′08.10″ N, 50°56′56.64″ E, 1168 m a. s. l.), 25.v.2010, 1♀, 1♂; 15.vi.2010, 1♀; 22.vi.2010, 2♂; 03.viii.2010, 1♂; 10.viii.2010, 1♂; 16.viii.2010, 1♀, 1♂; 31.viii.2010, 1♀; 07.ix.2010, 2♀, 3♂; 14.ix.2010, 3♀, 2♂; 21.ix.2010, 5♀, 20♂; 28.ix.2010, 5♀, 3♂; 05.x.2010, 7♀, 7♂; 13.x.2010, 3♂; 19.x.2010, 7♂; 26.x.2010, 5♂; Guilan province: Roodsar, Rahim abad, Orkom (36°45′44.34″ N, 50°18′11.88″ E, 1201 m a. s. l.), 19.iv.2010, 1♂; 14.vi.2010, 2♀, 2♂; 22.vi.2010, 3♀, 1♂; 06.vii.2010, 1♀, 10♂; 12.vii.2010, 1♀; 19.vii.2010, 1♀, 5♂, 25.vii.2010, 1♀, 2♂; 09.viii.2010, 1♀, 1♂; 16.viii.2010, 2♀; 23.viii.2010, 3♀, 1♂; 29.viii.2010, 1♂; 08.xi.2010, 1♀; Roodsar, Rahim abad, Ghazichak (36°45′52.62″ N, 50°20′01.08″ E, 1787 m a. s. l.), 28.vi.2010, 2♀, 1♂; 05.vii.2010, 3♀, 3♂; 11.vii.2010, 5♀, 15♂; 19.vii.2010, 2♀, 1♂; 25.vii.2010, 5♀, 2♂; 02.viii.2010, 4♀; 09.viii.2010, 6♀; 16.viii.2010, 7♀; 22.viii.2010, 5♀; 26.ix.2010, 1♀; 01.xi.2010, 1♀; 08.xi.2010, 1♀; 21.xi.2010, 3♀; Roodsar, Rahim abad, Ziaz (36°52′34.44″ N, 50°13′17.40″ E, 537 m a. s. l.), 06.vii.2010, 1♀; 29.viii.2010, 1♀; 05.ix.2010, 2♀; 22.x.2010, 1♀; 01.xi.2010, 1♀; 08.xi.2010, 1♀; 21.xi.2010, 2♀; Qazvin province: Zereshk Road (36°21′39.72″ N, 50°03′55.56″ E, 1541 m a. s. l.), 05.ix.2011, 1♀, 1♂; 27.ix.2011, 2♀; 11.x.2011, 2♀; 06.xi.2011, 1♀; Zereshk (36°25′39.36″ N, 50°06′36.90″ E, 1997 m a. s. l.), 22.vi.2011, 2♀, 1♂; 06.vii.2011, 2♀; 04.ix.2011, 4♀, 1♂; 27.ix.2011, 2♀, 3♂; 11.x.2011, 8♀; 06.xi.2011, 1♀; Mazandaran province: Noor, Chamestan, Joorband (36°26′17.28″ N, 52°07′16.62″ E, 272 m a. s. l.), 05.ix.2011, 1♀, 1♂; 06.vii.2011, 1♂; 10.x.2011, 1♂; 05.xi.2011, 1♀; leg. M. Khayrandish & A. Nadimi.

Diagnostic characters (female). Body length 4.2–6.1 mm; antenna with 37–39 segments; compound eyes medium-sized ( Fig. 4 A); face 1.6–1.7 × as wide as its height, hypoclypeal depression 0.6–0.7 × as wide as its distance from compound eye ( Fig. 4 B); postocellar line 1.2–1.3 × and ocular-ocellar line 2.2–2.3 × longer than ocellar diameter ( Fig. 4 C), length of temple 0.6–0.7 × length of compound eye in dorsal view ( Fig. 4 C); mesopleuron rugose ( Fig. 4 D); vein r of fore wing 0.3 × as long as 3-SR, vein 2-CU1 2.0 × longer than vein 1-CU1 ( Fig. 4 E), marginal cell of hind wing parallel-sided apically; claws simple; first and second metasomal tergites rugose, second metasomal tergite transverse, 1.3–1.4 × wider than its length, third and following metasomal tergites punctulate ( Fig. 4 F).

Coloration. Body to variable degree reddish yellow; antenna yellow to dark; head completely reddish yellow except stemmaticum ( Fig. 4 C); mesonotum and scutellum reddish yellow ( Fig. 8 C), propodeum variable, usually black; legs completely reddish yellow; metasomal tergites variable, black to completely yellow.

General distribution. Palaearctic.

Distribution in Iran. Not exactly defined ( Telenga 1941), Sistan & Baluchestan ( Hedwig 1957), Mazandaran (Babol) ( Ghahari et al. 2009), Isfahan ( Ghahari et al. 2011c), Fars ( Lashkari-Bod et al. 2011), Alborz, Tehran, Guilan and Mazandaran (Noor) provinces (current study).

Remarks. Very frequently collected.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Aleiodes bicolor (Spinola, 1808), female; A. Head, lateral view, B. Head, frontal view, C. Head, dorsal view, D. Mesosoma, lateral view, E. Fore wing, F. Metasoma, dorsal view.

FIGURE 8. Lateral habitus of female in Aleiodes species; A. A. alternator, B. A. arnoldii, C. A. bicolor, D. A. circumscriptus, E. A. nocturnus, F. A. seriatus.