Brachypipona irana GUSENLEITNER

Schmid, Christian, 2021, New records of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran with descriptions of three species, Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2), pp. 1105-1121 : 1108

Brachypipona irana GUSENLEITNER & SCHMID- EGGER, nov.sp. ( figs 2-4 )

H o l o t y p e: Iran, Fars prov., 1♀ 04.v.2019 Haji Abad 2,5 km SW 29.1855 N 54.1389 E, 1677 m (leg. et coll. Schmid-Egger).

P a r a t y p e s: Iran, Fars prov., 1♀, 17.v.2019 Zanjiran, 3,4 km NE 29.0748 N 52.6540 E, 1776 m. (leg. Jacobs, coll. J. Gusenleitner).

D i a g n o s i s: The species is characterized by its overall appearance ( figs 2-4 ).

D e s c r i p t i o n o f f e m a l e h o l o t y p e: Body length 10 mm. Colour: Black, the following parts light yellow: bands on mandible, two lateral spots on clypeus, scape below, inner side of eye, spot on frons and on gena, two large spots on pronotum, tegula, transverse band on scutellum (medially interrupted), legs from end to femora (with some smaller spots on backside of tibiae), large band on tergite I, laterally larger than medially, bands on tergites II-V (laterally emarginated), deeply emarginated band on sternite II, three spots on apex of sternite III. Glossa and tarsi reddish. Wings transparent, costal area of forewing weakly infuscate. Morphology: Apical clypeal margin deeply emarginated, with sparse punctation, shiny interspaces larger than punctures. Frons, vertex and gena evenly and coarsely punctured, interspaces smaller than punctures, shiny, some denser punctation on scape. Pronotum, mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum and mesopleuron distinctly denser punctured than frons. Corner of pronotum laterally shortly pointed, pronotum with transverse weak edge towards apex. Mesonotum laterally with deep longitudinal furrow in apical part (parapsidae). Surface of metanotum declined, above punctuate, below shiny and without punctures. Propodeum with dense punctation, interspaces dull. Metapleuron shiny and smooth. Tegula with some large punctures. Legs dull with a few punctures only. Tergites II-VI and sternites II-VI finer punctured than tergite I, and the latter finer punctured than mesoscutum and sternite II. Sternite II basally with short longitudinal furrow. Body without pubescence.

The male is unknown.

E t y m o l o g y: The species is named after its country of origin, Iran.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Fars province in Southern Iran.

Figures

Figs 2-7: (2) Brachypipona irana nov.sp. ♀ holotype, habitus lateral; (3) Brachypipona irana nov.sp. ♀ holotype, habitus dorsal; (4) Brachypipona irana nov.sp. ♀ holotype, face; (5) Brachypipona montana nov.sp. ♂ holotype, habitus lateral; (6) Brachypipona montana nov.sp. ♂ holotype, mesosoma and tergite I dorsal; (7) Brachypipona montana nov.sp. ♂ holotype, face.