Opius

Ameri, Ali, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Beyarslan, Ahmet & Kamali, Karim, 2014, Study of the genus Opius Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Opiinae) in Southern Iran, with eleven new records, Zootaxa 3884 (1), pp. 1-26 : 4

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6128161

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B71487A1-021D-FFF6-FF3A-FF7905F9FA00

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scientific name

Opius
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Key to the species of Opius View in CoL View at ENA in Southern Iran

1. Mesonotum with medio-posterior mesoscutal depression ( Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 E, 10E, 11E, 14E, 17E).............................. 2

- Mesonotum without medio-posterior mesoscutal depression ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 E, 4E, 6E, 77E, 8E, 9E, 12E, 13E, 15E, 16E).......... 6

2. Sternaulus with granulose sculpture ( Fig. 14 View FIGURE 14 D)........................................ Opius (Opiostomus) riphaeus View in CoL

- Sternaulus smooth or absent ( Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 D, 10D, 11D, 17D)........................................................ 3

3. Propodeum rugose sculpture ( Fig.5 View FIGURE 5 F)................................................ Opius (Allotypus) damnosus View in CoL

- Propodeum smooth ( Figs 10 View FIGURE 10 F, 11F, 12F) (subgenus: Agnopius)................................................. 4

4. Recurrent vein antefurcal ( Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 H).............................................. Opius (Agnopius) nowakowskii View in CoL

- Recurrent vein postfurcal ( Figs 11 View FIGURE 11 H, 17H).................................................................. 5

5. Thorax short, its length 1.2 X as long as height ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 D); temple 0.45 X as long as longitudinal eye diameter ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 A); first metasomal tergites faintly rugose and without lateral caraina, metasomal tergites entirely weakly granulose ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 I), body yellowish ( Fig. 19 View FIGURE 19 F)............................................................. Opius (Agnopius) tirolensis View in CoL

- Thorax elongated, its length 1.6 X as long as height ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 D); temple 0.80 X as long as longitudinal eye diameter ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 A); only first metasomal tergite rugose and with two lateral convergent carina ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 I), body black except legs yellow ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 H)............................................................................. Opius (Agnopius) novosimilis View in CoL

6. Sternaulus rugose ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 D)........................................................ Opius (Gastrosema) caucasi View in CoL

- Sternaulus smooth or absent ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 D, 6D, 7D, 8D, 9D, 12D, 13D, 15D, 16D)..................................... 7

7. Metasoma behind petiole with granulose sculpture at least or only at the base of first tergite, second tergite finely granulate ( Fig. 13 View FIGURE 13 I), propodeum rugose ( Fig. 13 View FIGURE 13 F)......................................... .. Opius (Merotrachys) View in CoL penetrator

- Metasoma ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 I, 6I, 7I, 8I, 9I, 12I, 15I, 16I) and propodeum smooth ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 F, 6F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 12F, 15F, 16F)............8

8. Thorax about 0.5 X as long as height ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 D, 12D), (Subgenus Pendopius)..................................... 9

- Thorax 0.25–0.4 longer than height ( Figs 6 View FIGURE 6 D, 7D, 8D, 9D, 16D, 16D)...........................................10

9. Length of first flagellomere 3 X as long as wide; head 1.6 X as long as wide ( Fig. 12 View FIGURE 12 B)........ Opius (Pendopius) pendulus View in CoL

- Length of first flagellomere 1.7 X as long as wide; head 2 X as long as wide ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 B)......... Opius (Pendopius) bajariae View in CoL

10. Second radial segment (r2) about 2 X as long as second cubital cross vein or longer ( Figs 15 View FIGURE 15 H, 16H), (Subgenus Allophelbus)................................................................................................... 11

- Second radial segment (r2) as half as long as second cubital cross vein or shorter ( Figs 6 View FIGURE 6 H, 7H, 8H, 9H)................ 12

11. Stigma elongated, 0.84 X as long as R1a, gradually merging into metacarpus ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 H); clypeus 4 times as wide as height ( Fig. 16 View FIGURE 16 B); first abdominal tergites 1.4 X as long as its width at apex, metasoma with sparse short hairs ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 I)............................................................................................. Opius (Allophlebus) tabificus View in CoL

- Stigma medium sized, 0.75 X as long as R1a, wider at base ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 H); clypeus 3 times as wide as height ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 B); first metasomal tergite as long as its width at apex, metasoma with six rows of regular long hairs ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 I).................................................................................................... Opius (Allophlebus) staryi View in CoL

12. Hind femur 5 X as long as its maximum width ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 G).............................. Opius (Opiothorax) minusculae View in CoL

- Hind femur 3.0–3.5 X as long as its maximum width ( Figs 6 View FIGURE 6 G, 7G, 8G).......................................... 13

13. Temple 0.8 X as long as eye diameter ( Fig.8 View FIGURE 8 A) face, gena and clypeus with long setae ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 B)................................................................................................ Opius (Hyponoydus) latipediformis View in CoL

- Temple as long as eye diameter ( Figs 6 View FIGURE 6 A, 7A), face, clypeus, gena without long setae ( Figs 6 View FIGURE 6 B, 7B)................... 14

14. Head behind eye widened ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 C), height of compound eye 2.2 X as long as length ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 A), antenna 27-segmented; mesoscutum brown, with two reddish longitudinal stripes ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 E); length of femur 3 X as long as its width ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 G), legs entirely yellow ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 D)......................................................... Opius (Hyponoydus) flavipes View in CoL

- Head behind eye not widened ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 C), height of compound eye 1.8 X as long as its length ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 A), antenna 31-segmented; mesoscutum black, without longitudinal stripes ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 E), length of femur 3.5 X as long as its width ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 G), legs dark brown ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 E).................................................................... Opius (Hyponoydus) latidens View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Braconidae

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