Ophion semipullatus Kokujev, 1909

Johansson, Niklas, Ameri, Ali, Riedel, Matthias, Talebi, Ali Asghar & Ebrahimi, Ebrahim, 2021, Contribution to the Ophioninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Iran with the description of 16 new species and an illustrated key to the Eremotylus of the Western Palaearctic, Zootaxa 5023 (2), pp. 151-206 : 187

Ophion semipullatus Kokujev, 1909

Figs 16C‒E

Ophion semipullatus Kokujev, 1909: 246‒247 . Type ♀ collected in Uzbekistan, lost.

Material examined: IRAN: 1♀, Hormozgan Province, Geno Mt. 1550 m. a. s., 18 Apr. 1994, Parch / Ebra. leg. ( HMIM) ; 1♀, Bakhtiari, Zarbkuh , 2400 m. a. s., 16 Aug. 1976, Bruomand / Pazuki leg. ( HMIM) ; 1♀, Bakhtiari / Ardol, Gandaman , kuhe-kallar, 2750 m. a. s., 13‒14 Jul. 1982, Bruomand / Pazuki leg. ( HMIM) .

Remarks: A very distinct large and dark brownish species ( Figs 16C, E ) described from Buchara in present day Uzbekistan. The type is lost and the interpretation presented here is based on the original description and a series of females housed in the Meyer collection in ZIN. The dates on the labels indicate that the species occurs in two generations in Iran. The antennae has about 60 flagellomeres, but are noticeably short due to the very stout flagellomeres. New record for Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 16. A) Ophion rufoniger Kohl, ♀, mesosoma and head, lateral view; B) Ophion rufoniger, head of ♀, lateral view; C) Ophion semipullatus Kokujev, mesosoma and head of ♀, lateral view; D) Ophion semipullatus, head of ♀, lateral view; E) Ophion semipullatus, head of ♀, anterior view; F) Ophion rufoniger, head of ♀, anterior view. Photos: Niklas Johansson.