Opius (Misophthora) rufimixtus Fischer, 1958

Dolati, Sana, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier, Farahani, Samira & Khayrandish, Mohammad, 2021, New data on the subfamily Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 4903 (3), pp. 331-352 : 340-341

Opius (Misophthora) rufimixtus Fischer, 1958

Material collected: Iran, Mazandaran province: Joorband (36°26′17″N, 52°07′16″E, 272 m a.s.l.), 5.XI.2011, 1♀ ; Qazvin province: Zereshk Road (36°22′14″N, 49°40′02″E, 1926 m a.s.l), 5.IX.2011, 1♀, leg.: M. Khayrandish.

Diagnosis (Female): Body length 1.8 mm, dark brownish red ( Fig. 7A ); antenna with 24 antennomeres, somewhat longer than body; oral cavity developed ( Fig. 7B ); mandibles gradually widened basally ( Fig. 7B ); temples half as long as length of eye in dorsal view ( Fig. 7B ); medio-posterior mesoscutal depression punctiform ( Fig. 7C ); mesosoma with reddish dark brown pattern, its length 1.3× longer than its maximum height ( Fig. 7D ); precoxal sulcus entirely smooth ( Fig. 7D ); propodeum at least in anterior part smooth ( Fig. 7E ); pterostigma cuneate, 3RSa vein longer than 2RS vein ( Fig. 7F ); length of hind femur 3.3× its maximum width ( Fig. 7G ); ovipositor longer than half length of metasoma and clearly extended beyond apex of metasoma ( Fig. 7H ); apical half of metasomal tergites black ( Fig. 7H ).

Distribution in Iran: Mazandaran and Qazvin provinces (current study).

General distribution: Eastern and Western Palaearctic ( Yu et al. 2016) and Iran (new record).

Figures

FIGURE 7. Opius (Misophthora) rufimixtus Fischer, 1958:A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Head, lateral view; C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Propodeum, dorsal view; F. Fore wing; G. Hind leg, lateral view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.