Opius (Opiothorax) attributus Fischer, 1962

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 : 341

Opius (Opiothorax) attributus Fischer, 1962

Material collected: Iran, Mazandaran province: Joorband (36°26′17″N, 52°07′16″E, 272 m a.s.l.), 10.X.2011, 1♀, leg.: M. Khayrandish.

Diagnosis (Female): Body length 1.8 mm ( Fig. 8A ); antenna 1.5× as long as body, with 32 antennomeres; clypeus narrow falcate, oral cavity developed ( Fig. 8B ); mandibles abruptly widened basally ( Fig. 8B ); mesonotum with usual structure, without medio-posterior mesoscutal depression ( Fig. 8C ); mesosoma 1.4× its maximum height ( Fig. 8D ); precoxal sulcus smooth ( Fig. 8D ); propodeum with distinct longitudinal ridge ( Fig. 8E ); pterostigma cuneate, 2nd submarginal cell and 3RSa vein longer, 3RSa vein less than 2.0× as long as 2RS vein ( Fig. 8F ); length of hind femur 4.0-5.0× its maximum width ( Fig. 8G ); first metasomal tergite 1.5× as long as its width at apex ( Fig. 8H ); first and second metasomal tergites yellow, remaining metasomal tergites dark brown, metasomal tergites smooth except first tergite rugose ( Fig. 8H ); ovispositor sheaths short and not extended beyond apex of metasoma.

Distribution in Iran: Mazandaran province (current study).

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

Figures

FIGURE 8. Opius (Opiothorax) attributus Fischer, 1962: A. Habitus, ateral view, B. Head, frontal 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.