Bracon (Bracon) pallicarpus Thomson, 1892

Zargar, Mohammad, Samartsev, Konstantin, Talebi, Ali Asghar & Farahani, Samira, 2020, Study of the genus Bracon Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran new subspecies, new records and an updated checklist, Zootaxa 4758 (2), pp. 201-230 : 214-215

Bracon (Bracon) pallicarpus Thomson, 1892

( Fig. 13 A–F)

Material examined. Khuzestan, Behbahan, Dodangeh , (30°42′08.38″N, 50°10′41.81″E, 300 m), 22.ii–5.iii.2017, 1 ♀ ( TMUC), Malaise trap in palm orchards, leg. M. Zargar.

General distribution. Palaearctic: Central Asia, Southern Asia, Eastern Europe.

Diagnosis: Width of head 1.8× as long as its length in dorsal view; POL:OD:OOL—3:2.2:5; malar space 0.75× as wide as mandibular base; width of face 1.5× as large as its height; antenna 26 antennomeres, shorter than body, penultimate flagellomere 1.5× as long as wide; mesosoma 1.3× as long as its maximum height; mesoscutum glabrous; propodeum smooth without median carina; marginal cell of fore wing reaching wing apex, vein 3-SR 1.2× as long as vein 2-SR; length of pterostigma 2.9× its wide; length of TI as long as its apical width; ovipositor 1.5× as long as metasoma; body smooth and mainly black; legs dark brown to black.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Bracon (Glabrobracon) pallicarpus Thomson, 1892: A. Head, dorsal view; B Head, frontal view; C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D. Fore wing; E. Metasoma, dorsal view; F. Habitus, lateral view.