Bracon (Habrobracon) variegator Spinola, 1808

Ameri, Ali, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Beyarslan, Ahmet, Kamali, Karim & Rakhshani, Ehsan, 2014, Study of the genus Bracon Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Southern Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3754 (4), pp. 353-380 : 368-369

* Bracon (Habrobracon) variegator Spinola, 1808 ( Figs 13 A–C)

Matrial examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Minab -Goleshvar (27° 58′ 30.57″ N, 56° 59′ 53.55″ E, 14 m a.s.l.), 01-04-2011, 1 ♀, 26-04-201, 1♂, 01-04-2011,1 ♀, Leg. A. Ameri.

Diagnosis: Head yellowish brown in lateral view rounded, 2.6 X as broad as long in dorsal view, gena expanded, malar space 0.31 X as long as longitudinal diameter of eye; antenna 25-segmented, oral cavity small, 0.7 X as wide as its distance from eye; mesonotum with rugose sculpture, propleuron in lateral view straight and sculptured, propodeum finely rugulose at anterior half, without any carina; fore wing marginal cell short, terminating far from the apex of the wing, 3-SR vein 1.4 X as long as 2-SR vein; r-m vein 1.2 X as long as r vein ( Fig. 13 B); first metasomal tergite with dispersed punctures, tergite II weakly rugose, other tergites granularly rugulose; metasoma oval to elliptic, almost twice longer than thorax ( Fig. 13 A); ovipositor about 0.7 X as long as metasoma ( Fig. 13 C); body generally yellowish brown, tergite I, medio-dorsal line of metasomal tergites, and mesosterum, dark brown to black ( Fig. 13 A).

General distribution: Australian ( New Zealand, introduced) ( Thomas 1969), Eastern Palaearctic ( China, Korea, Mongolia, Russia), Western Palaearctic ( Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) ( Yu et al. 2012)..

Figures

FIGURE 13. Bracon (Habrobracon) variegator Spinola. A. Lateral aspect of female general habitus, B. Fore wing, C. Dorsal aspect of metasoma and ovipositor.