Pristomerus Curtis, 1836

Heydari, Maryam Zardouei, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Rousse, Pascal, Mokhtari, Azizollah & Schwarz, Martin, 2020, A new species of Pristomerus Curtis, 1836 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae Cremastinae) and key to the known species in Iran, Zootaxa 4809 (1), pp. 187-194 : 192

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4809.1.12

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4327987

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Pristomerus Curtis, 1836
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Key to the species of the genus Pristomerus Curtis, 1836 View in CoL View at ENA in Iran

1. Body entirely pale yellow ( Fig. 4C View FIGURE 4 ), flagellomeres, small spots on the median and lateral lobes of mesoscutum and dorsal part of metasoma brown................................................................................... 2

- Body mostly black ( Figs. 4A, 4B, 4D View FIGURE 4 ), at most metasomal tergites with a narrow yellow band on posterior margins........ 5

2. Fore wing with Cu & cu-a intercepted at least at 0.85 of its length, or not broken at all.............................................................................................. Pristomerus mesopotamicus Horstmann, 1990 View in CoL

- Fore wing with Cu & cu-a intercepted at 0.65–0.8 of its length ( Figs 1G View FIGURE 1 , 3C View FIGURE 3 )...................................... 3

3. Fore wing with vein 1/M between Rs and 2m-cu about as long as Rs ( Fig. 3C View FIGURE 3 ). Second metasomal tergite smooth................................................................................. Pristomerus luridus Kokujev, 1905 View in CoL

- Fore wing with vein 1/M between Rs and 2m-cu distinctly longer or shorter than Rs ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 ). Second metasomal tergite longitudinally striate ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 )............................................................................... 4

4. Mesoscutum very densely punctured ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ). Propodeal areola 1.7× as long as wide ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ). Fore wing with 1/M between Rs and 2m-cu distinctly longer than (about 1.4×) Rs ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 ). Hind femur (female) narrow (its length about 4.0× its width), with a small and straight tooth-like process on ventral margin ( Fig. 1H View FIGURE 1 )............................................................................................... Pristomerus mirzakhaniae Zardouei & Rakhshani sp. nov.

- Mesoscutum very sparsely punctured. Propodeal areola 2.8× as long as wide. Fore wing with 1/M between Rs and 2m-cu distinctly shorter than (about 0.6×) Rs. Hind femur (male) thick (its length about 3.0× its width), with a weak and straight toothlike process on ventral margin, followed by a row of rather strong denticles........ Pristomerus persicus Riedel et al. 2019

5. Occipital carina dorso-medially interrupted and slightly down-curved ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ). Eyes slightly convergent in lower part ( Fig. 2E View FIGURE 2 ). Hind femur uniformly yellowish and stout (its length about 3.4× its width) ( Fig. 3D View FIGURE 3 ). Second lateral area of propodeum wide, its length less than 1.4× width) ( Fig. 2H View FIGURE 2 )................................ Pristomerus horribilis Narolsky, 1987 View in CoL

- Occipital carina dorso-medially not interrupted ( Figs. 2A, 2C View FIGURE 2 ). Eyes slightly divergent in lower part ( Figs. 2D, 2F View FIGURE 2 ). Hind femur basally and apically yellowish and slender (its length about 3.7× its width) ( Figs. 3B, 3F View FIGURE 3 ). Second lateral area of propodeum narrow, its length more than 1.8× width) ( Figs. 2G, 2I View FIGURE 2 )........................................................ 6

6. Propodeal areola 2.0× as long as wide ( Fig. 2G View FIGURE 2 ). Fore wing with vein 1/M about 1.4× as long as Rs ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 ). Female hind femur with a strong and straight tooth-like process on ventral margin ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 )........ Pristomerus armatus ( Lucas, 1849) View in CoL

- Propodeal areola 1.3× as long as wide ( Fig. 2I View FIGURE 2 ). Fore wing with vein 1/M about 1.8× as long as Rs ( Fig. 3E View FIGURE 3 ). Female hind femur with a strong and curved tooth-like process on ventral margin ( Fig. 3F View FIGURE 3 )............ Pristomerus vulnerator (Panzer, 1799) View in CoL

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