Astigmapraon hei Tian & Chen, 2017

Davidian, Elena M. & Belokobylskij, Sergey A., 2024, To the knowledge of the aphidiine wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) from China, Zootaxa 5507 (2), pp. 395-400 : 399

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5507.2.10
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13757486
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Astigmapraon hei Tian & Chen in Tian et al. 2017

Tian et al. 2017: 132–134.

Praon longistigmus Davidian, 2020: 208 View Cited Treatment , syn. nov.

Remarks. A study of the original description of A. hei shows that there are no significant morphological differences between it and Praon longistigmus Davidian. The only difference is that the male antenna of A. hei with 20 antennomeres, but in P. longistigmus there are 21 antennomeres. On this basis, the following synonymy is established here: Astigmapraon hei Tian et Chen, 2017 = Praon longistigmus Davidian 2020 (syn. nov.).

Additionally GoogleMaps , both taxa were described from same region. The GoogleMaps type specimens of A. hei were collected in Shaanxi and Sichuan Provinces GoogleMaps : holotype, female, N. China, Shaanxi, Baoji GoogleMaps , 21.VIII.2013, Tu Bin-Bin, No. 201306561; paratypes: 1 male, S. China, Sichuan, Pingwu GoogleMaps , 25.VII.2006, Gao Zhi-Lei, 200615767; 2 males, S. China, Sichuan, Pingwu, 25.VII.2006, Zhang Hong-Ying, No. 200614125, 200614768. Praon longistigmus was described from a single male with following label: holotype, male, China, N of Sichuan Province, W of Jiuzhaigou, 2770 m, 33°20ʹ49ʺN, 103°48ʹ31ʺE, 21.VI.2012 (I. Belousov, G. Davidian, I. Kabak) ( ZISP).