Lissonota persica, Riedel & Ameri & Talebi & Ebrahimi, 2019

Riedel, Matthias, Ameri, Ali, Talebi, Ali Asghar & Ebrahimi, Ebrahim, 2019, Contribution to the Ɨchneumonidae (Hymenoptera) oI Ɨran, with descriptions oI seven new species, Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1), pp. 361-390 : 363-364

Lissonota persica nov.sp. (figs 1-4)

T y p e m a t e r i a l: Holotype: ♀ ̎ Iran: Khuzestan Prov., Shoush, Karkheh National Park, Perslan Fallow Deer Sanctuary , N 32°04́36.5́́ E 48°14́15.6́́, 45 m, March 11-May 10, 2015, Malaise trap, E. Gilasian ̎ ( ZSM) . Paratypes: 12♀♀ 3♂♂ with same data ; 2♀♀ ̎ Iran: Khuzestan Prov., Shoush, Karkheh National Park, Perslan Fallow Deer Sanctuary , N 32°04́40.1́́ E 48°14́12.6́́, tamarisk trees, May 11-June 14, 2014, 53 m, Malaise trap, M. Parachami-Araghi ̎; 1♀ 1♂ ̎ Iran: Markazi Prov., Arak, Haftad-Gholleh, Sibak , 2090 m, N 34°08́06.5́́ E 50°10́39.1́́, Malaise trap, 16.vi.2018, E. Gilasian ̎ (coll. Riedel and Tehran) .

D e s c r i p t i o n: ♀: Body length (without ovipositor) 8-9 mm. Antenna with 34-36 flagellomeres; 1 st flagellomere 4.3-4.8x longer than wide and 1.5x longer than 2 nd one; 2 nd flagellomere 3.0-3.5x longer than wide; preapical flagellomere 1.3x longer than wide.

Temple strongly but roundly narrowed behind eye, seen dorsally about 0.3x as long as eye. Distance of lateral ocellus to eye 1.1x ocellar diameter, distance between both lateral ocelli 1.6x ocellar diameter. Frons and face granulate and with fine dense punctures. Face slightly bulging centrally. Clypeus c.2x wider than long, slightly convex, with rather long but scattered pale hairs. MI 0.8. Mandible with two equally sized teeth. Genal carina complete, reaching the hypostomal one far from mandibular base; hypostomal carina moderately elevated (about as wide as distal maxillary palpomere).

Mesosoma covered with fine pale hairs. Side of pronotum finely punctate, pronotal groove with fine longitudinal rugae. Notaulus not impressed on mesoscutum. Mesoscutum granulate, with fine dense punctures. Mesopleuron and metapleuron granulate and densely punctate, more or less shining; speculum smooth and shining. Submetapleural carina strongly lamelliform on fronto-ventral edge of metapleuron. Scutellum moderately elevated, slightly longer than wide, punctate, without lateral carina. Propodeum punctate and granulate, matte; caudal part behind the strong apical transveral carina smooth and shining. Spiracle of propodeum round; pleural carina present but partly obsolete in caudal parts. Hind femur 4.5-4.6x longer than wide, slightly spindle-shaped, with superficial punctures. Hind claw c.2x longer than empodium, with c.6 short teeth.

Areolet of fore wing quadrangular and shortly stalked; 2 nd recurrent vein distinctly distal to the middle of areolet; nervulus strongly postfurcal. Nervellus of hind wing intercepted

in its apical 0.8. Metasoma covered with rather dense short pale hairs. 1st tergite 1.45-1.55x longer than

wide; granulate, with fine longitudinal rugae posterolaterally. 2 nd tergite 1.25x wider than long, granulate and with fine very scattered punctures; 3 rd tergite 1.3x wider than long. Ovipositor as long as or slightly longer than metasoma; tip straight, with dorsal rim.

Color: Black. Frontal orbit up to vertex, malar space and gena ivory, facial orbit more pale reddish, face with central reddish spot. Mandible except teeth, clypeus completely and palps mainly yellowish. Wide upper margin and ventral part of pronotum, mesopleuron and metapleuron completely, mesoscutum except black fronto-median stripe, scutel- lum and propodeum caudal to apical transversal carina reddish. Hind edge of pronotum, tegula, often subtegular ridge and dorsal hind edge of mesopleuron ivory. Legs red, hind tarsus more or less black. Metasomal tergites black, 2 nd and 3 rd tergites with yellow hind margins, following tergites often with diffuse narrow reddish to yellowish hind margins. Sternites cream-yellow, with brownish lateral stripes; hypopygium brown. Wings

hyaline, pterostigma brownish. ♂: Body length 8 mm. Flagellum with 38 flagellomeres, 1st flagellomere 4.1x longer than

wide, 2 nd flagellomere 3.1x longer than wide. Distance of lateral ocellus to eye 1.2x ocellar diameter, distance between both lateral ocelli 1.4x ocellar diameter. Malar space length 0.7x width of mandibular base. Hind femur 4.4-5.0x longer than wide. 1 st tergite 1.7x longer than wide; 2 nd and 3 rd tergites about as long as wide. 2 nd and 3 rd tergites granulate, without distinct punctures, matte; following tergites superficially granulate, more or less shining.

Color: Black. Scape and pedicle yellow ventrally, flagellum reddish-brown ventrally. Clypeus and face (except two black paramedian stripes) pale reddish; frontal orbit up to vertex, gena and lower outer orbit ivory. Frontal margin of pronotum cream-yellow; pronotum ventrally and upper margin reddish. Mesoscutum black, with hook-like frontolateral yellowish stripes which are confluent caudal-medially. Mesopleuron, metapleuron, scutellum and postscutellum red, sometimes more yellow-red at margins. Hind edge of pronotum, tegula, subtegular ridge and upper hind edge of mesopleuron ivory. Tergites black; 2 nd to 7 th tergites with apical yellow bands. Sternites ivory. Legs red; fore and mid coxae and trochanters cream-yellow. Pterostigma brown.

Remark: In the key of Western Palaearctic Lissonota species ( AUBERT 1978: 289-314), this new taxon runs to couplet 6 ( Lissonota elector GRAVENHORST and L. dusmeti SEYRIG). It differs from L. elector GRAVENHORST by its smaller size, smooth speculum, completely red scutellum and wider basal tergites, and yellow or ivory tergal hind margins in ♂. From L. dusmeti SEYRIG, it can be differentiated by wider basal tergites, finer and scattered punctures of basal tergites, shorter ovipositor, and yellow or ivory hind margins of basal tergites in ♂.