Pristomerus persicus, 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 : 369-370

Pristomerus persicus nov.sp. (figs 15-17)

T y p e m a t e r i a l: Holotype:♂ ̎ Iran: Markazi Prov., Arak, Haftad-Gholleh, Protected area ,

Chekab valley, 2090 m, N 34°08́07.2́́ E 50°15́56.1́́, Malaise trap, 11.vi.-20.vii.2018, leg. M.

Parachami-Araghi̎ (ZSM, Munich). D e s c r i p t i o n: ♂: Body length 6.5 mm. Antenna with 30 flagellomeres; 1st flagel-

lomere 4.0x longer than wide, 2 nd flagellomere 3.5x longer than wide, preapical flagellomeres slightly longer than wide. Temple strongly and roundly narrowed behind eye. Ocelli large, distance of lateral ocellus to eye 0.5x ocellar diameter. Frons finely granulate and with scattered punctures. Face smooth, with scattered punctures. Minimal distance of compound eyes 0.39x width of head. Malar space length 0.7x width of mandibular base.

Pronotum smooth. Mesoscutum with very scattered punctures, mainly along notauli, otherwise smooth. Scuto-scutellar groove with 4 fine longitudinal ridges, scutellum smooth. Mesopleuron and metapleuron densely punctate, speculum smooth. Propodeum completely carinate, densely punctate, area petiolaris with transversal rugae. Area basalis trapezoid, c.1.5x longer than wide. Area superomedia c.2.8x longer than wide. Hind coxa granulate and with scattered punctures. Hind femur stout, c.3.0x longer than wide; ventral tooth at 0.65 of femoral length and 0.83x as long as basal width of hind tibia. First intercubitus of fore wing c.1.5x longer than vein between cubitus and 2 nd recurrent vein; nervulus interstitial. Nervellus of hind wing intercepted at apical 0.8.

Postpetiolus, 2 nd tergite completely and basal 1/4 of 3 rd tergite finely striate. 2 nd tergite c.1.9x longer than wide.

Color: Yellowish-red. Scapus and pedicellus reddish; flagellum black. Cream-yellow are palps, mandible except teeth, clypeus, face, orbits, lateral and paramedian stripes of mesoscutum (confluent anteriorly), scutellum except red basomedian spot, apical spots on mesopleuron and metapleuron and apical 1/4 of propodeum. Black are occiput, scutellar groove and base of propodeum. 1 st to 3 rd tergites blackish basally and with creamyellow apical bands. Legs red; apical spots on coxae, trochanters and femora creamyellow; hind tibia cream-yellow externally; mid and hind tarsi brownish. Wings hyaline; pterostigma brown, pale proximally.

♀ unknown.

Remark: This new species runs to Pristomerus arabicus HORSTMANN in his key of West Palaearctic Pristomerus species ( HORSTMANN 1990), but differs by its larger ocelli, stouter hind femur and a different color pattern.