Adialytus veronicaecola ( Stary , 1978)

Rakhshani, Ehsan, Stary, Petr & Tomanovic, Zeljko, 2012, Species of Adialytus Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) in Iran: taxonomic notes and tritrophic associations, ZooKeys 221, pp. 81-95 : 87-88

Adialytus veronicaecola ( Stary, 1978) Figs 2F3F4F5F6F

Lysiphlebus veronicaecola Starý, 1978: 528-529.

Material examined.

2♂ 3♀, Aphis craccivora Koch on Phaseolus vulgaris , IS, Flavarjan (32°30'56"N, 51°29'02"E, 1618 m), 2♀, coll. E. Nader; Aphis sp. on Rubia tinctorum , IS, Mobarakeh (32°30'56"N, 51°30'17"E, 1658 m), 13.XI.2010, 1♂ 1♀, coll. E. Nader; Aphis gossypii Glover on Cucurbita pepo ,IS, Ghahderijan (32°36'18"N, 51°28'25"E, 1611 m), 05.XI.2010, 1♂, coll. E. Nader.

Comments.

This species is unique in that it was reared from Aphis species. According to the general characters of the fore wing (Fig 3F), petiole or first metasomal tergite (Fig 5F) and the ovipositor sheath (Fig 6F) it is closely related to Adialytus salicaphis from which it can be immediately distinguished in having prevalently short and adpressed setae on the flagellomeres (Fig 2F) and hind femur (Fig 4F). It can also be differenti ated from Adialytus salicaphis by having lesser longitudinal placodes on flagellomeres 1 and 2 (0-1 in Adialytus veronicaecola vis 3-5 in Adialytus salicaphis ). In addition, Adialytus veronicaecola differs from the other species in having a stout ovipositor sheath with a strongly convex postero-dorsal outline (Fig 6F).