Belyta depressa Thomson, 1858

Izadizadeh, M., Talebi, A. A., Chemyreva, V. G., Farahani, S., Kazerani, F. & Ameri, A., 2023, New data on the genus Belyta Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae, Belytinae) from Iran, Far Eastern Entomologist 471, pp. 1-18 : 6-9

Belyta depressa Thomson, 1858

Figs 15–21

MATERIAL EXAMINED (13 ♀, 230 ♂). Alborz Province: Chalous Road, Shahrestanak (35°58′16.26″ N, 51°21′25.80″ E, 2225 m a.s.l.), 06.VII 2010, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); 15.VI 2010, 1 ♀, 4 ♂ ( TMUC); 22.VI 2020, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); 14.VII 2010, 1 ♀ ( TMUC); 28.VII 2010, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); Chalous Road, Sarziarat (35°55′10.38″ N, 51°06′51.24″ E, 1980 m a.s.l.), 14.VII 2010, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); Shahriar (35°40′08.10″ N, 50°56′56.64″ E, 1168 m a.s.l.), 24.VIII 2010, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); Chalous Road, Arangeh (35°55′07 20″ N, 51°05′09.24″ E, 1891 m a.s.l.), 31.VIII 2010, 7 ♂ ( TMUC). Qazvin Province: Zereshk Road (36°21′39.72″ N, 50°03′55.56″ E, 1541 m a.s.l.), 09.VI 2011, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); 06.VII 2011, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); Zereshk Road (36°25′39.36″ N, 50°06′36.90″ E, 1997 m a.s.l.), 06.VII 2011, 1 ♀, 5 ♂ ( TMUC); 26.VII 2011, 1 ♀, 9 ♂, leg. A. Nadimi ( TMUC). Gilan Province: Roudsar, Rahimabad, Orkom (36°45′44.34″ N, 50°18′11.88″ E, 1201 m a.s.l.), 26.IV 2010, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); 14.VI 2010, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); 06.VII 2010, 4 ♂ ( TMUC); 26.VII 2010, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); Roudsar, Rahimabad, Ziaz (36°52′27.18″ N, 50°13′24.78″ E, 490 m a.s.l.), 20.IX 2010, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); Roudsar, Rahimabad, Ghazichak (36°45′57.54″ N, 50°19′35.22″ E, 1803 m a.s.l.), 13.IX 2010, 1 ♀, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); 25.X 2010, 3 ♂ ( TMUC); Roudsar, Rahimabad, Ghazichak (36°45′52.62″ N, 50°20′01.08″ E, 1787 m a.s.l.), 19.IV 2010, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); 17.V 2010, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); 31.V 2010, 4 ♂ ( TMUC); 22.VI 2010, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); 28.VI 2010, 4 ♂ ( TMUC); Astaneh Ashrafiyeh, Eshman kamachal (37°21′10.50″ N, 49°57′56.16″ E, 2 m a.s.l.), 24.V 2010, 1 ♀ ( TMUC); Roudsar, Rahimabad, Ziaz (36°52′27.18″ N, 50°13′24.78″ E, 490 m a.s.l.), 31.V 2010, 6 ♂, leg. M. Khayrandish ( TMUC); Astara, Lavandevil forest (38°18′19″ N, 48°42′57″ E, 873 m a.s.l.), 06.VI 2017, 4 ♂ ( TMUC); 08.VII 2017, 6 ♂ ( TMUC); 07.VIII 2017, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); 26.XI 2017, 1 ♀, leg. S. Farahani ( TMUC); Rezvan Shahr (37°31′00″ N, 49°02′07″ E, 199 m a.s.l), 13.V 2018, 3 ♂ ( TMUC); Shafaroud forest (37°28′18ʺ N, 48°49′23ʺ E, 1114 m a.s.l), 25.VI 2018, 16 ♂ ( RIRF); 26.VIII 2018, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); 19.X 2018, 4 ♂, leg. F. Kazerani ( TMUC). Mazandaran Province: Noor, Chamestan, Tangehvaz (36°21′55.02″ N, 52°06′10.74″ E, 692 m a.s.l.), 09.V 2011, 5 ♂ ( TMUC); 25.V 2011, 1 ♀, 4 ♂ ( TMUC); 26.VII 2011, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); 26.IX 2011, 3 ♂ ( TMUC); Noor, Chamestan, Tangehvaz (36°18′51.42″ N, 52°07′48.00″ E, 1359 m a.s.l.), 25.V 2011, 2 ♂; 13.VII 2011, 3 ♂ ( TMUC); 05.IX 2011, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); Noor, Chamestan, Joorband (36°26′17.28″ N, 52°07′16.62″ E, 272 m a.s.l.), 04.XI 2011, 2 ♂, leg. M. Khayrandish ( TMUC); Alikola (36˚13′14″ N, 53˚39′24″ E, 1626 m a.s.l.), 15.VI 2016, 1 ♂, leg. S. Farahani ( TMUC); Neka forest (36°30′00.4″ N, 53°27′14.2″ E, 828 m a.s.l), 24.VII 2018, 3 ♂; 20.X 2018, 11 ♂ ( TMUC); Neka forest (36°21′43.03″ N, 53°32′56.7″ E, 1495 m a.s.l), 25.VII 2018, 21 ♂ ( TMUC); Neka forest (36°34′49.2″ N, 53°27′95.6″ E, 465 m a.s.l), 16.V 2018, 1 ♀, 1 ♂ ( RIRF); 24.VII 2018, 9 ♂ ( RIRF); 20.X 2018, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); Kheyroud Kenar (36°34′36.23ʺ N, 51°34′37.94ʺ E, 722 m a.s.l), 26.VI 2018, 1 ♀, 3 ♂ ( RIRF); 24.VII 2018, 4 ♂ ( TMUC); 28.VIII 2018, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); 21.X 2018, 1 ♂ ( TMUC); Galanderoud (36°26′56″ N, 51°51′20″ E, 1407 m a.s.l), 24.VII 2018, 3 ♂ ( TMUC). Golestan Province: Shast Kola forest (36°44′10.83″ N, 54°24′11.23″ E, 754 m a.s.l), 26.VI 2019, 1 ♀, 2 ♂ ( TMUC); 28.VII 2019, 34 ♂ ( TMUC); 12.X 2019, 11 ♂, leg. F. Kazerani ( RIRF); Deraz-No (36°40′06″ N, 54°08′03″ E, 2179 m a.s.l), 06.X 2016, 1 ♂, leg. S. Farahani ( TMUC).

DIAGNOSIS. Female ( Fig. 15 ). Body length 2.8–3.6 mm; face smooth and pubescent ( Fig. 16 ); head in dorsal view as long as wide, smooth and pubescent; POL 0.6–0.7 times as long as OOL ( Fig. 17 ); A4-A14 transverse; epomia moderately prominent; mesoscutum and scutellum flat and pubescent; anterior scutellar pit reniform ( Fig. 17 ); fore wing length 2.1–2.6 mm; radial cell open ( Fig. 21 ); marginal vein 0.4–0.6 times as long as its distance from basal vein; propodeum bare; median propodeal keel widely bifurcate ( Fig. 18 ); petiole in dorsal view 1.2–1.4 times as long as wide, with coarsely sculpture ( Fig. 18 ); T2 anteriorly with a median groove, grooves and sculpture laterally. Male ( Fig. 19 ): flagellomeres cylindrical, A3 basally with emargination reaching 0.5 of this segment length ( Fig. 20 ).

DISTRIBUTION. Iran (new record); Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Sweden ( Nixon, 1957; Hellén, 1964; Wall, 1993; Macek, 1996; Notton & Mifsud, 2019).

BIOLOGY. Unknown.

Figures

Figs 15–21. Belyta depressa Thomson, 1859: female (15–18) and male (19–21). 15 – general habitus; 16 – head in frontal view; 17 – head in dorsal view; 18 – propodeum and basal part of metasoma; 19 – general habitus; 20 – base of antenna; 21 – fore wing.