Microplitis tuberculifer Ghahari et al. 2011
Creators: name: Abdoli, Parisa
name: Talebi, Ali Asghar
name: Fernandez-Triana, Jose
name: Farahani, Samira
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Braconidae
Microplitis
Microplitis tuberculifer

description: Microplitis tuberculifer (Wesmael, 1837)
Fig. 13
Microgaster tuberculifer Wesmael, 1837: 43.
Microgaster calcaratus Thomson, 1895: 2249, pl. 11.
Microgaster trochanterata Thomson, 1895: 2249, pl. 25.
Microplitis manevali Gautier & Bonnamour, 1939: 190, pl. 4.
Diagnosis (female)
Body length 3.0– 3.8 mm; antenna as long as body, F15 length 2.0–3.0 × its width (Fig. 13A); in dorsal view, head width 1.8 × its length; vertex punctate; anteromesoscutum and mesoscutellar disc coriaceous (Fig. 13C); pterostigma length 2.3–2.5 × its width; 1 st discal cell length 1.2–1.3 × its width; vein 1CUb 2.0 × as long as vein 1CUa; vein R1 longer than pterostigma half (Fig. 13D); T1 length 2.5 × its maximum width, T1 rugose or rugulose and parallel-sided (Fig. 13F). Colour: body black; antenna brown or black; tegula brownish yellow; pterostigma dark brown with a basal yellow spot; legs yellow, except for brownish yellow metatarsus; T2 and T3 variably coloured, yellow, brown or black.
Material examined
IRAN – Alborz Province • 3 ♀♀; Chalous Road, Arangeh; 35°55′07.20″ N, 51°05′09.24″ E; 1891 m a.s.l.; 22 Jun. 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0332 to TMUC- HBMMP0334 • 3 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 14 Jul. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0335 to TMUC-HBMMP0337 • 2 ♀♀; Chalous Road, Sarziarat; 35°55′10.38″ N, 51°06′51.24″ E; 1980 m a.s.l.; 8 Jun. 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0338, TMUC-HBMMP0339 • 1 ♀; Shahrestanak; 35°57′34.98″ N, 51°22′20.34″ E; 2305 m a.s.l.; 18 May 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0340 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 5 Jul. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0341 • 15 ♀♀, 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 13 Jul. 2010; TMUC- HBMMP0342 to TMUC-HBMMP0357 • 1 ♀; Karadj; 35°46′08.88″ N, 50°56′55.20″ E; 1277 m a.s.l.; 15 Jun. 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0358. – Guilan Province • 2 ♀♀; Astaneh Ashrafiyeh, Eshman kamachal; 37°22′03.66″ N, 49°57′57.84″ E; 1 m b.s.l.; 10 May 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0359, TMUC-HBMMP0360 • 1 ♀; Roodsar, Ziaz; 36°52′34.44′′ N, 50°13′17.40″ E; 537 m a.s.l.; 12 Apr. 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0361 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 25 Apr. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0362 • 5 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 10 May 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0363 to TMUC- HBMMP0367 • 7 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 17 May 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0368 to TMUC-HBMMP0374 • 2 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 20 May 2010; TMUC- HBMMP0375 to TMUC-HBMMP0379 • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 24 May 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0380, TMUC-HBMMP0381 • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 14 Jun. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0382, TMUC-HBMMP0383 • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 21 Jun. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0384, TMUC-HBMMP0385 • 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 22 Jun. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0386 to TMUC-HBMMP0388 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 6 Jul. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0389 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 15 Jul. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0390 • 2 ♀♀; Roodsar, Ghazichak; 36°45′52.62″ N, 50°20′01.08″ E; 1787 m a.s.l.; 3 May 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0391, TMUC-HBMMP0392 • 2♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 10 May 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0393, TMUC-HBMMP0394 • 3 ♀♀, 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 17 May 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0395 to TMUC- HBMMP0398 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 31 May 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0399 • 1 ♀, 4 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 14 Jun. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0400-0404 • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 6 Jul. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0405, TMUC-HBMMP0406 • 2 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 11 Jul. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0407 to TMUC- HBMMP0416 • 2 ♀♀, 19♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 12 Jul. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0417 to TMUC-HBMMP0437 • 2 ♀♀; Roodsar, Orkom; 36°45′44.34″ N, 50°18′11.88″ E; 1201 m a.s.l.; 6 Apr. 2010; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0438, TMUC-HBMMP0439 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 12 Apr. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0440 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 26 Apr. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0441 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 10 May 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0442 • 4 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 17 May 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0443 to TMUC-HBMMP0446 • 3 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 27 May 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0447 to TMUC-HBMMP0449 • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 7 Jun. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0450, TMUC-HBMMP0451 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 14 Jun. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0452 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 6 Jul. 2010; TMUC- HBMMP0453 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 19 Jul. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0454 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 21 Jul. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0455 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 23 Aug. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0456 • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 6 Sep. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0457, TMUC-HBMMP0458 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 20 Sep. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0459 • 11 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 20 Jul. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0460 to TMUC-HBMMP0470. – Mazandaran Province • 2 ♀♀; Noor, Chamestan, Gaznasara; 36°16′56.82″ N, 52°10′58.50″ E; 2032 m a.s.l.; 28 Jun. 2011; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0471, TMUC-HBMMP0472 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 13 Jul. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0473 • 1 ♀; Noor, Chamestan, Tangehvaz; 36°21′55.68″ N, 52°06′10.32″ E; 702 m a.s.l.; 26 May 2011; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0474 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 30 Jul. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0475 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 5 Aug. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0476 • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 16 Aug. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0477, TMUC-HBMMP0478 • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 20 Sep. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0479, TMUC-HBMMP0480 • 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 6 Oct. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0481 to TMUC-HBMMP0483 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 10 Oct. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0484 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 28 Oct. 2011; TMUC- HBMMP0485 • 2 ♀♀; Noor, Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences; 36°34′52.98″ N, 52°02′45.78″ E; 14 m b.s.l.; 25 May 2011; M. Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0486, TMUC-HBMMP0487 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 7 Jun. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0488 • 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 30 Jun. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0489 to TMUC- HBMMP0491 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 28 Jul. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0492 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 10 Aug. 2011; TMUC-HBMMP0493 • 2 ♀♀; Noor, Chamestan, Joorband; 36°26′15.54″ N, 52°07′13.50″ E; 275 m a.s.l.; 8 Oct. 2011; Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0494, TMUC-HBMMP0495. – Tehran Province • 1 ♀; Shahriar; 35°40′08.10″ N, 50°56′56.64″ E; 1168 m a.s.l.; 8 Jun. 2010; Khayrandish leg.; Malaise trap; TMUC-HBMMP0496 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 30 Jun. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0497 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 29 Sep. 2010; TMUC-HBMMP0498.
Distribution in Iran
Ilam Province (Ghahari et al. 2011a), Alborz, Guilan, Mazandaran and Tehran Provinces (present study).
description: Published as part of Abdoli, Parisa, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Fernandez-Triana, Jose & Farahani, Samira, 2021, Taxonomic study of the genus Microplitis Förster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Iran, pp. 83-118 in European Journal of Taxonomy 744 on pages 106-109, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.744.1305, http://zenodo.org/record/4690330