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Issue: Vol. 3177 No. 1: 30 Jan. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-01-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3177.1.4
Page range: 43–51
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Description of Nebulovena persa Pujade-Villar & Paretas-Martínez  gen. n. and sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae: Figitinae ) from Iran, with a key to the genera of Figitinae

Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia, Departament de Biologia Animal. Avda. Diagonal 645, 08028-Barcelona, Spain
University of Zabol, College of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection P.O.Box: 98615-538, Zabol, I.R. Iran
University of Zabol, College of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection P.O.Box: 98615-538, Zabol, I.R. Iran
Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia, Departament de Biologia Animal. Avda. Diagonal 645, 08028-Barcelona, Spain
Hymenoptera parasitoid Palaearctic key

Abstract

Nebulovena persa, gen. n. and sp. n. is described from Iran. This is the first record of the subfamily Figitinae from Iran.Nebulovena is distinguished from all other figitines by the veins of the radial cell being nebulous and the head subtrian-gular. The morphology of N. persa is illustrated and compared to other figitines. A key to all genera of Figitinae plus Melanips (currently included in the Aspicerinae) is given and illustrated.

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