%0 Journal Article
%T Venanides caspius sp. nov. from Iran, the first species of Venanides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) described from the Palaearctic Region
%A Abdoli Parisa
%A Faharani Samira
%A Fern¨˘ndez-Triana Jose
%A Talebi Ali Asghar
%J -
%D 2019
%R 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0046
%X The genus Venanides Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) is recorded from Iran for the first time, and a new species, Venanides caspicus Abdoli, Fernandez-Triana & Talebi sp. nov., is described and illustrated. This new species is characterized by its long metasomal tergite 1, that is narrowing towards the posterior end; scutoscutellar sulcus very narrow, obliterated or weakly crenulate; wing veins pale or almost transparent. The newly described taxon is the first representative of Venanidesin the Palaearctic Region identified to the species level
%K Hymenoptera
%K Braconidae
%K Microgastrinae
%K Venanides
%K fauna
%K taxonomy
%K Iran
%K Palaearctic Region
%U https://www.aemnp.eu/acta-entomologica/volume-59-2/1821/venanides-caspius-sp-nov-from-iran-the-first-species-of-venanides-hymenoptera-braconidae-described-from-the-palaearctic-region.html