Synopeas cf. lugubre Thomson, 1859

Material examined

IRAN • 1 ♀; East Azarbaijan Province, Tikmadash; 37°72′ N, 46°93′ E; 1900 m a.s.l.; 1 Sep. 2015; H. Lotfalizadeh leg.; sweeping net; HMIM .

Distribution

Moderately common in Northwestern Europe (Buhl & Jałoszyński 2016); Germany (Buhl et al. 2016); Iran.

Host

Dasyneura brassicae (Winnertz, 1853) (Dip.: Cecidomyiidae) on Brassica sp. may be a host (Vlug 1995; O’Connor & Buhl 2016).

Remarks

Our studied specimens are similar to S. lugubre but with having the following morphological character can be separated from it: larger, with lighter body appendages, stronger hind lamella on scutellum.