taxonID	type	description	language	source
03AFA27AFFFBB175FF3ED31837DEFABC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♀ (HMIM), Iran, West-Azarbaijan province, Mahabad-Sardasht road, Kavlan village (36 ° 23 ' 42 " N, 45 ° 40 ' 8 " E, 1586 m), 8. ix. 2019, Malaise trap, S. Karimi leg.	en	Karimi, Sourush, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, abbas (2022): Bimaculate species of the genus Foenatopus Smith (Hym., Stephanidae) in Iran, with a new record. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 541-549, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.541, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.541
03AFA27AFFFBB175FF3ED31837DEFABC.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species runs to couplet 6 in Aguiar et al. (2010) ’ s key of the bimaculate species of this genus. Our examined specimen resembles those described by Aguiar et al. (2010) from the south and western Iran. It is characterized by its color pattern of the propodeum (Fig. 3 D), petiole and the first tergite (Figs 3 H – I), the strongly compressed head (Fig. 3 B), and mesosoma. It has a body length 11.4 mm (including ovipositor); ovipositor length 4.5 mm, fore wing length 4.7 mm; body brown to light brown, with dark brown mesosoma (Figs 3 C – D); with distinct whitish marks in the following parts: clypeus; fore and mid tibia basally and apically; basitarsus of mid leg basally; on hind leg, coxa distally, femur distally and both ventral teeth, compressed part of tibia apically, basitarsus entirely; propodeum dorso-apically; petiole basally and apically; T 4 with two large separated pale yellow spots. Detailed sculpture was described by Aguiar et al. (2010).	en	Karimi, Sourush, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, abbas (2022): Bimaculate species of the genus Foenatopus Smith (Hym., Stephanidae) in Iran, with a new record. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 541-549, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.541, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.541
03AFA27AFFFBB175FF3ED31837DEFABC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Fars, Lorestan (Aguiar et al., 2010), and West-Azarbaijan provinces (present study).	en	Karimi, Sourush, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, abbas (2022): Bimaculate species of the genus Foenatopus Smith (Hym., Stephanidae) in Iran, with a new record. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 541-549, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.541, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.541
03AFA27AFFFBB175FF3ED31837DEFABC.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology. The host of this species is unknown. Based on the collecting date in this study (8. IX. 2019) together with available data in Fars (27. IV. 2006 and 15. IX. 2007) and Lorestan provinces (2. V. 2007) (Aguiar et al., 2010), it seems likely be indicated that this species has two distinct flight periods in Iran. It is important to consider that these localities have different altitudes and biogeographical conditions but the common point of these collection localities is Zagros Mountains ranges that our collection site is located in the northern border, Fars and Lorestan provinces in the southern border.	en	Karimi, Sourush, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, abbas (2022): Bimaculate species of the genus Foenatopus Smith (Hym., Stephanidae) in Iran, with a new record. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 541-549, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.541, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.541
03AFA27AFFFDB173FF3ED0583392FBFD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♀ (HMIM), Iran, West-Azarbaijan province, Mahabad-Sardasht road, Kavlan village (36 ° 23 ' 42 " N, 45 ° 40 ' 8 " E, 1586 m), 8. ix. 2019, Malaise trap, S. Karimi leg.	en	Karimi, Sourush, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, abbas (2022): Bimaculate species of the genus Foenatopus Smith (Hym., Stephanidae) in Iran, with a new record. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 541-549, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.541, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.541
03AFA27AFFFDB173FF3ED0583392FBFD.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species can be separated from F. prousti by a distinctly smaller white spot of metasoma (Fig. 5 J) (viz. larger in F. prousti (Fig. 3 E )); uniformly colored hind tibia (Fig. 5 G) (viz. with a distinct median white band in F. prousti (Fig. 3 B, 3 C )); uniformly colored petiole (Fig. 5 E) (viz. with distinct basal and distal white bands in F. prousti (Fig. 3 D )). Aguiar et al. (2010) compared it with F. bisignatus Aguiar & Jennings, 2010; F. hesperophagus Aguiar, 2010; and F. crispus Aguiar, 2010. It can be distinguished from other species by the following relevant characters: globular head (Fig. 5 B); pronotum transversely strigate with microreticulate between them (Fig. 5 C); smooth and polished interfoveolar area; vein 1 Cu nearly as long as cross vein 1 cu-a, vein 1 - 1 A apically straight and vein 2 - 1 A spectral on fore wing (Fig. 5 F); unicolorous propodeum (Fig. 5 D); two small white spots on T 4 widely separated (Fig. 5 J).	en	Karimi, Sourush, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, abbas (2022): Bimaculate species of the genus Foenatopus Smith (Hym., Stephanidae) in Iran, with a new record. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 541-549, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.541, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.541
03AFA27AFFFDB173FF3ED0583392FBFD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Central Asian countries including Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan (Semenov, 1891; Tobias, 1988) and Turkey (Yildirim & Kolarov, 2006). New record for Iran (West-Azarbaijan province).	en	Karimi, Sourush, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, abbas (2022): Bimaculate species of the genus Foenatopus Smith (Hym., Stephanidae) in Iran, with a new record. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 541-549, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.541, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.541
03AFA27AFFFDB173FF3ED0583392FBFD.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology. The current collecting date (8. IX. 2019) of this species and correspondence in Turkmenistan (11. VI. [18] 88) (Aguiar et al., 2010), may indicate at least a long period of adult flight. More sampling needs to reveal the precise flight period of this species but this group of parasitic wasps are rarely collected.	en	Karimi, Sourush, Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, abbas (2022): Bimaculate species of the genus Foenatopus Smith (Hym., Stephanidae) in Iran, with a new record. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4): 541-549, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.541, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.541
