Astata ljubomirovi JACOBS, REZAEI & FALLAHZADEH, 2023

Hans-J, 2025, Astata LATREILLE, 1796 (Hymenoptera, Astatidae) from the Palearctic region with descriptions of nine new taxa and a key to species, Linzer biologische Beiträge 57 (1), pp. 71-168 : 120-121

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16956868
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scientific name	Astata ljubomirovi JACOBS, REZAEI & FALLAHZADEH, 2023
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Astata ljubomirovi JACOBS, REZAEI & FALLAHZADEH, 2023: 558 . Holotype ♀, Iran, Fars, Larestan County, Karmostaj (ZSBS).

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: IRAN: Larestan , Karmostaj), 27°31'55''N 54°26'01''E, 781 m, 10- 20.04.2018, 1♀, S. Rezaei, holotype ( ZSBS). Larestan, Karmostaj, 27°31'55''N 54°26'01''E, 781 m, 26.07- 27.08.2018, 1♀ GoogleMaps ; 28.08- 24.09.2019, 1♀; Larestan , Baen, 27°39'54''N 54°16391''E, 914 m, 05- 09.09.2019, 1♀, S. Rezaei, paratypes ( ZSBS) .

D e s c r i p t i o n:J. Unknown.

♀. 9-11 mm. Head and mesosoma black, basal three metasomal segments red, remaining segments black. Clypeus smooth and shiny, with scattered punctures. Clypeal lamella trilobate, sometimes middle lobe reduced ( Fig. 104 View Figs 95-106 ). Frons and area between posterior ocelli densely punctate, interspaces shiny ( Fig. 105 View Figs 95-106 ). Surface between hind ocelli and eye margin smooth and shiny. Face and frons with white setae. Vertex and gena smooth and shiny, with isolated punctures, occiput densely punctate with long white setae. Antennomere III about 3× as long as apically wide. Pronotal collar densely punctate, interspaces shiny. Mesoscutum shiny, anterior margin densely punctate, remaining surface smooth with isolated punctures. Mesoscutellum smooth and shiny, with some isolated punctures laterally and distally. Mesopleuron anteriorly densely (interspaces at most as wide as puncture diameter), posteriorly scattered punctate (interspaces distinctly wider than puncture diameter) ( Fig. 106 View Figs 95-106 ). Prepectus coarsely reticulate. Epimeron smooth and shiny, with longitudinal striae dorsally. Propodeal dorsum glabrous, coarsely reticulate; declivity and lateral surface coarsely wrinkled. Stigmal area of propodeal dorsum convex. Mesosoma excluding dorsal surface of propodeum with white setae. Metasomal terga very finely reticulate, sterna with white setae. Pygidial plate granulate, with almost straight lateral margin, black, sometimes with red spot mesally. Legs black with white setae, tibiae dark brown, tarsi brown. Forebasitarsus ventrally with 13-15 undulating spines; midbasitarsus ventrally slightly concave, with undulating spines ( Fig. 137 View Figs 131-140 ). Forewing hyaline with brown apical spot. Forewing veins on upper side brown, whitish on the underside, at least costa and subcosta and veins in the area of medial and discoidal cells. Marginal cell about as 2.6-3.0× as long as wide. Hindwing veins yellow.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Middle East: Iran (type locality).