Aneuclis pumilus (Holmgren, 1860)

Karimi, Sourush, Ghassemi-Kahrizeh, Akbar, Hosseinzadeh, Abbas & Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, 2023, New record and the updated list of Tersilochinae (Hym., Ichneumonidae) from Iran, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 9 (1), pp. 49-57 : 50-51

Aneuclis pumilus (Holmgren, 1860) ( Figs 1–2)

Material examined. Iran, West Azarbaijan province, the road of Oshnaviyeh-Urmia , 37°08'40"N, 45°09'17"E, 1816 m a.s.l., 28.VIII.2019, Karimi, S. leg., 1♀ .

Diagnosis. Aneuclis pumilus differs from related species by the following combination of characters: head with occipital carina widely interrupted dorsally, slender flagellum of the antenna ( Fig. 2A); frons and vertex highly polished ( Fig. 2B); fore wing venation reduced, with the second recurrent vein (2mcu) completely absent, with metacarpus (R1) very short ( Fig. 2C); strong notaulus, and deep and long foveate groove of mesopleuron, the foveate groove of mesopleuron shallow, as densely granulate area, sometimes with fine irregular wrinkles; basal keel of propodeum about 0.6× as long as apical area ( Fig. 2D); ovipositor longer than metasoma, sinuate in the distal end ( Figs 1, 2E).

Distribution. It is a widely distributed cosmopolitan species, probably of European origin and it was reported from Neotropical (North America, Mexico), Palaearctic (North Africa, Europe, Caucasus, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, Russian Far East), Australasian, Afrotropical and Oriental ( Khalaim, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018) regions. In this paper, it is recorded for the first time for the Iranian fauna.

Biological association. Biology of the species is unknown.