Ampulex assimilis Kohl, 1893

Ampulex assimilis Kohl, 1893 View in CoL ( Fig. 3)

Material examined. Hormozgan province, Sirik, Azini Estuary ( 26°19'41.3"N, 57°06'22.3"E, 0±5 m a.s.l), 12.v.2022 GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Sweeping net, leg. A. Hajesmailian & M. Mofidi Nayestanak.

Diagnosis. Body length 18 mm ( ♂); head in dorsal view transverse, 1.68 times as wide as long; integument generally brilliant metallic ( Figs 3A–B, D); antennal tubercles separated from each other ( Figs 3A–B); pronotum with large median tubercle adjacent to posterior margin; fore wing with two submarginal cells ( SMC1 View Materials and SMC2 View Materials fused), apex of marginal cell of fore wing not reaching wing margin ( Fig. 3C) .

Distribution in Iran. Hormozgan province (current study).

Zoogeographical distribution. Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen ( Gadallah, 2020), Iran ( new record).