IRAN • 1 ♂; East Azarbaijan Province, Marand, Yam; 38°35′ N, 45°77′ E; 1365 m a.s.l.; 26 May 2017; M. Asadi leg.; sweep net; HMIM.
Austria (male only) (Buhl 1994); Sweden (female described) (Buhl 1998); Spain (Buhl & Nieves-Adrey 2000); Finland (Buhl & Koponen 2003a); Fennoscandia and Denmark (Buhl 1999, 2006a); Korean Peninsula (Buhl & Choi 2006); Iran.
Key to species of Platygaster from Iran
1. Mesoscutum with notauli.................................................................................................................. 2
– Mesoscutum without notauli............................................................................................................. 9
2. Notauli complete or almost complete............................................................................................... 3
– Notauli incomplete............................................................................................................................ 7
3. T2 hardly striate................................................................................................................................ 4
– T2 striate........................................................................................................................................... 5
4. Occiput with oblique striation, medially almost longitudinal............................................................................................................................................. Platygaster lotfalizadehi Buhl & Asadi sp. nov.
– Occiput without oblique striation................................................ Platygaster breviscapa Buhl, 2009
5. Sternite 2 with a hump between hind coxae.................... Platygaster cf . gladiator Zetterstedt, 1838
– Sternite 2 without a hump between hind coxae................................................................................ 6
6. Frons smooth; sternite 1 and base of sternite 2 without dense greyish pubescence............................................................................................................................... Platygaster cf. dryope Walker, 1836
– Frons except upper lateral parts strongly transversely striate; first sternite and base of second sternite with dense greyish pubescence............................................... Platygaster cf . rugosiceps Buhl, 1994
7. Notauli very short; T2 without striae................................................ Platygaster nisus Walker, 1836
– Notauli indicated in about posterior half; T2 with striation.............................................................. 8
8. T1 with about ten rather uniform, fine longitudinal carinae, with a transverse depression around midlength. T2 striate to 0.5 of length, medially slightly shorter.............................................................................................................................................. Platygaster azarbaijanica Buhl & Asadi sp. nov.
– T1 with about six somewhat uneven, rather weak longitudinal carinae and a few even weaker additional ones. T2 weakly striate from basal foveae to 0.65 length of tergite, medially with four short striae to 0.15 of length..................................... Platygaster karimpouri Asadi & Buhl sp. nov.
9. Base of T2 covered with dense, silvery setae................................... Platygaster harteni Buhl, 2007
– Base of T2 without dense setae....................................................................................................... 10
10. T2 striate in basal fovea to hardly one-third of length...................... Platygaster arabica Buhl, 2007
– T2 very faintly striate in basal foveae to 0.4–0.5 of length............ Platygaster cf. papei Buhl, 2007
Key to species of Platygaster from Iran
1. Mesoscutum with notauli.................................................................................................................. 2
– Mesoscutum without notauli............................................................................................................. 9
2. Notauli complete or almost complete............................................................................................... 3
– Notauli incomplete............................................................................................................................ 7
3. T2 hardly striate................................................................................................................................ 4
– T2 striate........................................................................................................................................... 5
4. Occiput with oblique striation, medially almost longitudinal............................................................................................................................................. Platygaster lotfalizadehi Buhl & Asadi sp. nov.
– Occiput without oblique striation................................................ Platygaster breviscapa Buhl, 2009
5. Sternite 2 with a hump between hind coxae.................... Platygaster cf . gladiator Zetterstedt, 1838
– Sternite 2 without a hump between hind coxae................................................................................ 6
6. Frons smooth; sternite 1 and base of sternite 2 without dense greyish pubescence............................................................................................................................... Platygaster cf. dryope Walker, 1836
– Frons except upper lateral parts strongly transversely striate; first sternite and base of second sternite with dense greyish pubescence............................................... Platygaster cf . rugosiceps Buhl, 1994
7. Notauli very short; T2 without striae................................................ Platygaster nisus Walker, 1836
– Notauli indicated in about posterior half; T2 with striation.............................................................. 8
8. T1 with about ten rather uniform, fine longitudinal carinae, with a transverse depression around midlength. T2 striate to 0.5 of length, medially slightly shorter.............................................................................................................................................. Platygaster azarbaijanica Buhl & Asadi sp. nov.
– T1 with about six somewhat uneven, rather weak longitudinal carinae and a few even weaker additional ones. T2 weakly striate from basal foveae to 0.65 length of tergite, medially with four short striae to 0.15 of length..................................... Platygaster karimpouri Asadi & Buhl sp. nov.
9. Base of T2 covered with dense, silvery setae................................... Platygaster harteni Buhl, 2007
– Base of T2 without dense setae....................................................................................................... 10
10. T2 striate in basal fovea to hardly one-third of length...................... Platygaster arabica Buhl, 2007
– T2 very faintly striate in basal foveae to 0.4–0.5 of length............ Platygaster cf. papei Buhl, 2007