Three new species records of Ichneumonid wasps, (Hym., Ichneumonidae) from Yazd, Iran
Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods
A. R.
Zarepour-Ashkezari
1
(Graduated student, Entomology Department, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran)
A. A.
Talebi
2
(Plant Protection Department, Agricultural faculty, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran)
R.
Vafaei-Shoushtari
3
(Entomology Department, Agricultural faculty, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran)
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Abstract :
The Ichneumonid fauna (Hym.: Ichneumonidae) was investigated in different regions of Yazd and vicinity during 2006 -2008. A total of nine species were collected and identified. According to the available literature, the 3 species which marked with an asterisk are reported for the first time from Iran. Diplazon laetatorius (Fabricius, 1781) Anomalon foliator (Fabricius 1798)* Ophion ventricosus Gravenhorst, 1829 Ichneumon caloscelis Wesmael, 1854 Neteliaarimeniaca Tolkanitz, 1971 Meringopus calescens (Gravenhorst, 1829) Cryptus spinosus Gravenhorst, 1829 Cryptus viduatorius Fabricious, 1804* Cryptus inculator (Linnaeus, 1758)* Some information relating to the morphological characters, host range and geographical distribution of three new species records were presented and discussed.