Introducing and identification of the species of Sphecidae (Hym) in Khomein (Iran)

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

F. Hadi ¹ , E. Ebrahimi ² , S. Modaress-Najaf abadi ³ , Sh. Goldasteh ⁴

1 - Graduate student, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran
2 - Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran
3 - Agricultural and Natural Resources center of markazi, Arak, Iran
4 - Entomology Department, Agricultural faculty, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran

Received: 2013-07-22 Accepted : 2014-01-01 Published : 2015-05-22

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Abstract :

During 2010-2011, studies were carried out in 17 areas of Khomein, Iran (Markazi province), using insect nets, malaise traps, yellow pan traps, and window traps to collect and identify the fauna of sphecid wasp. Twenty four species belonging to seven genera and four subfamilies were collected and identified. Identifications were confirmed by Dr. Schmid-Egger from Berlin, Germany. The species are as follows. All species are recorded for the first time for Markazi province the tow astrisked species are recorded for the first time from Iran. Sphex flavipennis Fabricius, 1793 Sphex melas* Gussakovskij, 1930 Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817 Sphex sp1. Sphex sp2. Sphex sp3. Prionyx nudatus (Kohl), 1885 Prionyx songaricus (Eversmann), 1849 Prionyx stschurowskii (Radoszkowski), 1877 Chlorion magnificum* F .Morawitz, 1887 Chlorion splendidum Fabricius, 1804 Sceliphron arabs (Lepeletier), 1845 Sceliphron destillatorium(Illiger), 1807 Sceliphron funestum Kohl, 1918  (Fabricius), 1781 Sceliphron madraspatanum Sceliphron rectum Kohl, 1918 Chalybion femoratum Fabricius, 1781 Ammophila heydenii Dahlbom,1845 Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus), 1758 Ammophila sp. Podalonia hirsuta (Scopoli), 1763 Podalinia hirsuta mervensis Radoszkowski, 1887 (Le Guillou), 1841 Podalonia tydei Podalonia sp. This is the first report if all species for Markazi province, among them tow species with asterisks are new records to Iranian insect fauna.