Three new species records of Ichneumonid wasps, (Hym., Ichneumonidae) from Yazd, Iran

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

A. R. Zarepour-Ashkezari ¹ , A. A. Talebi ² , R. Vafaei-Shoushtari ³

1 - Graduated student, Entomology Department, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran
2 - Plant Protection Department, Agricultural faculty, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Entomology Department, Agricultural faculty, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran

Received: 2009-02-02 Accepted : 2009-04-28 Published : 2009-05-22

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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.