Faunistic study of Ichneumon wasps, (Hym., Ichneumonidae) from Mazandaran province, Iran

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

H.  Hooshyar ¹ (Entomology Department, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran)
R.  Vafaei-Shoushtari ² (Entomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran)
H.  Barimani-Varandi ³ (Agricultural and Natural Resources, Research Center of Mazandaran Province, Sari, Iran)

Received: 2012-07-02 Accepted : 2012-12-31 Published : 2014-08-23

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The fauna of Ichneumonidae was studied during 2011 to 2012 in the centeral area of Mazandaran province. In this study Malaise trap, Window trap, Yellow & White Pan trap, Light trap and Sweeping net were used for collecting. A total of 13 species belonging  to 11 Genera and  8 subfamilies were collected and identified. The identification  were confirmed by Prof. Mehmet Faruk Gurbuz and Dr. Kees Zwakhals. The specimens were deposited at Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Mazandaran,Sari and Entomology Department, Agricultural facultyof Arak University. Five species are new records for Iranian insect fauna which indicated by an asterisk. The following species were collected:   Anomalon cruentatum(Geoffray,1785) (Anomaloninae) Tromatobia oculatoria(Fabricius, 1798)* (Pimplinae) Liotryphon caudatus(Ratzeburg, 1848) (Pimplinae) Pimpla spuria(Gravenhorst, 1829) (Pimplinae) Clistopyga rufator(Holmgren,1856) (Pimplinae) Tryphon atriceps(Stephens, 1835) (Tryphoninae) Syrphoctonus sp. ( Thomson, 1890)*(Diplazontinae) Lissonota clypeator(Gravenhorst,1820)* (Banchinae) Lissonota  fundator (Gravenhorst,1820)* (Banchinae) Lissonota  versicolor (Gravenhorst,1820)* (Banchinae) Collyria coxator(Villers, 1789) (Collyrinae) Mesochorus sp. ( Förster, 1869) (Mesochorinae) Brachycyrtus sp.  (Townes, 1960) (Brachycyrtinae)