Preliminary study on Bethylidae (Hym.: Chrysidoidea) in Tabriz, Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi province, Iran
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Keywords: Iran, fauna, Chrysidoidea, Bethylidae, Wasps,
Abstract :
The family Bethylidae belong to the Chrysidoidea and known as a group of primitive Aculeate Hymenoptera. They are widely distributed from the tropics to the subarctic regions of the World. Bethylidae are cosmopolitan wasps, with approximately 100 valid genera and 2400 valid species around the world. These wasps are mostly ectoparasitoid of lepidopterous and coleopterous larvae. Bethylids are mostly considered as the biological control agent for various pests. This study was conducted during 2009-2012 to identify Bethylidae fauna of Tabriz, Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi province (northwest of Iran). As a result, 10 genera including 19 species were identified. Of which, Laelius rufipes Foerster and five genera i.e. Rhabdepyris, Plastanoxus, Bethylus, Trachepyris, Glenosema are new for Iranian fauna. Following species were identified in this study: Subfamily Bethylinae including Bethylus sp. and Goniozus sp. and subfamily Epyrinae including Cephalonomia tarsalis Ashmead, E. fraternus Westwood, E. macrocerus Kieffer, E. macromma Kieffer, E. marshalli Kieffer, E. minor Kieffer, E. niger Westwood, E. transverses Kieffer, E. quinquecarinatus Kieffer, Glenosema sp., Holepyris fulvus Xu, He & Ma, H. near fuscus Xu, He & Ma, Laelius rufipes Foerster, Laelius sp., Plastanoxus sp., Rhabdepyris near pallidipennis Kieffer and Trachepyris sp.. A checklist of the family Bethylidae in Iran was presented.
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