Contribution to the knowledge of the Chrysididae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata)in the south of Iran, with nine new records

Authors : AFROUZ FARHAD, ALI ASGHAR TALEBI, PAOLO ROSA, YAGHOUB FATHIPOUR, HAMIDREZA HAJIQANBAR

Pages : 202-214

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, fourteen species and subspecies in six genera of the family Chrysididae are listed from Hormozgan Province of Iran. Among them, Hedychridium femoratum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Dahlbom, 1854);; Hedychridium virescens insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(du Buysson, 1908);; Hedychridium verhoeffi Linsenmaier, 1959; Holopyga arabica Linsenmaier, 1994; Holopyga vicissituda Linsenmaier, 1994; Spintharina dubai Bohart, 1987; S. İntegerrima insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Klug, 1845);; Trichrysis scioensis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Gribodo, 1879);; and T. Longispina insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Mocsáry, 1912); are recorded for the first time from Iran. Geographical distributions of all the species and morphological diagnostic characteristics of the newly recorded species are briefly discussed. The number of chrysidid species in Iran is now raised from 194 to 203.
Keywords : Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, fauna, new records, Hormozgan, Iran