A survey of the genera Bracon Fabricius, 1804 and Habrobracon Ashmead, 1895 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) in Iran

Authors : ZAHRA RAHMANI, EHSAN RAKHSHANI, KONSTANTIN SAMARTSEV, AZIZOLLAH MOKHTARI

Pages : 821-840

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A faunistic survey of the genera Bracon Fabricius, 1804 and Habrobracon Ashmead, 1895 was carried out in some parts of northern insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Guilan Province);, northeastern insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(North Khorasan Province);, eastern insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Khorasan-e Razavi and Sistan-o Baluchestan provinces);, south-central insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Kerman Province);, central insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Isfahan Province);, and western insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Kermanshah Province); Iran during 2011-2014. Sampling was done in various agroecosystems and rangelands. In total, 28 species were collected and identified, of which 8 species are recorded for the fauna of Iran for the first time: Bracon alutaceus Szépligeti, 1901; B. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Osculobracon); bilgini Beyarslan, 2002; B. byurakanicus Tobias, 1976; B. marshalli Szépligeti, 1901; B. murgabensis Tobias, 1957; B. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(O.); minutus Szépligeti, 1901; B. parvicornis Thomson, 1892; and B. roberti Wesmael, 1838. Bracon bipartitus Wesmael, 1838 and B. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(O.); minutus Szépligeti, 1901 are revalidated as separate species. New synonymy is suggested for Bracon rozneri Papp, 1998 syn. nov. and Bracon variator var. chinensis syn. nov. with Bracon bipartitus, and for Bracon chagrinicus Beyarslan, 2002 syn. nov. with B. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(O.); minutus. Brief diagnoses are presented for the newly recorded species, as well as for B. bipartitus; B. chrysostigma Greese, 1928; and B. femoralis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Brullé, 1832);.
Keywords : Fauna, eastern provinces, Kermanshah, Isfahan, new record, new synonymy