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Ghahari, H.–Beyarslan, A.: A faunistic study on Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) from Iran
Natura Somogyiensis 30: 39-46. Kaposvár, 2017 HU ISSN 20613067 www.smmi.hu/termtud/ns/ns.htm Submitted: 10.01, 2017; Accepted: 30.04, 2017; Published: 30.06, 2017 A faunistic study on Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) from Iran Hassan Ghahari1 & Ahmet Beyarslan2 ■Department of Plant Protection, Yadegar-e- Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; e-mail: hghahari@yahoo.com 2Bitiis Eren University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, 1300 Bitlis, Turkey; e-mail: abeyars@gmail.com Ghahari, H. & Beyarslan, A.: A faunistic study on Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) from Iran. Abstract: This paper deals with faunistic survey of Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) from some regions of Iran. In total 21 species within 16 genera and 8 subfamilies, Agathidinae (2 genera, 2 species), Alysiinae (4 genera, 5 species), Brachistinae (single species), Braconinae (3 genera, 5 species), Cheloninae (single species), Microgastrinae (3 genera, 3 species), Opiinae (2 genera, 3 species) and Rogadinae (single species) are studied. Distribution data and hosts are given. Keywords: Hymenoptera, Ichneumonoidea, Braconidae, fauna, distribution, host, Iran Introduction Braconid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with estimation 50.000 worldwide species, are grouped into about 47 subfamilies, 97 tribes and 1032 genera (Beyarslan & Aydagdu 2014). These insects are powerful biological control ágens whose importance in decreasing of pests’ population density has been well proved and are used in biocontrol programs (Sharkey 1993, Shaw 1995, Quicke 2015). The aim of this paper is a faunistic survey on some braconid materials obtained from different regions of Iran. Materia] and methods The materials were collected from different regions of Iran by rearing of hosts in optimum condition (25±2 °C, 65±5% RH, 14: 10 L: D) in incubator and also Malaise traps and sweeping net. The collected specimens were killed with ethyl acetate, and mounted on triangular labels and were examined with a stereoscopic binocular microscope. Additionally many specimens of some insect collections and museums were studied too. Classification, nomenclature and distribution of Braconidae suggested by Yu et al. (2012) have been followed.
