A contribution to the fauna of Crabronidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in South-Western Iran
Journal Title: Journal of Insect Biodiversity - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 11
Abstract
This study increases about three times the number of species of Crabronidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) previously known from the south Iranian province of Fars. We include 91 species, most of them being relatively widely distributed in south Palaearctic. Three genera and 32 species represent first records for Iran. A description of the previously unknown male of Miscophus gratiosus de Andrade, 1960 is provided. Character variation in Cerceris vagans Radoszkowski, 1877, Liris niger (Fabricius, 1775), and Solierella compedita (Piccioli, 1869) is discussed.
Authors and Affiliations
Mitra Atbaei, Majid Fallahzadeh, Toshko Ljubomirov
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