New records and three new species of Chrysididae (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea) from Iran
Journal Title: Journal of Insect Biodiversity - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 15
Abstract
Data on the distribution of 52 cuckoo wasp species (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) from Iran are given. One genus and 27 species (including 3 new species: 52% of the captured material) are new records for the country. In addition, three new species, Chrysis gianassoi sp. nov., Chrysis majidi sp. nov. and Chrysis unirubra sp. nov. are described and illustrated, and diagnostic characters are provided to identify them. Chrysis turcica du Buyson, 1908 is removed from synonymy with Chrysis peninsularis du Buysson, 1887. Chrysis bilobata Balthasar, 1953 is confirmed as valid species and illustrated. The composition of the Iranian Chrysididae fauna is compared with that of South Palaearctic countries. The large proportion of new record and new species (≈52%) indicates that the fauna of Iranian Chrysididae is rich and diverse but has not yet been thoroughly studied. The majority of new record were obtained from mountainous sites above 1000 m above sea level, indicating the rich biodiversity of this biotope.
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Franco Strumia, Majid Fallahzadeh
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