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Faunistic Study of the Genus Habrobracon Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran J Insect Biodivers Syst 05(3): 159–169 ISSN: 2423-8112 JOURNAL OF INSECT BIODIVERSITY AND SYSTEMATICS Research Article http://jibs.modares.ac.ir http://zoobank.org/References/D262CA64-B31D-4EEC-BFCE-24B610103957 Faunistic study of the genus Habrobracon Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran Mohammad Zargar1, Ali Asghar Talebi1* and Samira Farahani2 1 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: 14115-336, Tehran, Iran. 2 Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran. ABSTRACT. Habrobracon kopetdagi Tobias, 1957 and H. ponticus (Tobias, Received: 1986) are collected from Khuzestan province and recorded for the first time 26 May, 2019 from Iran. In addition, three species (viz., H. crassicornis (Thomson, 1892), H. Accepted: iranicus Fischer, 1972, H. stabilis (Wesmael, 1838)) are new provincial records. 25 June, 2019 A faunistic list of Iranian Habrobracon species with distribution, host records and brief diagnoses for new recorded species from Iran are provided. Published: 01 July, 2019 Subject Editor: Ali Ameri Key words: Khuzestan, new records, faunistic list, Iran Citation: Zargar, M., Talebi, A.A. & Farahani, S. (2019) Faunistic study of the genus Habrobracon Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 5 (3), 159–169. Introduction Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a differs from Bracon in having 1) vein 3-SR large subfamily with about 190 genera and less than l.5 times vein r in Habrobracon vs over 3000 described species worldwide more than 1.9 times in Bracon and 2) vein 2- (Quicke, 2015; Yu et al., 2016). Habrobracon SR+M long in Habrobracon vs short in Ashmead, 1895 is a moderate genus of the Bracon. subfamily Braconinae, with 37 valid species The species of Habrobracon parasitize worldwide (Yu et al., 2016). The status of about 235 species of the order Lepidoptera, Habrobracon (as well as most subgenera of mostly Gelechiidae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae the Bracon genus group) is not established and Tortricidae (Yu et al., 2016). Habrobracon adequately. In absence of strong morphological criteria in determining the hebetor Say species complex are the most members of this taxon, different authors well-studied species in this genus, as well considered it as either a separate genus as in the whole subfamily Braconinae and (Quicke, 1987; Papp, 2008, 2012) or a are extensively used as bio-control agent of subgenus of Bracon (Tobias, 1986; van the important stored product pests, such as Achterberg & Polaszek, 1996; Yu et al., Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Pyralidae), Plodia 2016). In present study we consider interpunctella Hubner (Pyralidae) and Habrobracon to be a valid genus. Habrobracon Angoumois grainmoth (Gelechiidae). Corresponding authors: Ali Asghar Talebi, E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2019, Zargar et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 160 Habrobracon in Khuzestan province To date, ten species of the genus Habrobracon kopetdagi Tobias, 1957 and H. Habrobracon have been reported from Iran ponticus (Tobias, 1986) are recorded for first (Modarres Awal, 1997; Karampour & time from Iran. The list of species is given Fasihi, 2004; Dezianian & Quicke, 2006; below. Lashkari Bod et al., 2011; Ghahari & Fischer 2011; Ghahari et al., 2011, 2012; Ameri et Family Braconidae Nees, 1811 al., 2014; Farahani et al., 2016; Rajabi Subfamily Braconinae Nees, 1811 Mazhar et al., 2019). Considering the low Genus Habrobracon Ashmead, 1895 number of known Habrobracon species from Iran (10 out of 23 distributed in Habrobracon brevicornis (Wesmael, 1838) Palaearctic), taxonomic and faunistic Original name. Braco brevicornis Wesmael, studies on this subgenus is required. In the 1838 present study, two new distributional Distribution in Iran. Bushehr (Karampour records and a faunistic list along with & Fasihi, 2004), Ilam (Gharali, 2004), distribution and host records are provided. Semnan (Dezianian & Jalali, 2004). Material and methods General distribution. Worldwide The specimens were collected from (introduced into Nearctic) (Yu et al., 2016). Khuzestan province during 2016–2017 Host records. Lepidoptera: Crambidae, using Malaise traps. Khuzestan province Depressariidae, Erebidae, Gelechiidea, includes mountainous areas located in the Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, north with plains and sea level areas in the Plutellidae, Pyralidae, Tineidae, south. The specimens were fortnightly Tortricidae, Xyloryctidae, Yponomeutidae removed from the collecting bottle and (Yu et al., 2016). preserved in 70% alcohol. Later, the Remark. Habrobracon brevicornis, the former specimens were prepared according to the synonym of H. hebetor, has been re- AXA method (van Achterberg, 2009) and validated based on molecular data (Kittel & mounted on triangular cards and Maeto, 2018). eventually labeled. The key by Tobias (1986) and comparison with the type Habrobracon concolorans (Marshall, 1900) material of all the listed species were used Original name. Bracon concolorans Marshall, for identification of the specimens. 1900 Photographs of the specimens were taken under a microscope (OlympusTM AX70) or Synonyms. Bracon (Bracon) concolor stereomicroscope (OlympusTM SZX9) Thomson, 1892, Habrobracon nigricans equipped with digital camera (Sony, Szepligeti, 1901, H. mongolicus Telenga, Japan). The terminology of morphological 1936. characters follows van Achterberg (1988, Distribution in Iran. Fars (Lashkari Bod et 1993). Abbreviations used in this paper are al., 2011, as H. nigricans), Hormozgan as follows: POL = postocellar line, OOL = (Ameri et al., 2014, as Bracon (Habrobracon) ocularocellar line, MOD = median ocellar nigricans), Kerman (Iranmanesh et al., 2018) diameter. General distribution: Palaearctic, Oriental Results (Yu et al., 2016). A total of 12 species of the genus Host records: Coleoptera: Anobiidae, Habrobracon (Braconidae: Braconinae) are Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae, Tortricidae, listed from the Iranian fauna, of which Pyralidae (Yu et al., 2016). Zargar et al. 161 Habrobracon crassicornis (Thomson, 1894) vernalis Szépligeti, 1901, Habrobracon Original name. Bracon (Bracon) crassicornis beneficientior Viereck, 1911, Habrobracon Thomson, 1892 plotnicovi Bogoljubov, 1914, Bracon breviantennatus de Stefani, 1919, Synonym. Habrobracon (Habrobracon) Habrobracon serinopae Cherian, 1929, flavosignatus Tobias, 1957. Habrobracon tortricidarum Goidanich, 1934, Material examined. Southwestern Iran, Habrobracon pectinophorae Watanabe, 1935, Khuzestan province: Baghmalek, Ghaletol Bracon (Habrobracon) hebetor asiaticus [31°37ʹ49″ N, 49°52′53″ E], 880 m a.s.l., 5– Telenga, 1936, Habrobracon flavus Telenga, 19.II.2017, 1♀, Malaise trap in citrus 1936, Habrobracon turkestanicus Telenga, orchards, leg.: M. Zargar. 1936, Habrobracon lozinskii Bogacev, 1939. Distribution in Iran. Ilam (Ghahari et al., Material examined. Southwestern Iran, 2011), Khuzestan (current study). Khuzestan province: Khoramshahr, Sheneh General distribution. Palaearctic (Yu et al., [30°25ʹ32″ N, 48°11′20″ E], 2 m a.s.l., 8– 2016). 22.VI.2016, 2♀♀; 7–21.III.2017, 4♀♀; 8– 22.VII.2017, 3♀♀; Malaise trap in palm Host records. Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae, orchards, leg.: M. Zargar. Pyralidae, Tortricidae, Yponomeutidae (Yu et al., 2016). Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan (Modarres Awal, 1997), Fars (Lashkari Bod Habrobracon didemie (Beyarslan, 2002) et al., 2011), Hormozgan (Ameri et al., Original name. Bracon (Habrobracon) didemie 2014), Isfahan (Bagheri & Nematollahi, Beyarslan, 2002 2006), Kerman, Tehran (Modarres Awal, 1997), Khuzestan (current study), Distribution in Iran. Hormozgan (Ameri Kermanshah (Noori, 1994), Qom (Norouzi et al., 2015) et al., 2009), West Azarbaijan (Modarres General distribution. Palaearctic (Yu et al., Awal, 1997). 2016). General distribution. Worldwide (Yu et Host record. Unknown. al., 2016). Host records. Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Habrobracon excisus Tobias, 1957 Curculioniade, Tenebrionidae. Hemiptera: Original name. Habrobracon (Habrobracon) Anthocoridae. Hymenoptera: Braconidae, excisus Tobias, 1957 Ichneumonidae, Ceraphronidae, Chalcididae, Distribution in Iran. Iran (exact location is Cynipidae, Encyrtidae, Eulophidae, not known) (Haeselbarth, 1983; Fallahzadeh Eurytomidae, Pteromalidae. Lepidoptera: & Saghaei, 2010). Arctiidae, Depressariidae, Gelechiidae, General distribution: Palaearctic (Yu et al., Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, 2016). Papilionidae, Pieridae, Plutellidae, Pyralidae, Saturniidae, Tortricidae, Host records. Lepidoptera: Depressariidae Yponomeutidae (Yu et al., 2016). (Yu et al., 2016). Habrobracon iranicus Fischer, 1972 Habrobracon hebetor Say, 1836 Original name. Habrobracon iranicus Fischer, Original name. Bracon hebetor Say, 1836 1972 Synonyms. Bracon dorsator Say, 1836, Bracon Material examined. Southwestern Iran, juglandis Ashmead, 1889, Habrobracon Khuzestan province: Behbahan, Dodangeh brunneus Szépligeti, 1901, Habrobracon [30°42ʹ08″ N, 50°10′41″ E], 300 m a.s.l., 8- 162 Habrobracon in Khuzestan province 22.VII.2017, 1♀; Malaise trap in citrus long as its apical width, coriaceous, second orchards, leg.: M. Zargar. metasomal tergite more sculptured Distribution in Iran. Tehran (Modarres compared to next tergites (Fig. 1E). Awal,
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