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A Contribution to the Scelionid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) From ZOOSYSTEMATICA ROSSICA, 20(2): 299–304 25 DECEMBER 2011 A contribution to the scelionid wasps (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from some regions of Eastern Iran К фауне сцелионид (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) некоторых районов восточного Ирана N. SAMIN*, H. GHAHARI, E. KOÇAK & GH.R. RADJABI Н. САМИН*, Х. ГАХАРИ, Э. КОЧАК, Г.Р. РАДЖАБИ N. Samin, Department of Entomology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: [email protected]. *Corresponding author. H. Ghahari, Department of Agriculture, Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: [email protected]. E. Kocak, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Isparta, Turkey Gh.R. Radjabi, Department of Agricultural Entomology Research, Plant Protection Research Institute, Evin, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] The Scelionidae were studied in some regions of Eastern Iran. In total 23 species from 7 genera were collected, among which two species, Eumicrosoma phaeax (Nixon, 1938) and Sparasion punctatissimum Kieffer, 1906, are new records for Iran. Наездники семейства Scelionidae были изучены в некоторых районах восточного Ирана. Всего было собрано 23 вида 7 родов, из которых два вида – Eumicrosoma phaeax (Nixon, 1938) и Sparasion punctatissimum Kieffer, 1906 – являются новыми находками для Ирана. Key words: fauna, Eastern Iran, Hymenoptera, Scelionidae Ключевые слова: фауна, восточный Иран, Hymenoptera, Scelionidae INTRODUCTION enomines, the Orthoptera, the Heteroptera, the Coleoptera, the Odonata, the Mantodea The Scelionidae are exclusively egg para- and the araenomorph spiders form the major sitoids, with a wide host array, with host-de- host assemblage of the Scelioninae (Austin pendent morphological specialization. They et al., 2005). The fauna of Iranian Scelioni- show high specificity in host partitioning dae especially Eastern Iran was poorly stud- at tribal level (Galloway & Austin, 1983). ied and only with 27 species so far (Safavi, Attributes like high searching ability, high 1974; Modarres Awal, 1997; Radjabi, 2001; reproductive rates and lack of hyperpara- Sakenin Chelav et al., 2008; Ghahari et al., sitiods place them as highly potential and 2009; Samin et al., 2010a, 2010b). The aim promising biological control agents (Orr, of this research which is based on the col- 1988). Of the three scelionid subfamilies, the lected specimens from three provinces of Telenominae, the Scelioninae and the Tel- Eastern Iran (including Khorasan, Kerman easinae, the first two are highly abundant, and Sistan, and Baluchestan), is determin- diverse and quite significant to agroecosys- ing a part of these beneficial insects in this tems. While the Lepidoptera and the Het- region and making a small step in complet- eroptera are principal host groups for tel- ing of Iranian Scelionidae. © 2011 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Scienсes 300 N. SAMIN ET AL. SCELIONID WASPS OF EASTERN IRAN MATERIALS AND METHODS Distribution outside Iran: Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia (Johnson et al., 2008). The materials of this research were col- lected from three provinces including, Kho- rasan, Kerman, Sistan and Baluchestan locat- Sparasion punctatissimum Kieffer, 1906 ed in Eastern Iran. Sampling methods were Material: Khorasan province: Bojnord, 1 fe- sweeping net, malaise trap and rearing of male, 1 male, September 2005. New record for some eggs of Pentatomidae (Hemiptera) for Iran. emergence of parasitoids inside the host. Egg Distribution outside Iran: Austria, Italy, masses of pentatomids were placed in plastic Ukraine, Russia (Johnson et al., 2008). bags and in optimum condition (26±2 °C, 65±5 %RH, 14: 10 L: D) in incubator. Clas- Sparasion subleve Kieffer, 1906 sification, nomenclature and distributional data of Scelionidae suggested by Kozlov Material: Khorasan province: Ghoochan, 1 (1978), Kozlov & Kononova (1983), Konon- female, September 2005. ova (1992), Johnson (1992, 2010), Kononova Distribution outside Iran: Italy, Tajiki- and Kozlov (2008) have been followed. stan (Johnson et al., 2008). RESULTS Subfamily TELENOMINAE Thomson, 1860 Totally 23 scelionid species from 7 gen- era were collected from Eastern Iran (Kho- Genus Eumicrosoma Gahan 1913 rasan, Kerman and Sistan & Baluchestan Eumicrosoma phaeax (Nixon, 1938) provinces). The list of species is given below. Material: Khorasan province: Ghaenat, 1 fe- male, April 2006. New record for Iran. Family SCELIONIDAE Haliday, 1840 Distribution outside Iran: India, Japan, Subfamily SCELIONINAE Förster, 1856 Korea, Romania (Kozlov & Kononova, Genus Anteris Förster, 1856 1983). Anteris simulans Kieffer, 1908 Genus Psix Kozlov et Le, 1976 Material: Kerman province: Kahnooj, 1 fe- male, 1 male, August 2006. Psix abnormis Kozlov et Le, 1976 Distribution outside Iran: Palearc- Material: Khorasan province: Bojnord, 2 fe- tic: Republic of Moldavia, Ukraine, Rus- males, September 2005. sia, Azerbaijan, Danish, Germany (Kozlov Distribution outside Iran: Afghanistan, 1978, Kononova, 1992; Johnson, 2010). Africa (Kozlov & Kononova, 1983). Genus Scelio Latreille, 1805 Psix lacunatus Johnson et Masner, 1985 Scelio poecilopterus Priesner, 1951 Material: Kerman province: Kerman, 1 fe- Material: Sistan and Baluchestan province: male, 1 male, September 2008. Chabahar, 1 female, May 2007; Zahedan, 2 fe- Distribution outside Iran: Pakistan, males, 1 male, May 2008. Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Distribution outside Iran: Turkmenistan India, Laos (Kozlov & Kononova, 1983). (Kozlov & Kononova, 1983). Genus Sparasion Latreille, 1802 Genus Telenomus Haliday, 1833 Sparasion emarginatum Kieffer, 1906 Telenomus angustatus (Thomson, 1860) Material: Khorasan province: Serakhs, 1 fe- Material: Sistan & Baluchestan province: male, March 2008. Saravan, 1 female, March 2006 ex eggs of Chrys- © 2011 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Scienсes, Zoosystematica Rossica 20(2): 299–304 N. SAMIN ET AL. SCELIONID WASPS OF EASTERN IRAN 301 ops (Petersenychrysops) hamatus (Diptera: Ta- Distribution outside Iran: Afrotropical, banidae). Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical, Orien- Distribution outside Iran: Austria, Swe- tal, Palearctic (Johnson, 1992). den, Hungary, Romania, Russia (Kozlov & Kononova, 1983; Johnson, 1984; Samin et Trissolcus crypticus Clarke, 1993 al., 2010b). Material: Sistan & Baluchestan province: Telenomus benefactor Crawford, 1911 Iranshahr, 2 females, October 2004. Distribution outside Iran: Pakistan Material: Khorasan province: Nehbandan, 2 (Johnson, 2010). females, March 2005. Distribution outside Iran: Afrotropical Trissolcus djadetshko (Rjachovsky, 1959) and Palearctic and Oriental regions (Ko- zlov & Kononova, 1983; Johnson, 1984; Sa- Material: Kerman province: Kahnooj, 3 fe- min et al., 2010b). males, 2 males, August 2006; Kerman, 1 female, April 2007. Telenomus beneficiens (Zehntner, 1896) Distribution outside Iran: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldavia, Russia, Material: Kerman province: Jiroft, 1 female, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkey (Kozlov & August 2007, parasitoid of Scirpophaga novella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Lee, 1988; Koçak and Kılınçer, 2000, 2003). Distribution outside Iran: Java, Korea, Taiwan (Johnson, 2010; Samin et al., 2010b). Trissolcus festivae (Viktorov, 1964) Material: Kerman province: Bam, 2 females, Telenomus chloropus (Thomson 1860) June 2007. Material: Khorasan province: Mashhad, 4 fe- Distribution outside Iran: Moldovia, males, 2 males, October 2006. Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Romania, Distribution outside Iran: Holoarctic Turkey (Kozlov & Kononova, 1983; Tarla, (Kozlov & Kononova, 1983; Johnson, 1984; 1997). Samin et al., 2010b). Trissolcus grandis (Thomson, 1861) Telenomus dignus (Gahan, 1925) Material: Khorasan province: Torbat-Hey- Material: Kerman province: Jiroft, 1 female, darieh, 5 females, 2 males, May 2004. Khorasan 1 male, August 2007. province: Mashhad, 2 females, 3 males, October Distribution outside Iran: Taiwan, Chi- 2006. Kerman province: Kerman, 6 females, 3 na, Japan, Java, Korea, Philipinnes, Pakistan, males, April 2007. Sistan and Baluchestan prov- ince: Zabol, 3 females, 4 males, May 2008. Para- India (Johnson, 2010; Samin et al., 2010b). sitoid of Eurygaster integriceps and Perillus biocu- latus (F.) (Pentatomidae). Telenomus remus Nixon, 1937 Distribution outside Iran: Denmark, Material: Sistan & Baluchestan province: Moldovia, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Saravan, 2 females, March 2006. Belgium, Syria, Morocco, England, Roma- Distribution outside Iran: Malaysia, nia, Italy, Turkey (Javahery, 1968; Viggia- Taiwan, India (Johnson, 2010; Samin et al., ni and Mineo, 1974; Kozlov & Kononova, 2010b). 1983; Koçak, 2007). Genus Trissolcus Ashmead, 1893 Trissolcus rufiventris (Mayr, 1908) Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston, 1858) Material: Kerman province: Kerman, 2 fe- Material: Khorasan province: Ghaenat, 2 fe- males, 2 males, March 2007. males, 2 males, July 2007. Parasitoid of Eurygas- Distribution outside Iran: Russia, Mo- ter integriceps (Pentatomidae). rocco, Romania, Moldavia, Ukraine, Mon- © 2011 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Scienсes, Zoosystematica Rossica 20(2): 299–304 302 N. SAMIN ET AL. SCELIONID WASPS OF EASTERN IRAN golia, Europe, Africa, Turkey (Voegele, 1964; in these regions especially in areas which Kozlov & Kononova, 1983; Koçak, 2007). sampling is very difficult there. Also as we expected the dominant species in Eastern Trissolcus semistriatus (Nees, 1834) Iran are two species Trissolcus grandis and T. semistriatus as the powerful egg parasi- Material:
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