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Biologia 69/2: 228—235, 2014 Section Zoology DOI: 10.2478/s11756-013-0295-y A contribution to the knowledge of Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran with description of a new species Samira Farahani1, Ali Asghar Talebi 1*, Ehsan Rakhshani2, Cornelis van Achterberg3 &MichaelSharkey4 1Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box: 14115-336, Tehran, Iran; e-mail: [email protected] 2Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Iran 3Department of Terrestrial Zoology, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Postbox 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands 4Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, S-225 Ag.Sci.N.,Lexington,KY40546 Abstract: The subfamily Agathidinae was studied in parts of northern Iran. Six species were collected and identified. Among them, Cremnops desertor (L., 1758) is recorded for the first time from Iran. Lytopylus persicus Farahani & Talebi sp. n. is described and illustrated. A key to the West Palaearctic species of the genus Lytopylus F¨orster and an updated checklist of Iranian Agathidinae are provided. Key words: Agathidinae; Lytopylus; new species; new record; Iran Introduction Nixon (1986) revised and keyed the European Agathidinae. He recognized seven genera, 44 valid Agathidinae is a moderately large subfamily of Bra- species, 11 new synonyms, and 11 new species. Many conidae (Hymenoptera) with at least 46 genera world- studies have dealt with the taxonomy and diversity wide (Yu et al. 2012). Approximately 1,000 species of of Agathidinae since 1990 (Simbolotti & van Achter- Agathidinae exist worldwide, but an additional 2,000– berg 1990, 1992, 1999; van Achterberg & Chen 2002; 3,000 species are yet undescribed (Sharkey 2006). Most Leathers & Sharkey 2003; van Achterberg 2004; Pucci of the known species are recorded from humid tropical & Sharkey 2004; Sarmiento-Monroy 2006; Lindsay & and subtropical regions (Sharkey 1997, 2006). Yu et al. Sharkey 2006; Sharkey et al. 2009; van Achterberg & (2012) listed four tribes (Agathidini Nees; Cremnoptini Dang Long 2010; Žiki´c et al. 2010, 2011; Sharkey & Sharkey; Disophrini Sharkey and Earinini Sharkey) for Clutts 2011; Sharkey & Stoelb 2012). Among the neigh- Agathidinae. boring countries, the Agathidinae of Turkey (Zettel The Agathidinae is an easily recognizable subfam- & Beyarslan 1992; C¸etin & Beyarslan 2001; G¨u¸cl¨u& ily of Braconidae, because the marginal cell is nar- Ozbek¨ 2002; C¸ etin 2010), Russia (Telenga 1955; To- row and the occipital carina is absent (van Achter- bias 1995), Afghanistan (Tobias et al. 1997) and Ara- berg 1976). They are koinobiont endoparasitoids of bian Peninsula (van Achterberg 2011) have been stud- the larvae of numerous families of Lepidoptera, espe- ied. Van Achterberg (2011) described one species of cially Gelechiidae, Coleophoridae, Noctuidae, Blasto- the genus Lytopylus, L. brevitarsis van Achterberg, basidae, Tineidae, Pyralidae and Tortricidae (Shaw & from Yemen. Also, Simbolotti & van Achterberg (1992) Huddleston 1991; Yu et al. 2012). Except for one known described Lytopylus barbieri from Algeria and Spain species, Coccygidium gregarium Sarmiento & Sharkey, (as Bassus barbieri). Sharkey et al. (2011) revised the 2004, (Sarmiento et al. 2004) all are solitary parasitoids. species of the genus Lytopylus fromCostaRicaandde- The species of the tribes Agathidini and Earinini de- scribed 10 new species. posit their eggs in the younger larvae of the hosts, but Agathidinae remains poorly studied in Iran and species of tribe Disophrini attack later instar larvae and currently only 27 species are listed. These are from species of the tribe Cremnoptini attack various larval the genera Agathis Latreille, 1804 (15 species), Bassus stages (Sharkey 1997). Many species are important as F., 1804 (5 species), Camptothlipsis Enderlein, 1920 (1 biological control agents on various insect pests of eco- species), Cremnops F¨orster, 1862 (1 species), Coccygid- nomic importance, and some have been used in classical ium Saussure, 1892 (1 species), Disophrys F¨orster, 1862 biological control (Sharkey 1997). (2 species), Earinus Wesmael, 1837 (1 species) and Ly- * Corresponding author c 2013 Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences A contribution to Agathidinae of Iran 229 ◦ topylus F¨orster, 1862 (1 species) (Telenga 1955; Hel- N, 49 57 56.16 E, 2 m a.s.l.), 26.IX.2010, 1¾;Qazvin ◦ ◦ lén 1956; Hedwig 1957; Lashkari-Bod et al. 2011; Gha- province: Zereshk Road (36 25 23.88 N, 50 06 37.68 E, 1926 m a.s.l.), 15.VIII.2011, 1¾; Tehran province: Shahriar hari et al. 2009a, b, c, 2010, 2011a, b, 2012; Ghahari & ◦ ◦ Fischer 2011a, b, 2012; Ranjbar Aghdam & Fathipour (35 40 08.10 N, 50 56 56.64 E, 1168 m a.s.l.), 27.IX.2010, 2010). The generic limits of Bassus are in flux; the 4¾; leg. M. Khayrandish. present concept refers to a small group of Old World Distribution. East Palaearctic (Korea, Russia), West species with simple tarsal claws. However many species Palaearctic [Armenia, Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, that do not conform to this concept remain in the genus Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, awaiting proper taxonomic placement. The only West Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Palaearctic member of Bassus s.s. is Bassus calculator Lithuania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, (F., 1798). Mongolia, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Poland, Ser- The results presented here about Agathidinae, in bia (Žiki´c et al. 2011), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, which we describe a new species of Lytopylus F¨orster, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom] (Yu et 1862, is part of our ongoing research on the braconid al. 2012). fauna of Iran. Agathis umbellatarum Nees, 1812 Material and methods Synonym: Agathis aurantiaca Fahringer, 1937; Agathis Specimens of the subfamily Agathidinae were collected us- brullaei Lucas, 1849; Agathis gussakovskyi Tobias, 1963; ing Malaise traps from March to November, in 2010 and Agathis gussakovskyi Tobias, 1964; Agathis kolazyi Fischer, 2011, in five northern provinces of Iran, i.e., Alborz, Guilan, 1959; Agathis thoracica Lucas, 1849 (Yu et al. 2012). Mazandaran, Qazvin and Tehran. Malaise traps were placed in different habitats such as forest, rangelands and orchards. ◦ Material examined: Tehran province: Peykanshahr (35 Specimens were extracted from the Malaise traps and sorted ◦ 44 29.19 N, 51 09 58.88 E, 1278 m a.s.l), 11.VI.2010, 1¾; weekly. They were then treated with 70% ethanol and placed leg. S. Farahani. on a filter paper for drying. The dried specimens were then card-mounted and labeled. The external morphology of TM Distribution. East Palaearctic (Russia), West Palae- specimens were studied and illustrated using an Olympus AX70 microscope and OlympusTM SZX9 stereomicroscope arctic [Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, equipped with a Sony CCD digital camera. Morphological France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, terminology follows van Achterberg (1988). All specimens Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Former Yugoslav Republic of are deposited in the insect collection of the Department of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Portugal, Serbia (Žiki´c Entomology, Tarbait Modares University, Tehran, Iran. et al. 2011), Spain, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turk- menistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan] (Yu et al. 2012). Results Cremnops desertor (L., 1758) Six species have been collected and identified. Four species, Agathis fuscipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838), Agathis Synonym: Cremnops alternans Enderlein, 1920; Cremnops umbellatarum Nees, 1812, Camptothlipsis armeniaca deflagrator (Spinola, 1808); Cremnops lemniscatus Ender- lein, 1920 (Yu et al. 2012). (Telenga, 1955) and Disophrys caesa (Klug, 1835) have been previously recorded from Iran. Cremnops desertor Material examined: Guilan province: Astaneh Ashrafieh, (L., 1758) is newly recorded for the fauna of Iran and Eshmankamachal (37◦2110.50 N, 49◦5756.16 E, 2 m ¾ Lytopylus persicus Farahani & Talebi sp. n. is new to a.s.l.), 25.V.2010, 1¾; 01.VIII.2010, 1 ; 08.VIII.2010, 1 ; science. 28.VIII.2010, 1¾,4 ; 06.IX.2010, 1 ; 12.IX.2010, 1 ; 18.IX.2010, 1¾,1; 03.X.2010, 1 ; Astaneh Ashrafieh, ◦ ◦ Agathis fuscipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838) Eshmankamachal (37 22 03.66 N, 49 57 57.84 E, –1 m ¾ ¾ b.s.l.), 25.V.2010, 1¾; 06.VI.2010, 1 ; 18.VII.2010, 1 ; Synonym: Agathis albicostellae Fischer, 1966; Agathis an- ¾ ¾ 04.IX.2010, 3¾¾; 18.IX.2010, 1 ,2 ; 07.XI.2010, 1 ; nulata Fahringer, 1937; Agathis artemisiana Fischer, 1966; ◦ 24.X.2010, 1¾; Roodsar, Rahim Abad, Orkom (36 45 44.34 Agathis glabricula Thomson, 1895; Agathis meridionellae ◦ N, 50 18 11.88 E, 1201 m a.s.l.), 17.V.2010, 1; Mazan- Fischer, 1957; Agathis schmiedeknechti Kokujev, 1895 (Yu daran province: Noor, Joorband (36◦2617.28 N, 52◦07 et al. 2012). ¾ 13.62 E, 272 m a.s.l.), 06.VI.2011, 2¾¾; 27.VI.2011, 1 ; ¾ ¾ 12.VII.2011, 1¾; 25.VII.2011, 1 ,1 ; 25.IX.2011, 1 ;leg. Material examined: Alborz province: Karadj (35◦46 ◦ A. Nadimi. 08.88 N, 50 56 55.20 E, 1277 m a.s.l.), 18.X.2010, 1¾; Tehran province: Shahriar (35◦4008.10 N, 50◦5656.64 ¾¾ E, 1168 m a.s.l.), 20.IX.2010, 4¾¾; 27.IX.2010, 6 ,1 ; Distribution. Oriental (China, India, Indonesia), East ¾¾ 04.X.2010, 7¾¾,1; 12.X.2010, 3 ; Guilan province: Palaearctic (Japan, Korea, Russia), West Palaearc- Roodsar, Rahim abad, Qazichak (36◦4557.54 N, 50◦19 tic [Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croa- 35.22 E, 1803 m a.s.l.), 05.VII.2010, 2¾¾; 18.VII.2010, ◦ ◦ tia, former Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, 1; Roodsar, Rahim abad, Orkom (36 45 44.34 N, 50 18 Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Myanmar, 11.88 E, 1201 m a.s.l.), 06.VI.2010, 1¾; 13.VI.2010, ¾¾ ¾¾ 5¾¾; 05.VII.2010, 4 ; 24.VII.2010, 2 ; 22.VIII.2010, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia (Žiki´c ◦ 1¾; Astaneh Ashrafiyeh, Eshmankamachal (37 21 10.50 et al. 2010), Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, 230 S. Farahani et al. Fig. 1. The external morphology of Lytopylus rufipes: A – Forewing; B – Metasoma in dorsal view.
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    JHR 33: 99–112Revision (2013) of Agathacrista new genus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae, Agathidini) 99 doi: 10.3897/JHR.33.4373 RESEARCH ARTICLE www.pensoft.net/journals/jhr Revision of Agathacrista new genus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae, Agathidini) Michael J. Sharkey1,†, Stephanie A.C. Stoelb2,‡ 1 Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, S225 Agricultural Science Center North, Lexington, KY 40546-0091, USA 2 Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Lexington, KY 40546s † http://zoobank.org/77B8EC3A-442C-4A7A-AF85-A31C27E257F2 ‡ http://zoobank.org/9C4BCEB9-A6C7-4E7B-B9ED-334F7C8CE709 Corresponding author: Michael J. Sharkey ([email protected]) Academic editor: G. Broad | Received 21 November 2012 | Accepted 14 March 2012 | Published 1 August 2013 http://zoobank.org/2B514381-7262-4609-8441-EEDE2AF235E9 Citation: Sharkey MJ, Stoelb SAC (2013) Revision of Agathacrista new genus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae, Agathidini). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 33: 99–112. doi: 10.3897/JHR.33.4373 Abstract Based on a cladistic analysis, a new genus of Agathidini, Agathacrista Sharkey, is proposed and its phylo- genetic position hypothesized. Two previously described (Agathacrista cancellata, Agathacrista depressifera) and three new species (Agathacrista sailomi, Agathacrista winloni, Agathacrista krataeii) are included. The distribution of Agathacrista is limited to the Oriental region and southern portion of the eastern Palearctic. Keywords Insecta, identification key, taxonomy, systematics Introduction Agathacrista, as proposed here, includes two previously described species, both of which were included in the paraphyletic concepts of Bassus s.l. and Therophilus s.l. This paper is part of a series that investigates these non-monophyletic taxa, while describing taxa from Thailand, Costa Rica, or more inclusive areas of the world.
  • Economic Cost of Invasive Non-Native Species on Great Britain F

    Economic Cost of Invasive Non-Native Species on Great Britain F

    The Economic Cost of Invasive Non-Native Species on Great Britain F. Williams, R. Eschen, A. Harris, D. Djeddour, C. Pratt, R.S. Shaw, S. Varia, J. Lamontagne-Godwin, S.E. Thomas, S.T. Murphy CAB/001/09 November 2010 www.cabi.org 1 KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE The Economic Cost of Invasive Non-Native Species on Great Britain Acknowledgements This report would not have been possible without the input of many people from Great Britain and abroad. We thank all the people who have taken the time to respond to the questionnaire or to provide information over the phone or otherwise. Front Cover Photo – Courtesy of T. Renals Sponsors The Scottish Government Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government Department for the Economy and Transport, Welsh Assembly Government FE Williams, R Eschen, A Harris, DH Djeddour, CF Pratt, RS Shaw, S Varia, JD Lamontagne-Godwin, SE Thomas, ST Murphy CABI Head Office Nosworthy Way Wallingford OX10 8DE UK and CABI Europe - UK Bakeham Lane Egham Surrey TW20 9TY UK CABI Project No. VM10066 2 The Economic Cost of Invasive Non-Native Species on Great Britain Executive Summary The impact of Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) can be manifold, ranging from loss of crops, damaged buildings, and additional production costs to the loss of livelihoods and ecosystem services. INNS are increasingly abundant in Great Britain and in Europe generally and their impact is rising. Hence, INNS are the subject of considerable concern in Great Britain, prompting the development of a Non-Native Species Strategy and the formation of the GB Non-Native Species Programme Board and Secretariat.
  • Insects and Related Arthropods Associated with of Agriculture

    Insects and Related Arthropods Associated with of Agriculture

    USDA United States Department Insects and Related Arthropods Associated with of Agriculture Forest Service Greenleaf Manzanita in Montane Chaparral Pacific Southwest Communities of Northeastern California Research Station General Technical Report Michael A. Valenti George T. Ferrell Alan A. Berryman PSW-GTR- 167 Publisher: Pacific Southwest Research Station Albany, California Forest Service Mailing address: U.S. Department of Agriculture PO Box 245, Berkeley CA 9470 1 -0245 Abstract Valenti, Michael A.; Ferrell, George T.; Berryman, Alan A. 1997. Insects and related arthropods associated with greenleaf manzanita in montane chaparral communities of northeastern California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-167. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. Agriculture; 26 p. September 1997 Specimens representing 19 orders and 169 arthropod families (mostly insects) were collected from greenleaf manzanita brushfields in northeastern California and identified to species whenever possible. More than500 taxa below the family level wereinventoried, and each listing includes relative frequency of encounter, life stages collected, and dominant role in the greenleaf manzanita community. Specific host relationships are included for some predators and parasitoids. Herbivores, predators, and parasitoids comprised the majority (80 percent) of identified insects and related taxa. Retrieval Terms: Arctostaphylos patula, arthropods, California, insects, manzanita The Authors Michael A. Valenti is Forest Health Specialist, Delaware Department of Agriculture, 2320 S. DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901-5515. George T. Ferrell is a retired Research Entomologist, Pacific Southwest Research Station, 2400 Washington Ave., Redding, CA 96001. Alan A. Berryman is Professor of Entomology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6382. All photographs were taken by Michael A. Valenti, except for Figure 2, which was taken by Amy H.
  • Insects Found on Black Alder Alnus Glutinosa (L.) Gaertn

    Insects Found on Black Alder Alnus Glutinosa (L.) Gaertn

    DOI: 10.2478/v10111-012-0034-0 Leśne Prace Badawcze (Forest Research Papers), December 2012, Vol. 73 (4): 355–362. SHORT COMMUNICATION Insects found on black alder Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. when stands are dying back Jerzy Borowski1 *, Jacek Piętka2, Andrzej Szczepkowski2 1 University of Lodz, Branch of the University of Lodz in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Institute of Forestry, ul. Konstytucji 3 Maja 65/67, 97–200 Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland; 2 Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Protection and Ecology, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02–776 Warszawa, Poland. * Tel. +48 44 7249720; e-mail: [email protected] Abstract. The study gives information on insects living on the black alder Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. in those 57 alder stands which exhibited the most severe signs of dying back. The surveys revealed the presence of 28 species of insects belonging to various different orders. The most common species were Agelastica alni, Xiphydria camelus, Xyleborinus attenuatus (Bland.) (=X. alni Nissima) and Saperda scalaris. It seems that none of the species of insects identified would be expected to cause die back of alder over a large area. However, it was confirmed that insects do participate in the process of dying back of alder stands. Key words: insects, black alder, Alnus glutinosa, stands die back 1. Introduction depressions. In such places, in areas of boggy mixed broadleaved forest (BMBF), alder forest (AF), ash- In Poland, among the three native alder species, alder swamp forest (AASF), flood plain forest (FPF) black alder Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. has the highest and moist broadleaved forest (MBF), black alder is economic importance.
  • Revision of the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with Comparisons of Static and Dynamic Alignments

    Revision of the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with Comparisons of Static and Dynamic Alignments

    Cladistics Cladistics 22 (2006) 546–567 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2006.00121.x Revision of the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with comparisons of static and dynamic alignments Michael J. Sharkey1,*, Nina M. Laurenne2,3, Barbara Sharanowski1, Donald L. J. Quicke4,5 and Debra Murray6 1S-225, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Agric. Sci. Bldg-N., Lexington, KY, 40546, USA; 2Finnish Museum of Natural History, Zoological Museum ⁄ Entomology Division, PO Box 17 (P. Rautatiekatu 13), FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland; 3Department of Biological and Enviromental Sciences, PO Box 65 (Viikinkaari 1), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland; 4Division of Biology, and Center for Population Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK; 5Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK; 6150_S Dirac Science Library, School of Computational Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA Accepted 30 May 2006 Abstract The phylogeny of the Agathidinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is investigated based on morphological and sequence data from the D2–3 regions of 28S rDNA. Morphology and molecular data were run simultaneously and separately and the molecular and combined data sets were analyzed using both static, Clustal W, and dynamic, POY, alignments. Both alignments were conducted under a variety of gap costs and results are compared. Sixty-two ingroup exemplars representing 22 genera and six outgroup taxa representing two subfamilies and five genera were included. Numerous taxa at the generic and tribal levels were tested for monophyly and the evolutionary history of several characters is discussed. The tribe Agathidini s.s. is found to be a derived member of the Microdini and the two are synonymized under the older name, Agathidini s.l.