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Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Iran, with Description of a New Species NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 7 (2): 243-249 ©NwjZ, Oradea, Romania, 2011 Article No.: 111130 www.herp-or.uv.ro/nwjz New records of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Iran, with description of a new species Mircea-Dan MITROIU1,*, Fatemeh ABOLHASSANZADEH2 and Seyed M. MADJDZADEH2,* 1. “Al. I. Cuza” University Iaşi, Faculty of Biology, Bd. Carol I 20A, 700505 Iaşi, Romania. 2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran, * Corresponding authors, M.D. Mitroiu, E-mail: [email protected], S.M. Madjdzadeh, E-mail: [email protected] Received: 15. February 2011 / Accepted: 28. July 2011 / Available online: 09. August 2011 Abstract. Thirteen species of Pteromalidae are recorded from Southeast Iran in this study. Among the studied materials, one species is described as new (Sphegigaster persiana Mitroiu & Madjdzadeh, sp. nov.) and four species are recorded for the first time from Iran. Available biological data, geographical distribution as well as short taxonomic comments for each species are briefly mentioned. Key words: Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae, parasitoids, Iran, distribution, new records, new species. Introduction containing 78 species of Pteromalidae from differ- ent parts of Iran. Following them, other records The family Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalci- have been recently added to this list (Alemansour doidea) is one of the largest families of parasitic et al. 2010, Hesami et al. 2010, Nazemi-Rafi & Lot- Hymenoptera, whose members are distributed in falizadeh 2010, Ghahari et al. 2010), the total num- all zoogeographical regions of the world. It cur- ber of species found in Iran reaching 130 (Ghahari rently contains 588 genera and 3506 species dis- et al. 2010). tributed in 30 subfamilies (Noyes 2010). The The aim of this study is to add new species to pteromalids are primary or secondary parasitoids the list of Iranian Pteromalidae and to complete attacking other insect groups such as Coleoptera, with new information on the distributional data Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Hemiptera for the already listed species. and some Arachnida in their various stages of de- velopment (Bouček & Rasplus 1991, Desjardins et Material and methods al. 2007). They play an important role in the con- trol of insect pests and several species have been For the present study, a total of 27 specimens of Ptero- employed successfully in biological control pro- malidae collected from Southestern Iran (Fig. 1) were ex- grams all over the world (Greathead 1986, Debach amined. In addition, voucher specimens from other & Rose 1991, Bouček & Rasplus 1991). countries as well as name-bearing types were used for comparison. These specimens were mostly from the The Pteromalidae fauna of Iran is still poorly Natural History Museum London (BMNH), Narodni known. The same situation seems to be true for Muzeum Prague (NMPC) and the Mitroiu Collection, Al- other families of Chalcidoidea too, where new re- exandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Faculty of Biology, cords and new species have been recently added Romania (MICO). Terminology and classification follow to the faunistic inventory (Lotfalizadeh 2008, Gibson (1997) and Bouček (1988), respectively. Other ab- 2010). Regarding the Pteromalidae, Davachi & breviations used in the text: F = Funicular segments, Gt = Chodjai (1968) presented the first list of Iranian Gastral tergites; M = Marginal vein; PM = Postmarginal vein; S = Stigmal vein. parasitoids that included only seven pteromalid The material from Southeastern Iran was collected species. Several species records were published by using a sweeping net by FA. It was preserved in 75% Steffan (1968) and Sharifi & Javadi (1971). In the Ethanol until it was partly mounted on cards and identi- recent years the number of known pteromalid fied by MDM. Prior to mounting the specimens were species for the fauna of Iran grew significantly treated with hexamethyldisilazane in order to avoid col- (Goldansaz et al. 1996; Lotfalizadeh & Ahmadi lapsing. Only part of the collected material was identified 1998, 2000, Sadeghi & Askary 2001, Habibpour et to species level; the identifications were made using Gra- ham’s monograph (Graham 1969) and other papers listed al. 2002, Jalilvand & Gholipour 2002, Mehrnejad in the remarks section. The identified material is depos- 2002, 2003, Rezaei et al. 2003, Sadeghi & Ebrahimi ited in MICO and Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh Collec- 2002, Lotfalizadeh 2002a,b, 2004). Lotfalizadeh & tion, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran Gharali (2008) presented a preliminary checklist (SMMCO). The identified species are ordered based on 244 Mitroiu, M.D. et al. subfamily name alphabetically and new records are has been recorded as a parasitoid of dozens of marked by asterisk. For each species general data regard- species of mainly Agromyzidae (e.g. Liriomyza sa- ing their geographical distribution, biology as well as tivae Blanchard), but also Cecidomyiidae (Maye- brief taxonomic comments are given. For more informa- tiola destructor (Say)), Chloropidae (e.g. Oscinella tion on these aspects, see Graham (1969) and Noyes (2010). frit (L.)) and Opomyzidae (Geomyza tripunctata The pictures of the new species were taken using an Fallen) (Diptera) and in association with many Olympus BX41 microscope connected to an Olympus E- species of plants from several families such as As- 330 digital camera. The images were then processed using teraceae, Fabaceae, Poaceae, etc. (Noyes 2010). Helicon Focus® 4.60 and Adobe® Photoshop® 7.0 pro- The female of H. circulus is similar to those of H. grams. crius Walker, H. letitiae Askew and H. semireticulata Mitroiu, from which it can be separated mainly by Results the almost complete propodeal plicae, reticulation of scutellum and propodeum and color of legs and List of species antennae (Askew 1972; Mitroiu 2005). Asaphinae Ormocerinae Asaphes suspensus (Nees, 1834) Systasis encyrtoides* Walker, 1854 Material examined: Iran: Kerman province, Material examined: Iran, Kerman province, Sirch, Mahan, N30°21'56.6" E55°25'34.4", 1861m, N30°11'47.6" E57°33'44.4", 1971m, 29.viii.2009, 29.v.2009, swept on grass (F. Abolhasanzadeh), 1♀ swept on Mentha longifolia (F. Abolhasanzadeh), 3♀ 1♂. 1♂. Remarks: Asaphes suspensus is known to occur Remarks: This species is reported from Iran across the entire Holarctic region (Noyes 2010). Its for the first time, but its hosts in this country are distribution in the Neotropical region is regarded unknown. Systasis encyrtoides is widely distributed as doubtful by Gibson & Vikberg (1998) who con- in the Palaearctic region, from Europe to China, sidered that these records belong to the californi- and it is reported mainly from species of Cecido- cus-complex. The species was cited by Lotfali- myiidae (Diptera) such as Contarinia pisi (Loew), zadeh & Gharali (2008) from Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi C. lentis Aczel, Dasineura affinis (Kieffer), etc. Province in Northwest Iran. It is a generalist hy- (Noyes, 2010). The European species of Systasis perparasitoid of four to five genera of Aphidiinae Walker were revised by Graham (1969), the spe- and Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera) primary parasi- cies from Kazakstan by Dzhanokmen (1996), and ِ toids (Fergusson 1980; Sullivan 1987; Höller et al. the Chinese species by Xiao & Huang (2001). 1993; Chow & Mackauer 1999). It can also be re- garded as a tertiary parasitoid of other aphid hy- Pteromalinae perparasitoids (Matejko & Sullivan 1984; Carew & Cheiropachus quadrum (Fabricius, 1787) Sullivan 1993). Asaphes suspensus was considered Material examined: Iran, Kerman province, Bard- as a synonym of A. vulgaris until Graham (1969) sir, N31°23'25.7" E56°29'36.8", 2022m, 10.vi.2009, reestablished the species and thus the records swept in Triticum aestivum field (F. Abolhasan- published prior to 1969 should be regarded with zadeh), 1♀. caution. Asaphes suspensus can be separated from Remarks: It is a common parasitoid of xylo- other species of the genus by the combination of phagous beetles, e.g. Scolytidae, Curculionidae, entirely yellowish legs and narrow speculum, with Cerambycidae and Bostrichidae (Noyes 2010). Lot- at least three setae near the submarginal vein falizadeh & Gharali (2008) reported this species (Gibson & Vikberg 1998). from Scolytus rugulosus (Muller) (= Ruguloscolytus mediterraneus Eggers) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) on Miscogasterinae apple tree dead wood in Iran. The genus Chei- Halticoptera circulus (Walker, 1833) ropachus Westwood, with its only Palaearctic spe- Material examined: Iran, Kerman province, cies Ch. quadrum, is easily recognizable from other Mahan, N30°04'59.2" E57°15'18.6", 1845m, pteromaline genera by the combination of a large 24.iv.2009, swept in Triticum aestivum field (F. propleura, enlarged fore femora and maculate Abolhasanzadeh), 1♀. forewings. Graham (1969) mentioned that larger Remarks: The species was cited by Lotfali- specimens tend to have darker markings on fore- zadeh & Gharali (2008) from Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi wings and paler legs, while small specimens have Province in Northwest Iran. Halticoptera circulus New records of Pteromalidae from Iran 245 reduced markings and darker legs. Dinarmus acutus (Thomson, 1878) Material examined: Iran, Kerman province, Raf- Cyrtoptyx cf. latipes (Rondani, 1874)* sanjan (Charuk), N30°24'17.2" E56°30'16.7", 2015m, Material examined: Iran, Kerman province, Jiroft 17.viii.2009, swept in Amygdalus communis garden (Dowlatabad), N28°43'2.64" E57°9'51.67", 1762m, (F. Abolhasanzadeh), 1♀. 12.ix.2010 (F. Abolhasanzadeh),
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