NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 16 (1): 29-35 ©NWJZ, Oradea, Romania, 2020 Article No.: e191201 http://biozoojournals.ro/nwjz/index.html Review of two seed wasps genera (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) in Iran with description of a new species Zhila ALIZADEH1,*, Mohammad BAGHERI1*, Hossein LOTFALIZADEH2 and Naser EIVAZIAN-KARY3 1. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran. 2. Department of Plant Protection, East-Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran. 3. Department of Plant Protection, Azarbadaijan Shahid Madani University, Iran * Corresponding authors, Z. Alizadeh & M. Bagheri; E-mails: [email protected] Received: 17. March 2019 / Accepted: 01. June 2019 / Available online: 10. June 2019 / Printed: June 2020 Abstract. Two seed wasps genera, Bruchophagus Ashmead and Systole Walker (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) of Iran were reviewed. Host plants and distribution data in Iran are summarized for the species known from Iran including some new biological data. One new species, namely Systole longigaster Lotfalizadeh sp. nov., is described based on recently collected material. Discriminating characters of this are discussed. Illustrations are provided to distinguish the new species and finally its diagnostic characters are discussed. Bruchophagus platypterus (Walker), B. smirnoviae Nikolskaya, B. verbasci (Erdös) and Systole besaparica Stojanova are recorded for the first time in Iran. Totally, 34 species of these genera were listed for Iran, including 25 and nine species from Bruchophagus Systole and , respectively. Key words: new species, Bruchophagus, Systole, Chalcidoidea, pest, Iran, fauna. Introduction sorted specimens were placed in ethanol 75%. Then these specimens were card-mounted using a method described by Noyes (1982). In the family Eurytomidae, two genera, Bruchophagus Ash- An Olympus™ SZH stereomicroscope and Leica CLS 150X fiber optic light source were used for card-mounted specimen observa- mead and Systole Walker, are known as seed-eater wasps of tion. Specimens were identified using keys provided by Szelényi the families Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Liliaceae and Apiaceae. (1961, 1976), Zerova & Seryogina (1994), Zerova (1978, 1995) and de- Damage of seed-eaters is one of the important factors that scriptions from Stojanova (2002). reduce seed production of rangelands plants (Lotfalizadeh & The imaging of specimens was done using a Keyence VHX-5000 Zarnegar 2014). Within these species, alfalfa seed wasp, B. equipment. Assemblage and edition of illustrations in the plates roddi Gussakovsky, is a key pest of seed production fields of were done in Adobe Photoshop CS4© software. alfalfa in Iran and is widely distributed (Eslamizadeh et al. Terminology for surface sculpturing follows Harris (1979) and 2008). for morphology follows those from the Chalcidoidea Morphology Matrix (CMM) (http://chalcid.ucr.edu/public/chr/list_chrs_by_ Bruchophagus and Systole include 170 and 40 species, re- matrix/268). spectively (Noyes 2019). In the Palaearctic region, Bruchopha- For each species, geographical distribution in Iran and reported gus includes 92 species and Systole includes 33 species biological association for reported species from Iran were supported. (Noyes 2019). Only seven species of the genus Systole have In biological association of some species, strange associations were been recorded for Iran (Saghaei et al. 2018, Zerova et al. indicated by an asterisk (*) that need to be confirmed. The type mate- 2019). The types of Bruchophagus trjapitzini Zerova have been rial of the newly described species is deposited in HMIM (Hayk Mir- originally described from Iran (Zerova et al. 2008). Nine spe- zayans Insect Museum, Tehran, Iran). cies of the genus Bruchophagus associated with Fabaceae Abbreviations: have been reported from the Qazvin province (Lotfalizadeh F1- F6: Funicular segment 1‒6 & Zarnegar 2014, Zarnegar & Lotfalizadeh 2014). Parsa et al. POL: Distance between posterior ocelli (2018) reviewed the host range of 10 species of Bruchophagus OOL: Distance between a posterior ocellus and the adjacent eye in Iran reporting some new host plants, which some of them GT1- GT6: Gastral tergites 1-6 need to be confirmed. Naghizadeh et al. (2017) reported 13 species from East-Azarbaijan province in addition to four new records: B. coluteae, B. macronycis, B. parvulus and B. pon- Results ticus. Totally, 21 species of the genus Bruchophagus have been listed for Iran (Saghaei et al. 2018, Naghizadeh et al. 2017). The list below presents 25 species of Bruchophagus and nine During our collection of Chalcidoidea in Iran, we found species of Systole in Iran. Among them, one new species, Sys- a new species of the genus Systole. The aim of this paper is tole longigaster Lotfalizadeh sp. nov. is described and com- description of this species as well as cataloging all the data pared with closely allied species. Also Bruchophagus platyp- on Iranian species of the genera Bruchophagus and Systole. terus (Walker), B. smirnoviae Nikolskaya, B. verbasci (Erdös) and Systole besaparica Stojanova are recorded for the first time in Iran. Material and methods Bruchophagus abnormis Zerova, 1984 Some of the specimens were collected using a Malaise trap installed Distribution in Iran. Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari (Haghighian et in the rangelands while others were reared from collected seeds. The collected material was transferred to the entomology laboratory of al. 2011), Qazvin (Lotfalizadeh & Zarnegar 2014). the Department of Plant Protection, East-Azarbaijan Agricultural Biological association in Iran. Prangos ferulacea (L.) and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Tabriz, and (Apiaceae)* (Haghighian et al. 2011), Astragalus guttatus 30 Z. Alizadeh et al. Banks & Sol. and A. avicennus Parsa (Lotfalizadeh & 2017), T. pratense, Dorema ammoniacum* (Parsa et al. 2018). Zarnegar 2014). Astragalus gutatus, A. brachydontus and Zosima absinthifolia (Vent)* (Apiaceae) (Lotfalizadeh & Zarnegar 2014). Bruchophagus astragali Fedoseeva, 1954 Distribution in Iran. Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari (Haghighian Bruchophagus glycyrrhizae (Nikolaskaya, 1952) 2004), Qazvin (Lotfalizadeh & Zarnegar 2014), West- Material examined: Iran, Qazvin, Alamut, 50°31'55"E & Azarbaijan (Zerova et al. 2008), Qom (Parsa et al. 2018), East- 36°21'50"N, 2250m, 21.viii.2011, B. Gharali leg., 4♀. Azarbaijan (Naghizadeh et al. 2017). Distribution in Iran. Qazvin (Arbab et al. 2004). Biological association. Astragalus alyssoides Lam. (Naghi- Biological association in Iran. Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (Faba- zadeh et al. 2017), A. brachydontus Boiss. (Lotfalizadeh & ceae) (Arbab et al. 2004). Zarnegar 2014, Parsa et al. 2018), A. chrysostachys Boiss. (Zerova et al. 2008), A. compylorrhynchus Fisch. & C. Mey. Bruchophagus iranicus Özdikmen, 2011 (Parsa et al. 2018), A. iranicus Bunge (Parsa et al. 2018, The original name is Bruchophagus trjapitzini Zerova, 2008, Naghizadeh et al. 2017), A. onobrychis L. (Naghizadeh et al. which is a junior secondary homonym of B. iranicus Özdik- 2017), A. oxyglottis Bunge (Parsa et al. 2018), A. podocarpus men, 2011 (Özdikmen 2011). C.A. Mey., Medicago sativa L. (Naghizadeh et al. 2017) and Distribution in Iran. West-Azarbaijan (Zerova et al. Oxytropis immerse (Safarov) (Lotfalizadeh & Zarnegar 2014). 2008). Biological association in Iran. Astragalus sp. (Zerova et al. Bruchophagus bajarii (Erdös, 1957) 2008). Distribution in Iran. East-Azarbaijan (Lotfalizadeh et al. 2007, Naghizadeh et al. 2017). Bruchophagus kononovae Zerova, 1994 Biological association in Iran. Euphorbia sp. (Lotfalizadeh Distribution in Iran. North-Khorasan (Kalantary et al. 2017), et al. 2007). Qom (Parsa et al. 2018), East-Azarbaijan (Naghizadeh et al. 2017). Bruchophagus caucasicus Zerova, 1992 Biological association in Iran. Astragalus iranicus (Kalan- Material examined: Bushehr, viii.2017, ex Astragalus meri- tary et al. 2017), A. brachyodontus L., A. compylorrhynchus donalis Bunge, Zh. Alizadeh leg., 2♀ & 2♂. Fisch. & C. Mey., (Parsa et al. 2018) and A. refractus Boiss. & Distribution in Iran. North-Khorasan (Kalantary et al. Buhse (Naghizadeh et al. 2017). 2017), Bushehr (present study). Biological association in Iran. A. pellitus Bunge, A. Bruchophagus macronycis Fedoseeva, 1956 macropelmatus Bunge (Kalantary et al. 2017) and A. meri- Distribution in Iran. East-Azarbaijan (Naghizadeh et al. donalis (present study). 2017). Biological association in Iran. Astragalus macrourus Fisch Bruchophagus coluteae (Bouček, 1954) & C.A.Mey. (Naghizadeh et al. 2017). Distribution in Iran. East-Azarbaijan (Naghizadeh et al. 2017). Bruchophagus medicaginis Zerova, 1992 Biological association. Chardinia orientalis (L.) Kuntze Distribution in Iran. North-Khorasan (Kalantary et al. 2017), (Asteraceae)* (Naghizadeh et al. 2017). Qom (Parsa et al. 2018). Biological association in Iran. Trigonella persica Boiss. Bruchophagus dahuricus (Zerova, 1992) (Kalantary et al. 2017), Medicago lupulina L. and M. sativa Distribution in Iran. North-Khorasan (Kalantary et al. 2017), (Parsa et al. 2018). Qom (Parsa et al. 2018), East-Azarbaijan (Naghizadeh et al. 2017). Bruchophagus mutabilis Nikolaskaya, 1952 Biological association in Iran. Dorema ammoniacum (D. Material examined: Iran, East-Azarbaijan, Yam, 15.viii.2017, Don.) (Asteraceae)* and A. oxyglottis (Kalantary et al. 2017). ex Astragalus persicus (DC.) Fisch & C.A.Mey, Zh. Alizadeh leg., 11♀ & 18♂.