Turkish Journal of Zoology Turk J Zool (2016) 40: 448-453 http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/ © TÜBİTAK Short Communication doi:10.3906/zoo-1510-42 Faunistic survey on the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Central Anatolia Region with a new record for the Turkish fauna: Bassus tegularis (Thomson, 1895) 1, 2 Özlem ÇETİN ERDOĞAN *, Ahmet BEYARSLAN 1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Bitlis Eren University, Bitlis, Turkey Received: 16.10.2015 Accepted/Published Online: 05.01.2016 Final Version: 07.04.2016 Abstract: This study is based upon material of the subfamily Agathidinae collected from different localities in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey from 1988 to 2008. The study resulted in the recording for the Turkish fauna of 14 species belonging to 3 genera (Agathis Latreille, 1804; Bassus Fabricius, 1804; and Disophrys Förster, 1862) within the subfamily Agathidinae. Agathis fischeri Zettel & Beyarslan, Agathis fulmeki Fischer, Agathis fuscipennis (Zetterstedt), Agathis glaucoptera Nees, Agathis lugubris (Förster), Agathis malvacearum Latreille, Agathis nigra Nees, Agathis varipes Thomson, Bassus linguarius (Nees), Bassus tumidulus (Nees), and Disophrys caesa (Klug) are recorded for the first time in the Central Anatolia Region and Bassus tegularis (Thomson) is a new record for the Turkish fauna. Key words: Agathidinae, Braconidae, fauna, Turkey, first record, Bassus tegularis The subfamily Agathidinae contains 1154 valid species In 1988–2008 data were collected on the distribution worldwide, divided into 46 genera. Of these, 86 species are of agathidines at 36 localities in the CAR. Specimens were distributed mainly in the West Palearctic and the majority collected using entomological nets in different habitats of them belong to the genera Agathis Latreille and Bassus of this region. The species were identified according to Fabricius (Yu et al., 2012). Agathidines are koinobiont Nixon (1986) and Simbolotti and van Achterberg (1992, endoparasitoids of lepidopteran larvae, attacking all 1999). GPS coordinates and altitudes of all localities were larval instars whether exposed or concealed. They may recorded. The list of all recorded localities, coordinates, and be gregarious or solitary, nocturnal or diurnal, and very altitudes can be found in the Table (for locality positions, see variable in size (Sharkey et al., 2009). the Figure). The specimens are deposited in the Zoological Data on the Agathidinae fauna of Turkey were reported Museum of the Department of Biology, Trakya University. mainly by Çetin and Beyarslan (2001), Çetin Erdoğan This study was a faunistic survey to determine the (2005, 2010, 2013, 2014), Çetin Erdoğan and Beyarslan distribution of biological diversity of the parasitic wasp (2004, 2006, 2009), Çetin Erdoğan et al. (2009), and Güçlü subfamily Agathidinae in the CAR of Turkey. In this and Özbek (2002). Thirty-nine species of agathidines region, 88 agathidine specimens were collected from 8 have been reported from the country, representing provinces. As a result of morphological diagnosis, 3 genera the Marmara, Aegean, East Anatolia, and East Black and 14 species were identified. The identified genera (with Sea Anatolia regions, with boreal and steppe elements. number of observed species) are Agathis Latreille (10), However, only one of these studies included some records Bassus Fabricius (3), and Disophrys Förster (1). Agathis had of agathidines from the Central Anatolia Region (CAR) the highest number of species observed in this survey. (Çetin Erdoğan et al., 2009). Taxonomy In this study, the species and geographical composition AGATHIDINAE of the agathidine fauna from the CAR, located in the Agathis Latreille, 1804 middle of Turkey, were investigated. This region has Agathis anglica Marshall, 1885 steppes and a dry continental climate. It occurs in the Occurrences in CAR: 12.07.2007: 11: 2♀♀; 23.06.2009: Irano-Turanian phytogeographic region with rich floral 13:1♀; 06.06.2007: 14: 1♀; 18.07.2007: 15: 1♀; 08.07.2002: diversity (Avcı, 2005). 27:1♂; 01.06.2007: 33: 4♀♀; 29.05.2007: 35: 7♀♀. * Correspondence: [email protected] 448 ÇETİN ERDOĞAN and BEYARSLAN / Turk J Zool Table. Collection sites of Agathidinae spp. (for map reference, see the Figure). Locality no. locality of Name Coordinates (m a.s.l.) Altitude anglica Agathis fischeri Agathis Agathis fulmeki fuscipennis Agathis glaucoptera Agathis lugubrisAgathis malvacearum Agathis Agathis nigra varipes Agathis Agathis umbellatarum Bassus linguarius Bassus tegularis Bassus tumidulus Disophrys caesa Aksaray-Belisırma- 38°16′00″N 1 1276 ● Yolayrımı 34°17′60″E 38°13′60″N 2 Aksaray-Ihlara 1276 ● 34°17′60″E 39°45′18″N 3 Ankara-Temelli-Elagöz 803 ● 32°26′42″E 40°05′36″N 4 Ankara-Ayaş-Başbereket 1058 ● 32°23′39″E Ankara-Kalecik- 40°16′47″N 5 912 ● ● ● Elmapınar 33°28′04″E 40°09′28″N 6 Ankara-Nallıhan-Sobran 610 ● 31°25′15″E 40°04′19″N 7 Ankara-Yenikent-İlyakut 969 ● 32°28′16″E 40°44′00″N 8 Çankırı-Korgun 898 ● 33°31′25″E Eskişehir-Mahmudiye- 39°34′15″N 9 871 ● Hamidiye 30°54′49″E 39°48′12″N 10 Eskişehir-Bilecik yolu 789 ● 30°21′23″E 38°39′42″N 11 Kayseri-Bünyan-Ekrek 1424 ● ● ● 36°03′30″E 38°41′28″N 12 Kayseri-İncesu-Örenşehir 1058 ● 35°14′37″E Kayseri-Pınarbaşı- 38°50′07″N 13 1653 ● ● Aşağıkızılçevlik 36°33′43″E 38°40′37″N 14 Kayseri-Talas-Başakpınar 1421 ● 35°38′34″E 38°14′05″N 15 Kayseri-Yeşilhisar-Araplı 1349 ● ● 35°03′13″E 38°36′38″N 16 Konya-Ankara yolu 1020 ● 32°55′29″E 449 ÇETİN ERDOĞAN and BEYARSLAN / Turk J Zool Table. (Continued). 37°28′20″N 17 Konya-Seydişehir 1107 ● ● 31°49′30″E 37°26′48″N 18 Konya-Ereğli 1043 ● 34°07′40″E Konya-Merkez 37°51′56″N 19 1026 ● 32°28′57″E 38°28′00″N 20 Nevşehir-Mazı 1557 ● 34°51′00″E 37°55′03″N 21 Niğde-Bor-Kayı 1095 ● 34°22′33″E 37°49′56″N 22 Niğde-Çamardı 1439 ● 34°58′53″E 37°53′23″N 23 Niğde-Bor-Çukurkuyu 1062 ● 34°22′50″E Niğde-Çiftlik- 38°09′52″N 24 1629 ● Sultanpınarı 34°31′19″E 38°46′05″N 25 Sivas-Gürün 1621 ● 37°06′03″E 38°45′16″N 26 Sivas-Gürün-İncesu 1685 ● 37°07′09″E 39°42′00″N 27 Sivas-Haliminhanı 1258 ● ● 36°49′00″E 39°50′18″N 28 Sivas-Hafik-Durulmuş 1275 ● 37°18′53″E 39°44′54″N 29 Sivas-Kampüs 1278 ● 37°00′58″E 40°17′11″N 30 Sivas-Koyulhisar 694 ● 37°49′05″E 39°18′00″N 31 Sivas-Sızır 1423 ● 35°56′00″E 39°18′10″N 32 Sivas-Şarkışla 1276 ● 35°23′32″E 39°20′28″N 33 Sivas-Ulaş-Yağdonduran 1630 ● 37°08′43″E 39°51′19″N 34 Sivas-Zara-Kılıçlar 135 ● 37°51′47″E Yozgat-Şefaatli- 39°34′28″N 35 840 ● ● Karanlıkdere 34°38′48″E 39°39′03″N 36 Yozgat-Yerköy 771 ● 34°29′13″E 450 ÇETİN ERDOĞAN and BEYARSLAN / Turk J Zool Figure. Distribution area of Agathidinae in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey. General distribution: Palearctic and Oriental regions: Agathis fuscipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838) Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Occurrences in CAR: 18.07.2007: 15: 1♀ First Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, former Yugoslavia, France, Ger- record for Central Anatolia Region. many, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedo- General distribution: Palearctic Region (Armenia, nia, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Roma- Austria, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, nia, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Finland, former Yugoslavia, France, Germany, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (Yu et al., Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, 2012). Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mongolia, Agathis fischeri Zettel & Beyarslan, 1992 the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Occurrences in CAR: 10.07.2007: 3: 1 ♀. First record Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, United for Central Anatolia Region. Kingdom) (Yu et al., 2012). General distribution: West Palearctic (Turkey) (Yu et Agathis glaucoptera Nees, 1834 al., 2012). Occurrences in CAR: 08.06.2007: 4: 1♀; Agathis fulmeki Fischer, 1957 28.05.2007: 5: 3 ♀♀; 1♂, 08.06.2007: 7: 1♂; 06.06.2003: Occurrences in CAR: 21.04.2001: 36: 1♀. First record 16: 1♂; 09.06.2006:17: 2♀♀, 3♂♂; 29.05.2007: 35: 1♀; for Central Anatolia Region. 07.09.2006: 9: 1 ♀. General distribution: Palearctic Region (Austria, General distribution: Palearctic Region Bulgaria, Croatia, former Yugoslavia, France, Greece, (Azerbaijan, former Yugoslavia, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Mongolia, Morocco, Spain, Turkey) (Yu et Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Russia, al., 2012). Spain, Turkey, Ukraine) (Yu et al., 2012). 451 ÇETİN ERDOĞAN and BEYARSLAN / Turk J Zool Agathis lugubris (Förster, 1862) Bassus Fabricius, 1804 Occurrences in CAR: 29.06.2009: 10: 1♀; 13.07.2007: Bassus linguarius (Nees, 1812) 13: 2♂♂, 1♀; 13.07.2007:26: 18♂♂, 4♀♀; 03.07.2001: 22: Occurrences in CAR: 12.07.2007: 11: 1♀. First record 1♀, 1♂. First record for Central Anatolia Region. for Central Anatolia Region. General distribution: Palearctic Region (Finland, General distribution: Palearctic Region (Armenia, former Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, former Yugoslavia, Ireland, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom) (Yu et al., Mongolia, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, 2012). Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom) (Yu et al., 2012). Agathis malvacearum Latreille, 1805 Bassus tegularis (Thomson, 1895) ♀ Occurrences in CAR: 08.06.2007: 6: 1♀; 28.05. 2007: 5: Occurrences in CAR: 14.09.2006: 12: 1 . First record for the Turkish fauna. 2♀♀; 09.06.2006: 17: 1♀, 09.09.1988: 19: 1♀; 19.07.2007: General distribution: Western Palearctic (Bulgaria, 23: 1♂; 01.07.2004: 30: 1♀.