New records of two cuckoo wasp species (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) from Iran
نویسندگان
1 Department of Entomology, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran.
2 Department of Entomology, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran.
3 Department of Entomology, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran.
4 Physics Department, Pisa University, Largo Pontecorvo, 3, 56127, Pisa, Italy.
5 Department of Entomology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
doi
10.52547/jibs.7.2.137چکیده
Two cuckoo wasp species (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), Trichrysis lacerta (Semenov, 1954) from the subfamily Chrysidinae, and Cleptes striatipleuris Rosa, Forshage, Paukkunen & Soon, 2015 from the subfamily Cleptinae, are newly documented for the Iranian fauna. The specimens were collected using Malaise traps in the Fars Province, south of Iran during 2015-2016. Notes about taxonomy, relevant references as well as geographical distribution of both species are given. The total number of Iranian Trichrysis and Cleptes currently increased to four and three species, respectively.
