First report of the paper wasp Polistes rothneyi Cameron (Hym.: Vespidae: Polistinae) from Iran
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد گروه گیاهپزشکی، دانشگاه شهید باهنر کرمان
2 دانشیار بخش رده بندی حشرات، موسسه تحقیقات گیاهپزشکی کشور
3 Assistant Professor of Plant Protection Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
4 استاد بخش جانورشناسی بی مهرگان، موزه تاریخ طبیعی آمریکا، نیویورک
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چکیده
During the course of our study on the paper wasp fauna of the Iranian province of Kerman, between 2015 and 2016, we collected 11 vespid species of which Polistes rothneyi Cameron (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) found to be a new record for the Iranian fauna. The specimen is deposited at the insect collection of the University of Shahid Bahonar, Kerman, Iran. Geographical distribution and diagnostic characters of this species is provided.
