New data on zoogeography and taxonomy of the East Black Sea Region species of Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Turkey

Abstract

In this study Braconinae (Braconidae: Hymenoptera) fauna of East Black Sea Region was invastigated during the years 2004-2005. During the study period, 58 species were collected and identified. Bracon (Bracon) schmidti Kokujev, 1912, Bracon (Lucobracon) concavus Tobias, 1957, Bracon (Lucobracon) mirus Szépligeti, 1901 are the first records for the Turkey Braconinae fauna. All the discovered species are the first records for the East Black Sea Region. Distribution of all species were compared with published species distribution records from the Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe.