A Preliminary Study of the Macrocentrus Curtis, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Macrocentrinae) Fauna of Turkey, with Zoogeographical Remarks

Abstract

Thirteen species of Macrocentrus are reported from Turkey based on literature records and specimens collected from various localities of Turkey. Seven species [M. blandus Eady and Clark, 1964; M. buolianae Eady and Clark, 1964; M. flavus Vollenhoven, 1878; M. equalis Lyle, 1914; M. infirmus (Nees, 1834); M. kurnakovi Tobias, 1976; M. pallipes (Nees, 1811)] are new addition to the Macrocentrus fauna of Turkey. For each taxon, the paper includes zoogeographical remarks and chorotype information.