A Study of the Rare Genus Gnamptodon Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Gnamptodontinae) in Iran, with Three New Records

Authors

  • Samira FARAHANI Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: 14115-336, Postal code 1497713111, Tehran, Iran
  • Ali Asghar TALEBI Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: 14115-336, Postal code 1497713111, Tehran, Iran
  • Ehsan RAKHSHANI Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

Keywords:

Braconidae, Gnamptodontinae, Gnamptodon, new records, Iran.

Abstract

A survey was conducted to study the species of Gnamptodontinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the northern provinces of Iran. The specimens were collected using Malaise traps from different habitats during 2010-2011. Four species of the genus Gnamptodon Haliday, 1833 were collected and identified, which of them three species viz., Gnamptodon breviradialis (Fischer, 1959), G. decoris (Förster, 1862) and G. pumilio (Nees, 1834) are recorded for the first time from Iran. Geographical distribution of the species is briefly discussed. A key is presented to the Iranian species.

Author Biographies

Samira FARAHANI, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: 14115-336, Postal code 1497713111, Tehran, Iran

Department of Entomology, Ph.D. candidate

Ali Asghar TALEBI, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: 14115-336, Postal code 1497713111, Tehran, Iran

Department of Entomology, Associate professor

Ehsan RAKHSHANI, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

Department of Plant Protection, Associate Professor

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Published

03.12.2014

How to Cite

FARAHANI, S., TALEBI, A. A., & RAKHSHANI, E. (2014). A Study of the Rare Genus Gnamptodon Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Gnamptodontinae) in Iran, with Three New Records. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 16(3), 87–93. Retrieved from https://entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/713

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2014): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society