First report of Heterischnus filiformis (Gravenhorst) (Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) from Iran

Members of the subfamily Ichneumoninae are internal parasitoids of Lepidoptera and have an important role in biological control of pest population. Until now, 169 species belong this subfamily have been recorded from Iran of which, only 7 species are collected from Isfahan province. In study carried out on Ichneumonidae fauna in Isfahan province, Heterischnus filiformis (Gravenhorst, 1829) belonging subfamily Ichneumoninae were identified for the first time from Iran. Specimens were collected with malaise trap fromNajaf Abad in 2013. Heterischnus filiformis distributed only in Europe and is parasitoid of herbivorous Xestia collina (Boisduval, 1840).

Keywords:

Heterischnus filiformis , Ichneumoninae , Isfahan , New record