On the Ophioniformes group (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Kerman province with six new records to Iran

View on Scopus The fauna of the Ophioniformes group (Hym.: Ichneumonidae) was studied in the southern part of Kerman province, Iran during ۲۰۱۴–۲۰۱۵. Four localities (Faryab, Jiroft, Maskoon and Sarbijan) have been surveyed using eight Malaise traps. Two traps were operated in each location. A total of ۱۳۵ specimens of the Ophioniformes group have been collected and identified representing ۲۷ species into seven subfamilies and ۱۷ genera. One genus (i.e. Meloboris Holmgren, ۱۸۵۹) and six species are reported from Iran for the first time: Diadegma kyffhusanae Horstmann, ۱۹۷۳, Hyposoter barretti (Bridgman, ۱۸۸۱), Hyposoter caudator Horstmann, ۲۰۰۸, Meloboris collector (Thunberg, ۱۸۲۲), Sinophorus pleuralis (Thomson, ۱۸۸۷) and Mesochorus arenarius (Haliday, ۱۸۳۸). Fifteen species are newly recorded from Kerman province. The biographical and altitudinal range distribution, as well as adult flight period of the identified species, are also discussed.

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parasitoid , taxonomy , distribution , new records , highlands