New species of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) for Iranian wasps fauna

During the year 2009, a study was carried out to identify the fauna of Pompilidae in the Mazandaranprovince of Iran. All collected specimens of Pompilidae were identified at species level. In this study a totalof 24 species of Pompilidae were identified of those, 7 species (marked with **) and 11 species (markedwith *) are new records for the fauna of Iran and Mazandaaran, respectively. The pompilid species are listedas follows:Subfamily Pepsinae LEPELETIER, 1845: Auplopus carbonarius (SCOPOLI, 1763); Auplopus rectus (HAUPT,1927); Cryptocheilus fischeri (SPINOLA, 1838)*; Cryptocheilus notatus (ROSSIUS, 1792); Cryptocheilusoctomaculatus (ROSSIUS, 1790); Cryptocheilus variabilis (ROSSIUS, 1790)*; Cryptocheilus versicolor(SCOPOLI, 1763); Dipogon bifasciatus (GEOFFROY, 1785)**; Dipogon variegatus (LINNAEUS, 1758)**;Priocnemis fahringeri WOLF, 1963; Priocnemis pusilla (SCHIØDTE, 1837)*; Priocnemis melanosoma KOHL,1880; Priocnemis sulci BALTHASAR, 1943.Subfamily Pompilinae LATREILLE, 1805: Agenioideus nubecula (COSTA, 1874)**; Anoplius nigerrimus(SCOPOLI, 1763); Anoplius viaticus (LINNAEUS, 1758)*; Aporus bicolor SPINOLA, 1808; Aporus pollux(KOHL, 1888)**; Arachnospila anceps (WESMAEL, 1851)**; Batozonellus lacerticida (PALLAS, 1771);Episyron arrogans (SMITH, 1873); Episyron gallicum (TOURNIER, 1889)**; Evagetes pectinipes(LINNAEUS, 1758)**; Pamirospila magiana ZONSTEIN, 2000.The identified species was confirmed by Prof. Raymond Wahis from Gembloux University, Belgium

Keywords:

fauna , spider wasps , Pompilinae , Pepsinae , Mazandaran