Mahir Budak - Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Cumhuriyet University, ۵۸۱۴۰ Sivas, Turkey.
Ertan M Korkmaz - Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Cumhuriyet University, ۵۸۱۴۰ Sivas, Turkey.
Hassan Ghahari - Department of Plant Protection, Yadegar-e- Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

The fauna of Cephidae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Cephoidea) is reported from Iran based on literature records and specimens collected. Totally, ۱۵ species and subspecies of six genera, Calameuta Konow (three species), Cephus Latreille (five species), Phylloecus Newman (two species), Pachycephus Stein (two subspecies), Syrista Konow (one species) and Trachelus Jurine (two species), are listed. Phylloecus niger (Harris, ۱۷۷۶), Pachycephus smyrnensis smyrnensis Stein, ۱۸۷۶ and Trachelus libanensis (André, ۱۸۸۱) are recorded from Iran for the first time.

Stem borers, new records, distribution, catalogue, Iran