A survey on the tribes Phaeogenini and Platylabini (Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae) with two generic records for the fauna of Iran

The tribes Phaeogenini Förster, ۱۸۶۹ and Platylabini Berthoumieu, ۱۹۰۴ (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) were studied in Golestan province, Northeastern Iran, during ۲۰۱۵-۲۰۱۶. The specimens were collected using Malaise traps and sweeping nets. Totally, ۸ species belonging to ۶ genera were identified which among them, two genera including Misetus Wesmael, ۱۸۴۵ and Stenodentus Berthoumieu, ۱۸۹۷ from the tribe Phaeogenini were new records for the fauna of Iran. With this study, the number of Iranian recorded species of Phaeogenini increased to ۲۴ (۱۴ genera). An identification key to the collected genera of Phaeogenini is also provided. The descriptions of these new Iranian species of Phaeogenini, Stenodontus marginellus, Stenodontus meridionator and Misetus oculatus are provided along with morphological diagnostic characters for all of the collected species.

Keywords:

Hymenoptera , Iran , New records , Fauna , Misetus , Stenodentus