New records of Cryptinae and Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) species from Kerman province, Southeast Iran

The present study provides information about the Cryptinae and Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) species collected from Kerman province, during 2013. A total of 12 species belonging to 10 genera of these two subfamilies were collected and identified. They were Cryptus inculcator (Linnaeus, 1758); Dichrogaster longicaudata (Thomson, 1884); Dichrogaster saharator (Aubert, 1964) and Mesostenus albinotatus Gravenhorst, 1829 (subfamily Cryptinae); Anisobas cingulatellus Horstmann, 1997; Apaeleticus bellicosus Wesmeal, 1845; Barichneumon derogator (Wesmeal, 1845); Ctenichneumon devylderi (Holmgren, 1871); Ctenichneumon edictorius (Linnaeus, 1758); Diadromus collaris (Gravenhorst, 1829); Heterischnus filiformis (Gravenhorst, 1829) and Lysibia nana (Gravenhorst, 1829) (subfamily Ichneumoninae) of which the genus Apaeleticus Wesmael and three species including M. albinotatus, A. bellicosus and B. derogator are new records for the fauna of Iran. All species are new for the fauna of Kerman province.

New records of Cryptinae and Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) species from Kerman province, Southeast Iran Keywords:

catalog , new record , parasitic wasps , systematics , Taxonomy , Apaeleticus