Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Study of the subfamily Xoridinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in Iran: a new record, identification key and geographical distribution

Document Type : Research Article

Author
Department of Plant Production, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Darab, Shiraz University, Darab, 74591-17666, I.R. Iran
Abstract
Xoridinae is a rather small subfamily of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) known as parasitoids of xylophagous insects with most species classified in the genus Xorides Latreille, 1809. During a survey on the diversity of Ichneumonidae in Darab damask rose plain (Fars province, Iran), two species of this subfamily were collected using Malaise traps in 2019, and identified, i.e. Xorides corcyrensis (Kriechbaumer, 1894) and X. annulator (Fabricius, 1804). The second species is newly recorded from Iran. Illustrated taxonomic notes on the newly recorded species as well as an updated checklist and a key to the known species of this subfamily in Iran are provided.

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Study of the subfamily Xoridinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in Iran: a new record, identification key and geographical distribution
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Volume 6, Issue 4
Autumn 2020
Pages 365-374

  • Receive Date 30 June 2020
  • Revise Date 18 July 2020
  • Accept Date 01 August 2020
  • Publish Date 19 August 2020