A survey of the genera Bracon Fabricius, 1804 and Habrobracon Ashmead, 1895 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) in Iran

Abstract

A faunistic survey of the generaBraconFabricius, 1804 andHabrobraconAshmead, 1895 was carried out in some parts ofnorthern (Guilan Province), northeastern (North Khorasan Province), eastern (Khorasan-e Razavi and Sistan-o Baluchestan provinces),south - central (Kerman Province), central (Isfahan Province), and western (Kermanshah Province) Iran during 2011 2014. Samplingwas done in various agroecosystems and rangelands. In total, 28 species were collected and identified, of which 8 species are recorded forthe fauna of Iran for the first time:Bracon alutaceusSzépligeti, 1901;B.( Osculobracon )bilginiBeyarslan, 2002;B. byurakanicusTobias,1976;B. marshalliSzépligeti, 1901;B. murgabensisTobias, 1957;B.( O. )minutusSzépligeti, 1901;B. parvicornisThomson, 1892; andB.robertiWesmael, 1838.Bracon bipartitusWesmael, 1838 andB.( O. )minutusSzépligeti, 1901 are revalidated as separate species. Newsynonymy is suggested forBracon rozneriPapp, 1998syn. nov.andBracon variatorvar.chinensis syn. nov.withBracon bipartitus , andforBracon chagrinicusBeyarslan, 2002syn. nov.withB.( O. )minutus . Brief diagnoses are presented for the newly recorded species, aswell as forB. bipartitus ;B. chrysostigmaGreese, 1928; andB. femoralis(Brullé, 1832).