Insecta, Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae and Torymidae in Iran

Abstract

A taxonomic checklist of 43 species of Eurytomidae belonging to seven genera, and 41 species of Torymidae belonging to 15 genera, are currently recognized as occurring in Iran. Based mostly on various faunistic survey reports; no eurytomid or torymid species with collection records from Iran have previously been listed. Therefore; we did not intend to confirm identifications of previous studies, except in very obvious cases. A more comprehensive collection-based study is needed to confirm the actual Iranian occurrence of each species listed in this checklist.

A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Torymidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from South-Western Iran

“…Until now, the Adontomerus species recorded from Iran were A. confusus Askew, 2000, A. crassipes (Bouček, 1982 and A. impolitus (Askew and Nieves Aldrey, 1988) (Fallahzadeh et al, 2009). In the present study, A. nesterovi is a new species record for Iran.…”

“…S. Azadi Distribution: Armenia, Austria, Caucasus, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Moldova, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom, former USSR (Noyes, 2015). (Fallahzadeh et al, 2009). In the present study, M. rugulosus is a new species record for Iran.…”

“…Askew et al, 2006a;. Fallahzadeh et al (2009) provided a comprehensive check-list of the Iranian Torymidae consisting of 15 genera and 41 species of Torymidae. More recently, Madjdzadeh et al (2013) and Lotfalizadeh (2014) added some new records from Iran.…”

Mantis Religiosa L. (Mantodea: Mantidae) a New Host for Podagrion Pachymerum Walker (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) in Turkey

“…2). (Grissell 1995, Nikol'skaya andZerova 1978), Croatia (Bouček 1977, Delvare 2005, Czechoslovakia (Bouček 1977), Czech Republic (Delvare 2005, Kaina 1989, Germany (Detzel and Ehrmann 1998), Algeria, Spain (Delvare 2005), Europe (Nikol'skaya and Zerova 1978), France (Delvare 2005, Grissell 1995, Herting 1971Thorette 1992, Walker 1833, Hungary (Delvare 2005, Erdös 1946), India (Farooqi 1986, Grissell 1995, Popescu 2009), Iran (Fallahzadeh et al 2009), Italy (Delvare 2005) Moldova ((Nikol'skaya andZerova 1978), Palearctic (Popescu 2001), Poland (Delvare 2005, Wisniowski 1992), Romania (Fusu 2008, Popescu 2001-2009, Slovakia (Delvare 2005, Kaina 1989), Syria and Ukraine (Delvare 2005 (Herting 1971); Iris oratoria (Mantodea: Tarachodidae) (Delvare 2005, Thorette 1992); Mantis religiosa (Mantodea: Mantidae) (Delvare 2005, Farooqi 1986, Fusu 2008, Popescu 2001-2009, Popescu, et al 2002, Thompson 1958.…”

Two torymid species (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Torymidae) developing on Artemisia gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

“…The Torymidae larvae may be parasitoids of gall makers, phytophagous or even of both (Noyes 2013). Torymids of Iran are now represented by 48 species in 16 genera Gharali 2005, 2012;Tatogh et al 2008;Zarnegar et al 2008;Fallahzadeh et al 2009;Nazemi-Rafie and Lotfalizadeh 2012), but there is no biological association available. Only limited biological information has been reported about chalcidoids in Iran (Sohrabi et al 2014).…”