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Published on: December 14, 2013
Ichneumonidae species (Hymenoptera) new to Iraq recorded from Kurdistan
1Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University Erbil Iraq.
Background:
Ichneumonidae, a dominant and ecologically important family of parasitoids in the large insect order Hymenoptera, are poorly studied in Iraq, with only 18 previously recorded and identified species known so far. During a survey in Kurdistan, Iraq, numerous Ichneumonidae species were collected in July 2023 using a Malaise trap.
New Information:
Fourteen species of Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae are herein newly recorded for the fauna of Iraq: Phaenolobushilalii Kolarov & Gürbüz, 2010; Lissonotadeversor Gravenhorst, 1829; Alcimaorbitale (Gravenhorst, 1829); Campoletisscyticus Riedel, 2017; Casinariatenuiventris (Gravenhorst, 1829); Cryptusspinosus Gravenhorst, 1829; Perilissusdissimilator Aubert, 1987; Diadromuscollaris (Gravenhorst, 1829); Clistopygaincitator (Fabricius, 1793); Itoplectistunetana (Schmiedeknecht, 1914); Pimplaflavicoxis Thomson, 1877; Pimplaspuria Gravenhorst, 1829; Zaglyptusmulticolor (Gravenhorst, 1829) and Zatypotabohemani (Holmgren, 1860). Recorded distributions are provided for all species, summarised for very widely distributed species.
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