New species and new record of Chelonini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from western Iran

Authors

ALIREZA RAJABI MAZHAR
SHILA GOLDASTEH
SAMIRA FARAHANI
CORNELIS VAN ACHTERBERG

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1711-9

Abstract

In 2015 and 2016, the occurrence of the tribe Chelonini (Braconidae, Cheloninae) in the province of Hamadan (western Iran) was surveyed using malaise traps. In total, 12 species were discovered. Chelonus (C.) olgae Kokujev, 1895 is new to the fauna of Iran and one species, Chelonus (Microchelonus) subpamiricus Farahani & van Achterberg sp. nov., is new to science. The diagnostic characters and supplementary illustrations of the newly recorded species are provided.

Keywords

Braconidae, Chelonini, Chelonus, Iran, new species

First Page

416

Last Page

421

Recommended Citation

MAZHAR, ALIREZA RAJABI; GOLDASTEH, SHILA; FARAHANI, SAMIRA; and ACHTERBERG, CORNELIS VAN (2018) "New species and new record of Chelonini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from western Iran," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 42: No. 4, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1711-9
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol42/iss4/7