A faunistic study on some families of Hymenoptera from Iran

Najmeh SAMIN, Mohammad Hadi FARZANEH

(1.Young Researchers and Elite Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran;2.Department of Agriculture, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch,Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)



A faunistic study on some families of Hymenoptera from Iran

Najmeh SAMIN1, Mohammad Hadi FARZANEH2

(1.YoungResearchersandEliteClub,ScienceandResearchBranch,IslamicAzadUniversity,Tehran,Iran;2.DepartmentofAgriculture,Yadegar-e-ImamKhomeini(RAH)ShahreReyBranch,IslamicAzadUniversity,Tehran,Iran)

This paper deals with the fauna of some Hymenoptera families in Iran. Totally 31 species from the follow families were collected and identified: Argidae (2), Cephidae (2), Chalcididae (1), Eucharitidae (1), Cimbicidae (1), Eupelmidae (2), Eurytomidae (2), Evaniidae (2), Gasteruptiidae (2), Leucospidae (4), Ormyridae (2), Perilampidae (7), and Tetracampidae (3).Calameutagrombczewskii(Jakovlev, 1891) (Cephidae),Corynissimilis(Mocsáry, 1880) (Cimbicidae),Gasteruptionundulatum(Abeille, 1879) (Gasteruptiidae),PerilampusnitensWalker, 1834 (Perilampidae),Epiclerustemenus(Walker, 1839) andTetracampeimpressaFörster, 1841 (both Tetracampidae) are new records for the fauna of Iran.

Hymenoptera; fauna; new record; Iran

1 Introduction

The Hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, bees and ants) are one of the four largest insect orders, with more than 146 000 described species (Huber, 2009), and contains ca. 13% of all described insect species (Bogusch et al., 2007). Conservative estimates suggest that over 600 000 species of Hymenoptera may exist (Heraty 2009, although much higher numbers of 1-2.5 million species have been proposed (Stork, 1997; Klopfstein et al., 2013). This places them behind the Coleoptera and Lepidoptera but some hymenopterists argue that if undescribed species were included, the Hymenoptera would be more species-rich than all other orders (Grissell, 1999). The oldest fossils belong to the family Xyelidae and date back to the middle Triassic (about 235 Ma) (Rasnitsyn, 2006), but recent age estimates based on molecular data suggest a much earlier origin in the late Carboniferous (about 311 Ma) (Davis et al., 2010; Ronquist et al., 2012).

Hymenoptera assume a wide range of various life cycles, some are phytophagous and others parasitic (Huber 2009; Vilhelmsen et al.,2011), occupy a wide range of ecological niches, and have undergone several transitions to eusociality (Cardinal et al., 2011; Pilgrim et al., 2008). Most species are the parasitoids of other insects and thus fulfill a vital role in most terrestrial ecosystems, and many aculeates are economically important pollinators or predators. However there are many more undescribed species of parasitoid wasps than stinging Hymenoptera. Among parasitoid wasps Ichneumonoidea and Chalcidoidea are especially species-rich (Bacher, 2012).

2 Material and Methods

The materials were collected from different regions of Iran during 2010-2014 by Malaise traps and sweeping net, and also rearing of hosts in optimum condition (25±2) ℃, (65±5)% RH, L∶D=14∶10 in incubator for the Chalcidoidea parasitoids. The specimens were put in alcohol 75% or mounted on triangular labels and were examined with a stereoscopic binocular microscope. Classification, nomenclature and distribution data of Chalcidoidea were taken from Noyes (2015) and for other taxa, the related references are given.

3 Results

In total 31 species of 13 families Argidae, Cephidae, Chalcididae, Eucharitidae, Cimbicidae, Eupelmidae, Eurytomidae, Evaniidae, Gasteruptiidae, Leucospidae, Ormyridae, Perilampidae and Tetracampidae have been collected from different regions of Iran, which of these 6 species are newly recorded from Iran. The list of species is given below with distribution data.

Family Argidae Konow, 1890

GenusArgeSchrank, 1802

ArgeberberidisSchrank, 1802

Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Khoy, 38°33′N 44°57′E, 2♀, IX. 2012.

Distribution outside Iran: Caucasus, Europe, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, Transcaucasia (Taeger et al., 2011).

Argenigripes(Retzius, 1783)

Material examined: East Azarbaijan province, Kaleybar, 38°54′N 47°03′E, 1♀, 1♂, VIII. 2010.

Distribution outside Iran: Caucasus, Europe, Balkans, Turkey, Transcaucasia, Tien Shan Mts, Siberia, Pacific Ocean Coast (Taeger et al., 2011).

Family Cephidae Newman, 1834

GenusCalameutaKonow, 1896

Calameutagrombczewskii(Jakovlev, 1891)

Material examined: Mazandaran province, Sari, 36°30′N 53°30′E, 2♀, IV. 2011.

Distribution outside Iran: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Taeger et al., 2011).

GenusCephusNorton, 1872

CephusfumipennisEversmann, 1847

Material examined: North Khorasan province, Quchan, 37°09′N 58°34′E, 1♂, X. 2013.

Distribution outside Iran: China, Europe, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey (Taeger et al., 2011).

Family Chalcididae Latreille, 1817

GenusBrachymeriaWestwood, 1829

Brachymeriainermis(Fonscolombe, 1840)

Material examined: Guilan province, Rasht, 39 m, 37°16′N 49°42′E, 1♀, 25-26 VIII. 2013.

Distribution outside Iran: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan.

Family Eucharitidae Walker, 1846

GenusEucharisLatreille, 1804

EucharispunctataFörster, 1859

Material examined: Guilan province, Amlash, 36°59′N 50°09′E, 2♀, IX. 2014.

Distribution outside Iran: Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Macedonia, Tunisia, Turkey, former Yugoslavia.

Family Cimbicidae Leach, 1817

GenusCorynisThunberg, 1789

Corynissimilis(Mocsáry, 1880), new record for Iran

Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Ourmieh, 37°33′N 45°00′E, 1♀, VI. 2011.

Distribution outside Iran: Crete, Cyprus, Greece, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey (Çalmaur, 2011).

Family Eupelmidae Walker, 1833

GenusAnastatusMotschulsky, 1859

Anastatusbifasciatus(Geoffroy, 1785)

Material examined: Qazvin province, Abyek, 36°03′N 50°20′E, 3♀, 2♂, IX. 2010.

Distribution outside Iran: Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizia, Korea, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, North Africa, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, former Yugoslavia.

GenusEupelmusDalman, 1820

Eupelmusvesicularis(Retzius, 1783)

Material examined: Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari province, Ardal, 31°54′N 50°33′E, 4♀, 1♂, VI. 2012.

Distribution outside Iran: Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Caucasus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Morocco, Nearctic, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Africa, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, USA, former Yugoslavia.

Family Eurytomidae Walker, 1832

GenusEurytomaIlliger, 1807

EurytomadentataMayr, 1878

Material examined: Guilan province, Rasht, 39 m, 37°16′N 49°42′E, 1♀, 25-26. VII. 2013.

Distribution outside Iran: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Central Asia, Croatia, Cyprus, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Philippines, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, UK.

GenusSycophilaWalker, 1871

SycophilamelleaCurtis, 1831

Material examined: Guilan province, Talesh, 77 m, 37°24'N 48°95'E, 1♀, 1♂, 11. IX. 2012.

Distribution outside Iran: Bulgaria, Canada, Caucasus, Central Asia, Croatia, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Siberia, Sweden, Turkey, UK, USA.

Family Evaniidae Latreille, 1802

GenusEvaniaFabricius, 1775

Evaniaappendigaster(Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined: West Azerbaijan province, Shahin-Dej, 1 610 m, 1♀, unknown date.

Distribution outside Iran: This synanthropic species is known from all zoogeographical regions (Madl, 2012).

Comments: The main host ofEvaniaappendigasterisPeriplanetaamericana(Linnaeus, 1758) (Blattodea: Blattidae) (LeBeck, 1991).

GenusProsevaniaKieffer, 1912

Prosevaniafuscipes(Illiger, 1807)

Material examined: Kermanshah province, Sonqor, 34°50′N 47°30′E, 1 632 m, 1♀, 11. VII. 2010.

Distribution outside Iran: Middle and South Europe, Crimea, North America, Turkey (Yildirim, 2008).

Family Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900

GenusGasteruptionLatreille, 1796

Gasteruptionjekylljaechi(Madl, 1987)

Material examined: Kermanshah province, Kngavar, 34°29′N 47°56′E, 1♀, VI. 2013.

Distribution in the world: Middle and South Europe, Syrian, Transcaucasia, Turkey.

Gasteruptionundulatum(Abeille, 1879), new record for Iran

Material examined: Guilan province, Rasht, 37°16′N 49°42′E, 1♀, IV. 2013.

Distribution in the world: Europe, Turkey.

Family Leucospidae Walker, 1834

GenusLeucospisFabricius, 1775

LeucospisbifasciataKlug, 1812

Material examined: Mazandaran province, Noor, 36°19′N 52°00′E, 3♀, unknown date.

Distribution outside Iran: Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Central Asia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Montenegro, Palestine, Russia, Spain, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

LeucospisbiguetinaJurine, 1807

Material examined: Guilan province, Lahijan, 37°14′N 50°02′E, 1♀, 1♂, 11. VI. 2014.

Distribution outside Iran: Algeria, Austria, Bosnia Hercegovina, Central Asia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Morocco, North Africa, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

LeucospisbrevicaudaFabricius, 1804

Material examined: Kordestan province, Bijar, 35°52′N 47°36′E, 2♀, VII. 2013.

Distribution outside Iran: Algeria, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey.

LeucospisintermediaIlliger, 1807

Material examined: Mazandaran province, Sari, 36°30′N 53°30′E, 2♀, 1♂, IV. 2011.

Distribution outside Iran: Austria, Caucasus, Central Asia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, North Africa, Palestine, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.

Family Ormyridae Förster, 1856

GenusOrmyrusWestwood, 1832

OrmyruslongicornisBoucek, 1969

Material examined: Guilan province, Lahijan, 37°14′N 50°02′E, 2♀, 10. VI. 2013, onQuercusbrantii.

Distribution outside Iran: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Europe, Georgia, Russia (Daghestan), Turkey.

OrmyrusrufimanusMayr, 1904

Material examined: Golestan province, Golestan National Park, 2♀, 1♂, unknown date, exDryocosmussp. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) onQuercussp.

Distribution outside Iran: Austria, Bulgaria, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates.

Family Perilampidae Förster, 1856

GenusChrysolampusSpinola, 1811

Chrysolampuspunctatus(Förster, 1859)

Material examined: Isfahan province, Lenjan, 32°24′N 51°13′E, 2♀, 1♂, IV. 2013.

Distribution outside Iran: Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine.

GenusChrysomallaFörster, 1859

ChrysomallaroseriFörster, 1859

Material examined: Ardabil province, Ardabil, 38°15′N 48°18′E, 2♀, VIII. 2011.

Distribution outside Iran: Austria, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, former USSR, former Yugoslavia.

GenusPerilampusLatreille, 1809

Perilampusaeneus(Rossius, 1790)

Material examined: Kordestan province, Bijar, 35°52′N 47°36′E, 3♀, VII. 2013.

Distribution outside Iran: Bosnia Hercegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK.

PerilampuschrysonotusFörster, 1859

Material examined: East Azarbaijan province, Ahar, 38°30′N 47°08′E, 2♂, VIII. 2010.

Distribution outside Iran: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Mongolia, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, former USSR.

PerilampuslaevifronsDalman, 1822

Material examined: Khuzestan province, Izeh, 31°54′N 49°59′E, 2♀, 2♂, V. 2012.

Distribution outside Iran: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Africa, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine.

PerilampusnitensWalker, 1834, new record for Iran

Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Salmas, 38°11′N 44°44′E, 2♀, IX. 2012.

Distribution outside Iran: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, former USSR.

Perilampusruficornis(Fabricius, 1793)

Material examined: Isfahan province, Lenjan, 32°24′N 51°13′E, 1♀, 1♂, IV. 2013.

Distribution outside Iran: Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, USA, former USSR, former Yugoslavia.

Family Tetracampidae Förster, 1856

GenusEpiclerusHaliday, 1844

Epiclerustemenus(Walker, 1839), new record for Iran

Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Ourmieh, 37°33′N 45°00′E, 2♀, IX. 2012.

Distribution outside Iran: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, former Yugoslavia.

GenusFoersterellaDalla Torre, 1897

Foersterellareptans(Nees, 1834)

Material examined: Zanjan province, Zanjan, 36°35′N 48°15′E, 2♀, VII. 2011.

Distribution outside Iran: Austria, Bosnia Hercegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, UK, former Yugoslavia.

GenusTetracampeFörster, 1841

TetracampeimpressaFörster, 1841, new record for Iran

Material examined: Guilan province, Astara, 38°20′N 48°46′E, 1♀, VII. 2012.

Distribution outside Iran: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, UK.

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to D.R. Smith (National Museum of Natural History, USA), S. Abd-Rabou (Agricultural Research Center, Dokki-Giza, Egypt), M.D. Zerova (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), A. Stojanova (University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria), M. Dogˇanlar (Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey), and the late T.C. Narendran (University of Calicut, India) for invaluable help in this project, J. Huang (Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China) for editing and preparing the manuscript for publishing, J. Noyes (Natural History Museum, UK) for insightful comments. We thank to H. Sakenin (Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University) and S. Imani (Science and Research Branch) for providing some materials. The research was supported by Islamic Azad University (Young Researchers and Elite Club, and Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch).

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伊朗膜翅目(Hymenoptera)部分科的记述

Najmeh SAMIN1, Mohammad Hadi FARZANEH2

(1.YoungResearchersandEliteClub,ScienceandResearchBranch,IslamicAzadUniversity,Tehran,Iran;2.DepartmentofAgriculture,Yadegar-e-ImamKhomeini(RAH)ShahreReyBranch,IslamicAzadUniversity,Tehran,Iran)

记述了伊朗膜翅目部分科的区系分布。总计采集和鉴定膜翅目部分科31种：三节叶蜂科(Argidae)2种，茎蜂科(Cephidae)2种，小蜂科(Chalcididae)1种，蚁小蜂科(Eucharitidae)1种，锤角叶蜂科(Cimbicidae)1种，旋小蜂科(Eupelmidae)2种，广肩小蜂科(Eurytomidae)2种，旗腹姬蜂科(Evaniidae)2种，褶翅姬蜂科(Gasteruptiidae)2种，褶翅小蜂科(Leucospidae)4种，刻腹小蜂科(Ormyridae)2种，巨胸小蜂科(Perilampidae)7种，四节小蜂科(Tetracampidae)3种。其中，Calameutagrombczewskii(Jakovlev,1891)(茎蜂科)、Corynissimilis(Mocsáry,1880)(锤角叶蜂科)、Gasteruptionundulatum(Abeille,1879)(褶翅姬蜂科)、PerilampusnitensWalker,1834(巨胸小蜂科)、Epiclerustemenus(Walker,1839)(四节小蜂科)和TetracampeimpressaFörster,1841(四节小蜂科)为伊朗分布新记录。

膜翅目； 区系分布； 新记录； 伊朗

Q969.54

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1001-4276-(2016)01-0044-08

Received： 2016-06-30; Published: 2016-10-31

Author: Najmeh Samin, Email: n_samin63@yahoo.com.

Samin N,Farzaneh M H,2016.A faunistic study on some families of Hymenoptera from Iran[J].武夷科学，32：44-51.