| First record of Cardiochiles pseudofallax Telenga,1955 (Braconidae: Cardiochilinae) from Iran |
| Paper ID : 1238-3IICE (R2) |
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Ali Ameri *1, Ebrahim Ebrahimi1, Ali Asghar Talebi2, Ahmet Beyarslan3 1Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection 2Agricultural Entomology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran 3Turkey, eren bitlis university, faculity of Art and seiecnce |
| Abstract: |
| The Cardiochilinae Ashmead, 1900 is a small cosmopolitan subfamily of Braconidae with 216 described species, and 41 species being found in the Palaearctic region. Members of this subfamily are recognizable by their second submarginal cell of the fore wing broad, large and four-sided; metasomal Tergum I with inverted Y-shaped groove; Vein 3-SR of fore wing much longer than vein r and sclerotized; antenna with 20-51 segments, number not fixed; maxillary palp with 6 segments; vein 2rm of hind wing absent; scutellum with a more or less developed medioposterior depression.Wasps of the subfamily Cardiochilinae are solitary koinobiont larval endoparasitoids on Lepidoptera, and are considered as potential biocontrol agents for economic pests. In this study, samplings were done using eight Malaise traps, during 2014-2016 from Khuzestan Province: Shoush, Karkheh National Park and Persian Fallow Deer Sanctuary, (32°04′36.5″ N, 48°14′15.6″ E, 45 m a.s.l). Among the collected specimens, Cardiochiles pseudofallax Telenga,1955 was identified as the first recored for the founa of Iran. This species distinguished by the following characters: Apical third of fore wing heavily infuscate; propodeum with relatively large areola extending near its basal margin; stem of metasomal T1 0.4× as wide as bulb; median field of T2 2.62× as broad as high; ovipositor sheath 0.8× as long as hind tibia; mesosoma dark brown. Prior to this study, seven species of Cardiochiles were reported from Iran. All specimens (1 male and 4 females) are deposited in the insect collection of Hayk Mizayans Museum, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection. |
| Keywords: |
| Key words: Cardiochiles, Taxaonomy, Iran, Hayk Mizayans Museum |
| Status : Paper Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
