Title of article :
Syntretus, a genus of Euphorinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) new for Iran, with first record of two species
Author/Authors :
Farahani، Samira نويسنده Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: 14115-336, Tehran, Iran. , , Talebi، Ali Asghar نويسنده Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box 14115-336, Tehran, Iran. , , Achterberg، Cornelis van نويسنده Senior Researcher & Curator Hymenoptera, Department of Terrestrial Zoology, Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Postbox 9517, 2300 RA Le , , Rakhshani، Ehsan نويسنده Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran. ,
Abstract :
The genus Syntretus Foerster of the subfamily Euphorinae (Hym.: Braconidae) is recorded from Iran for the first time. The specimens were collected using malaise traps from different habitats of Northern provinces during 2010 and 2011. Two species, S. ocularis van Achterberg & Haeselbarth and S. xanthocephalus (Marshall) were collected and identified. A brief discussion about diagnostic characters, as well as comments on general distribution of both species are presented.
