Ichneumonidae species (Hymenoptera) new to Iraq recorded from Kurdistan

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 Jul...

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Main Author: Srwa Hamad
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description 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.Fourteen species of Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae are herein newly recorded for the fauna of Iraq: Phaenolobus hilalii Kolarov & Gürbüz, 2010; Lissonota deversor Gravenhorst, 1829; Alcima orbitale (Gravenhorst, 1829); Campoletis scyticus Riedel, 2017; Casinaria tenuiventris (Gravenhorst, 1829); Cryptus spinosus Gravenhorst, 1829; Perilissus dissimilator Aubert, 1987; Diadromus collaris (Gravenhorst, 1829); Clistopyga incitator (Fabricius, 1793); Itoplectis tunetana (Schmiedeknecht, 1914); Pimpla flavicoxis Thomson, 1877; Pimpla spuria Gravenhorst, 1829; Zaglyptus multicolor (Gravenhorst, 1829) and Zatypota bohemani (Holmgren, 1860). Recorded distributions are provided for all species, summarised for very widely distributed species.
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Ichneumonidae species (Hymenoptera) new to Iraq recorded from Kurdistan
Biodiversity Data Journal
new records
taxonomy
identification
Ichneumonoi
title Ichneumonidae species (Hymenoptera) new to Iraq recorded from Kurdistan
title_full Ichneumonidae species (Hymenoptera) new to Iraq recorded from Kurdistan
title_fullStr Ichneumonidae species (Hymenoptera) new to Iraq recorded from Kurdistan
title_full_unstemmed Ichneumonidae species (Hymenoptera) new to Iraq recorded from Kurdistan
title_short Ichneumonidae species (Hymenoptera) new to Iraq recorded from Kurdistan
title_sort ichneumonidae species hymenoptera new to iraq recorded from kurdistan
topic new records
taxonomy
identification
Ichneumonoi
url https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/161156/download/pdf/
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