First report of ten wasp species (Hym.: Ichneumonidae: Cryptinae) from Iran

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Six genera and 10 species from the family Ichneumonidae, viz. Synechocryptus boevi Brulle, Aritranis bellosa Curtis, Mesostenus grammicus Gravenhorst, Phygadeuton trichops Thomson, Sphecophaga vesparum Curtis, Trychosis legator Thumberg, Cryptus italicus Gravenhorst, C. spinosus Gravenhorst, C. medius Szeplegeti and C. tuberculatus Gravenhorst are newly recorded from Iran. These species were collected from Shiraz and vicinity and the identification confirmed by Jussila, Finland, University of Turku. All ten species belong to the subfamily Cryptinae. From the seven genera mentioned above, only Cryptus Fabricius has already been recorded from Iran.