A faunistic survey of the Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Kerman province, Iran

Document Type : Paper, English

Authors

1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

2 Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

3 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia

Abstract

The Braconinae fauna of Kerman province (South-Eastern Iran) was studied from 2013 to 2017. A total of 23 species belonging to five genera were identified, of which three species, Bracon (Bracon) speerschneideri Schmiedeknecht, 1897, B. (Ophthalmobracon) lissothorax Tobias, 1967 and B. (O.) nocturnus (Tobias, 1962) are recorded for the first time for the fauna of Iran.
 

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