Alireza RAJABI MAZHAR, Shila GOLDASTEH, Samira FARAHANI, Cornelis VAN ACHTERBERG

New species and new record of Chelonini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from western Iran

In 2015 and 2016, the occurrence of the tribe Chelonini (Braconidae, Cheloninae) in the province of Hamadan (western Iran) was surveyed using malaise traps. In total, 12 species were discovered. Chelonus (C.) olgae Kokujev, 1895 is new to the fauna of Iran and one species, Chelonus (Microchelonus) subpamiricus Farahani & van Achterberg sp. nov., is new to science. The diagnostic characters and supplementary illustrations of the newly recorded species are provided.

Keywords:

Braconidae Chelonini, Chelonus, Iran, new species,

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