A contribution to the knowledge of ichneumon wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Iranian cotton fields and surrounding grasslands
H. Ghahari & R. Jussila
Abstract. The fauna of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) from Iranian cotton fields and surrounding grasslands is studied in this paper. In a total of 18 species from 15 genera (Barycnemis, Colpotrochia, Ctenochira, Dichrogaster, Gelis, Iseropus, Itoplectis, Lissonata, Neleges, Pristomerus, Rhyssa, Scambus, Schizopyga, Temelucha, Tromatobia), and 8 subfamilies (Banchinae, Cremastinae, Cryptinae, Metopiinae, Pimplinae, Tersilochinae, Tryphoninae, Rhyssinae) were collected from this agro-ecosystem.
Key words: parasitoid, fauna, Iran, new record, cotton field, Ichneumonidae
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2010, 19(2): 357-360 ▪ Published in print 30 December 2010
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2010.19.2.357 ▪ Open full article 
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