Three new species and two new records of the genus Cotesia Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran

Three new species and two new records of the genus Cotesia Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran

The present study is based on the genus Cotesia Cameron,1891 collected from Khuzestan Province in the Southwestern part of Iran during 2016–2017. Nine species (+200 specimens) of the genus Cotesia were collected and identified. We recognised three new species, which we describe and illustrate here:...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohammad Zargar, Ankita Gupta, Ali Asghar Talebi, Samira Farahani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2019-10-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:
Cotesia
Khuzestan
faunistic list
modified key
Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/791
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Summary:The present study is based on the genus Cotesia Cameron,1891 collected from Khuzestan Province in the Southwestern part of Iran during 2016–2017. Nine species (+200 specimens) of the genus Cotesia were collected and identified. We recognised three new species, which we describe and illustrate here: Cotesia elongata Zargar & Gupta sp. nov., C. khuzestanesis Zargar & Gupta sp. nov. and C. zagrosensis Zargar & Gupta sp. nov. Two species are recorded for the first time from Iran: Cotesia cynthiae (Nixon, 1974) and C. glabrata (Telenga, 1955). A faunistic list with species distribution in Iran, a modified key to include the new species and brief diagnoses for the new records from Iran are provided.
ISSN:2118-9773

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