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Taxonomic study of the subfamily Doryctinae(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Hormozgan province,southern IranAli Ameria, Ali Asghar Talebia, Ehsan Rakhshanib, Ahmet Beyarslanc & Karim Kamaliaa Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Entomology, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O.Box: 14115-336, Tehran, Iranb Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iranc Art and Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Eren Bitlis University, Bitlis, TurkeyPublished online: 17 Mar 2014.

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Taxonomic study of the subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Hormozganprovince, southern Iran

Ali Ameria, Ali Asghar Talebia*, Ehsan Rakhshanib, Ahmet Beyarslanc and Karim Kamalia

aFaculty of Agriculture, Department of Entomology, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box: 14115-336, Tehran, Iran; bDepartment ofPlant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran; cArt and Science Faculty, Department of Biology, ErenBitlis University, Bitlis, Turkey

(Received 29 October 2013; accepted 14 February 2014)

A survey on the subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in southern Iran during 2011–2013 led to determina-tion of nine species belonging to five genera: Doryctes Haliday (2 species), Hecabalodes Wilkinson (1 species), LeluthiaCameron (1 species), Rhaconotus Ruthe (3 species), and Spathius Nees (2 species). The genus Hecabalodes and sevenspecies, namely Doryctes inopinatus Belokobylskij, 1984, Hecabalodes radialis Tobias, 1962, Leluthia transcaucasica(Tobias, 1976), Rhaconotus aciculatus Ruthe, 1854, Rhaconotus kerzhneri Belokobylskij, 1985, Rhaconotus flavistigmaTelenga, 1941, and Spathius exarator (Linnaeus, 1758) are recorded for the first time from Iran. An identification key isconstructed for the collected species. Additionally, an updated checklist of Iranian Doryctinae wasps is provided.

2011–2013 metais pietų Irane aptiktos devynios Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) rūšys, priklausančios penkiomsgentims: Doryctes Haliday (2 rūšys), Hecabalodes Wilkinson (1 rūšis), Leluthia Cameron (1 rūšis), Rhaconotus Ruthe (3rūšys) ir Spathius Nees (2 rūšys). Irane pirmą kartą aptikta gentis Hecabalodes ir septynios rūšys – Doryctes inopinatusBelokobylskij, 1984, Hecabalodes radialis Tobias, 1962, Leluthia transcaucasica (Tobias, 1976), Rhaconotus aciculatusRuthe, 1854, Rhaconotus kerzhneri Belokobylskij, 1985, Rhaconotus flavistigma Telenga, 1941 ir Spathius exarator(Linnaeus, 1758). Sudarytas šių rūšių apibūdinimo raktas, pateikiamas atnaujintas Irano Doryctinae sąrašas.

Keywords: Doryctinae; fauna; Hormozgan province; identification key; new records

Introduction

Doryctinae is one of the most diversified subfamilies inthe family Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea)(Shenefelt and Marsh 1976). More than 1300 doryctinespecies have been described in 187 recognized generabelonging to 16 tribes, most of which are restricted totropical and subtropical regions (Belokobylskij 1992;Marsh 1993; Yu, van Achterberg, and Horstmann 2012).

The subfamily is diagnosed by a combination of thefollowing characters: row of spines on the fore tibia, aflang on the propleuron above the fore coxa, presence ofepicnemial and occipital carinae (Marsh 2002), and adouble node near the apex of the dorsal valve of the ovi-positor (Quicke, Ficken, and Fitton 1992).

Most species are thought to be idiobiont ectoparasi-toids of the wood-boring beetles, but their host recordsare rare and show a great deal of diversity. Some speciesare known to be phytophagous on seeds and in a fewcases are known to be gall formers (Belokobylskij 1992;Wharton and Hanson 2005). Some species attack larvaeof wood boring lepidopterans or sawflies (Shaw andEdgerly 1985), and some attack pre-imaginal stages ofother insects like Embiidinae (Insecta: Embioptera)(Shaw and Edgerly 1985). Members of the genusPsenobolus Reinhard are inquilines of fig wasps (Hyme-noptera: Agaonidae) (Ramirez and Marsh 1996).

The genera of this subfamily are quite well studied inthe Neotropical Region (Marsh 1993, 1997, 2002; Braetand van Achterberg 2001; Braet, Barbalho, and vanAchterberg 2003). Many taxonomic studies have alsodealt with subfamily Doryctinae throughout the world(Matthews 1970; Fischer 1980; Shaw and Edgerly 1985;Quicke 1987; Belokobylskij 1990, 1993, 1994a, 1994b,1995, 1998, 2003, 2004a, 2004b; Marsh 1993, 1997,2002; Barbalho, Penteado-Dias, and Marsh 1999; Marshand Melo 1999; Belokobylskij and Quicke 2000; vanAchterberg 2003; Belokobylskij and Chen 2004, 2006;Belokobylskij, Iqbal, and Austin 2004; Belokobylskij,Zaldivar-Riveron, and Quicke 2004; Belokobylskij andMaeto 2006, 2008, 2009; Gomes and Penteado-Dias2007; Belokobylskij and Žikic 2009; Kula 2009;Belokobylskij et al. 2012; Loni, Hart, and Lucchi 2012;Martinez and Zaldivar-Riverón 2013; Tang et al. 2013).

The subfamily Doryctinae has been poorly studied inIran. Prior to this study, only 16 species in 9 genera wererecorded for the country (Telenga 1941; Aubert 1966;Fischer 1970; Shenefelt and Marsh 1976; Tobias 1986;Belokobylskij 1990; Ghahari, Fischer, et al. 2009;Ghahari, Gadallah, et al. 2009; Ghahari, Fischer, andPapp 2011a, 2011b; Rastegar et al. 2012). No record ofDoryctinae has yet been evidenced from the southernpart of Iran.

*Corresponding author. Email: talebia@modares.ac.ir

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The aim of this study was to determine the speciesbelonging to the subfamily Doryctinae in Hormozganprovince of Iran, which is considered a representative ofsouthern Iran. An identification key for species as wellas supplementary figures are provided for the species ofthe subfamily Doryctinae occurring in the region.

Materials and methods

This study is based on the material collected usingTownes Malaise traps at different locations of Hormoz-gan province and Queshm Island in Persian Gulf(Figure 1) during February 2011–July 2012. More than70% of the province is covered by mountains and hills

Figure 1. Map of Iran and geographical characteristics of the collecting sites of Doryctinae species in Hormozgan province, southernIran: (1) Zakin, Main (27°28′53.23″ N, 56°18′27.03″ E, 682 m a.s.l.); (2) Zakin, Bahne (27°53′07.32″ N, 56°19′58.34″ E, 1020 ma.s.l.); (3) Zakine, Bala (27°51′51.50″ N, 56°18′34.17″ E, 1630 m a.s.l.); (4) Seyahou (27°43′42.42″ N, 56°19′56.13″ E, 574 m a.s.l.);(5) Qale Qazi (27°26′53.33″ N, 56°32′53.03″ E, 42 m a.s.l.); (6) Geno-1 (27°24′16.16″ N, 56°08′51.80″ E, 1274 m a.s.l.); (7) Geno-2(27°28′53.23″ N, 56°18′27.03″ E, 680 m a.s.l.); (8) Bangelayan (27°28′53.23″ N, 56°18′27.03″ E, 685 m a.s.l.); (9) Chelo (27°10′30.39″ N, 57°01′09.79″ E, 16 m a.s.l.); (10) Goleshvar (27°58′30.57″ N, 56°59′53.55″ E, 14 m a.s.l.); (11) Minab (27°08′07.93″ N,57°04′24.62″ E, 16 m a.s.l.); (12) Faryab (27°28′58.72″ N, 57°04′24.62″ E, 313 m a.s.l.); (13) Rahbari (27°27′02.67″ N, 57°08′84.22″E, 213 m a.s.l.); (14) Ramkan (26°52′25.27″ N, 56°01′07.33″ E, 34 m a.s.l.); (15) Tezerj (27°17′51.81″ N, 55°45′14.76″ E, 867 ma.s.l.); (16) Bastak (27°18′48.99″ N, 54°38′52.72″ E, 564 m a.s.l.).

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(Zaeifi 2001). The southern border is extendedapproximately 900 km beside the warm waters of thePersian Gulf and Oman Sea. The natural vegetation isforests, rangelands, and desert plants. Different climateconditions result in growing of specific floral complexessuch as special marine plants and mangrove (Avicenniamarina) forests which make a specific ecosysteminhabited by rare animal species (Mozaffarian 1991;Zaeifi 2001; Soltanipoor 2005). Specimens werecollected using 16 Malaise traps in various habitats,including tropical fruit orchards, rangelands, sub-moun-tains vegetations, field crops, and mangrove forests by aweek intervals. Traps were installed at various habitatsincluding mixed deciduous forests, fruit orchards (tropi-cal and sub-tropical trees), and field crops in differentaltitudes. The specimens were extracted from the

collecting jars, then treated with 100% ethanol for 5min, followed by hexamethyldisilazane for 30 min, andfinally placed on the filter paper for drying (Heraty andHawks 1998). The dried specimens were then cardmounted and labeled. Relevant literature (Tobias 1986;Belokobylskij 1990, 1993, 2003) was used for taxonom-ical examination and identification of species. Illustra-tions were taken using an Olympus™ AX70 microscopeand Olympus™ SZX9 stereomicroscope equipped with aSony™ digital camera. A series of 4–5 captured imageswere then merged into a single in-focus image usingthe image-stacking software Combine ZP 1.0. Theterminology and measurements follow van Achterberg(1988). All specimens are deposited in the collection ofthe Department of Entomology, Tarbiat ModaresUniversity, Tehran, Iran.

Figure 2. Doryctes inopinatus: (a) head, dorsal view, (b) mesosoma, dorsal view, (c) mesosoma, lateral view, and (d) forewing,(e) metasoma, dorsal view.

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Results

An examination of 23 collected specimens has revealedthe occurrence of nine species belonging to five genera ofthe subfamily Doryctinae, which were collected from var-ious location of Hormozgan province in southern Iran. Inthe current study, seven species marked by an asterisk (*)are recorded as new to the fauna of Iran and all speciesare new records for Hormozgan province (Table 1).

Identification key to the species of Doryctinae inHormozgan province

1. Radial cell strongly reduced, pterostigma about 1.5times longer than 1-R1 (Figure 4(d)) ……………………………………………Hecabalodes radialis Tobias, 1962- Radial cell developed, ptersostigma shorter than lengthof 1-R1 (Figures 2(d), 3(d), 5(d), 6(d), 7(d), 8(d), 9(d),and 10(d)) ……………………………….……………....2

2. First metasomal tergite petiolate (Figures 9(e) and10(e)) ……………………………………………………3- First metasomal tergite not petiolate (Figures 2(e), 3(e),5(d), 6(d), 7(d), and 8(d)) ……………………………....43. Ovipositor as long as body (Figure 9(e)), petiole verylong, half as long as metasoma (Figure 9(e)),antenna 37-segmented Spathius exarator (Linnaeus, 1758)- Ovipositor half as long as body (Figure 10(e)), petioleshort, 0.30 times as long as metasoma (Figure 10(e)),antenna 30-segmented…… Spathius rubidus (Rossi, 1794)4. Fifth metasomal tergite well developed, much longerthan 4th segment (Figures 6(e), 7(e), and 8(e))…………………………………………………………...5- Fifth metasomal tergite as long as or shorter than 4thsegment (Figures 2(e), 3(e), and 4(e)) ………………….75. Metasomal tergites 2–4 medially withconspicuous smooth reddish areas (Figure 8(e))………………...Rhaconotus kerzhneri Belokobylskij, 1985

Figure 3. Doryctes leucogaster: (a) head, dorsal view, (b) mesosoma, dorsal view, (c) mesosoma, lateral view, (d) forewing, and(e) metasoma and ovipositor, dorsal view.

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- Metasomal tergites without smooth areas (Figures 6(e)and 7(e)) ………………………………………………...66. Antenna 32-segmented, metasomal tergites 1–2 withconspicuous and dens rugae, compared with remaintergites, fifth metasomal tergite less than two times aslong as fourth (Figure 6(e)) ………………………Rhac-onotus aciculatus Ruthe, 1854- Anntena 37-segmented, metasomal tergites 1–5 rugose,fifth metasomal tergite two times as long as fourth(Figure 7(e)) …… Rhaconotus flavistigma Telenga, 19417. Mesonotum greatly raised above pronotum, sharplyinclined to it (Figure 5(c)), second metasomal tergite withdistinct arcuate light coloured pattern (Figure 5(e))……………………Leluthia transcaucasica (Tobias, 1976)- Mesonotum slightly raised above pronotum, verygently inclined to it (Figures 2(c) and 3(c)),second metasomal tergite without distinct arcuate lightpattern (Figures 2(e) and 3(e))…………………………………………………………...8

8. Antenna 57–60-segmented, mesonotum smooth,lusterous (Figure 3(b)), wing smoky (Figure 3(d)), andovipositor 1.3–1.4 times as long as metasoma (Figure 3(e))……………………………………………………………………………………Doryctes leucogaster (Nees, 1834)- Antenna 29-segmented, mesonotum sculuptured(Figure 2(b)), wing hyaline (Figure 2(d)), andovipositor 0.4 times as long as metasoma (Figure 2(e))……………………………………………………………………………Doryctes inopinatus Belokobylskij, 1984

Genus Doryctes Haliday, 1836Doryctes inopinatus Belokobylskij, 1984*Material examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Zakin,Bahne (27°53′7.32″ N, 56°19′58.34″ E, 1020 m a.s.l.),22 May 2012, 1♀.Diagnosis (female): Body length 4.2 mm, antenna 29-segmented, and transverse diameter of eye 1.8 timeslonger than temple (Figure 2(a)), mesonotum coarsely

Figure 4. Hecabalodes radialis: (a) head, dorsal view, (b) mesosoma, dorsal view, (c) mesosoma, lateral view, (d) forewing, and(e) metasoma and ovipositor, dorsal view.

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Figure 5. Leluthia transcaucasica: (a) head, dorsal view, (b) mesosoma, dorsal view, (c) metasoma and ovipositor, lateral view,(d) forewing, and (e) metasoma, dorsal view.

Table 1. Updated checklist of the subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Iran.

No. Species References

1 Dendrosoter middendorffii (Ratzeburg, 1848) Tobias (1986), Basiri, Lotfalizadeh, and Kazemi (2013)2 Doryctes inopinatus (Belokobylskij, 1962) Current study3 Doryctes leucogaster (Nees, 1834) Telenga (1941), Ghahari, Fischer, and Papp (2011a), Current study4 Doryctes striatellus (Nees, 1834) Rastegar et al. (2012)5 Ecphylussiles iacus (Ratzeburg, 1848) Aubert (1966)6 Hecabalodes radialis (Tobias, 1962) Current study7 Heterospilus hemipterus (Thomson, 1892) Ghahari, Fischer, and Papp (2011b)8 Leluthia paradoxa (Picard, 1938) Ghahari, Fischer, and Papp (2011a), Sakenin et al. (2012)9 Leluthia ruguloscolyti (Fischer, 1962) Aubert (1966)10 Leluthia transcaucasica (Tobias, 1976) Current study11 Ontsira ignea (Ratzeburg, 1852) Ghahari, Fischer, and Papp (2011a)12 Ontsira imperator (Haliday, 1836) Telenga (1941), Ghahari, Fischer, and Papp (2011b)13 Rhaconotus zarudnyi (Belokobylskij, 1990) Belokobylskij (1990)14 Rhaconotus aciculatus (Ruthe, 1854) Current study15 Rhaconotus kerzhneri (Belokobylskij, 1985) Current study16 Rhaconotus flavistigma (Telenga, 1941) Current study17 Rhoptrocentrus piceus (Marshall, 1897) Ghahari, Fischer, and Papp (2011b)18 Spathius polonicus (Niezabitowski, 1910) Fischer (1970)19 Spathius exarator (Linnaeus, 1758) Current study20 Spathius maderi (Fahringer, 1930) Ghahari, Fischer, and Papp (2011a), Sakenin et al. (2012)21 Spathius polonicus (Niezabitowski, 1910) Shenefelt and Marsh (1976), Ghahari, Fischer, et al. (2009)22 Spathius rubidus (Rossi, 1794) Current study23 Zombrus flavipennis (Brullé, 1846) Shenefelt and Marsh (1976)

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rugose (Figure 2(b)), thorax 2.5 times longer than height(Figure 2(c)), first and second metasomal tergites withconspicuous and dense rugae and remaining tergitesslightly rugose (Figure 2(e)), ovipositor 0.4 times as longas metasoma (Figure 2(c)), ptersostigma 0.88 times aslong as 1-R1, first section of radial vein as long as radio-medial vein, nervulus interstitial or almost interstitial,2nd radiomedial vein as long as 2nd section of radialvein (Figure 2(d)), and body dark brown (Figure 11(a)).

General distribution: Tajikistan (Belokobylskij 1984).

Doryctes leucogaster (Nees, 1834)Material examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Minab,Chelo (27°10′30.39″ N, 57°01′09.79″ E, 16 m a.s.l.), 11May 2012, 1♀.Diagnosis (female): Body length 5.5 mm, antenna 54-segmented, and transverse diameter of eye 1.3 timeslonger than temple (Figure 3(a)), mesonotum smooth,lustrous (Figure 3(b)), thorax two times longer thanheight (Figure 3(c)), first and second metasomal tergitesespecially in middle area with conspicuous and dense

rugae, first metasomal tergite longer than its apicalwidth, ptersostigma 0.72 times as long as 1-R1, recurrentvein of forewing antefurcal far from 1st radiomedialvein, 1st section of radial vein approximately equal to2nd section of radiomedial vein, wing smoky, 2nd sec-tion of radiomedial vein 0.8 times as long as 2nd sectionof radial vein (Figure 3(d)), ovipositor sheath 1.3–1.4times longer than metasoma (Figure 3(e)), and the head,metasoma, and lower part of mesosoma light brown,other parts yellowish dark brown, and abdomen dis-tinctly light colored (Figure 11(b)).

General distribution: Algeria, Croatia, Macedonia(Papp 1977), Armenia (Tobias 1986), Austria, Hungary(Fahringer 1932), Azerbaijan, Iran, Georgia, Russia(Telenga 1941), Belgium (Kirchner 1867), Bulgaria(Balevski 1989); China (Belokobylskij et al. 2012),France (Reinhard 1865), Germany (Kirchner 1867),Greece (Papp 1985), Israel (Halperin 1986), Italy(Cecconi 1924), Kazakhstan (Belokobylskij 1998),Lithuania (Tobias and Jakimavicius 1973), Moldova,Poland, Romania (Papp 2004), Slovakia (Stary 1957).

Figure 6. Rhaconotus aciculatus: (a) head, dorsal view, (b) mesosoma, dorsal view, (c) mesosoma, lateral view, (d) forewing, and(e) metasoma and ovipositor, dorsal view.

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Genus Hecabalodes Wilkinson, 1929Hecabalodes radialis Tobias, 1962*Material examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Zakin(27°28′53.23″ N, 56°18′27.03″ E, 682 m a.s.l.), 16 Feb-ruary 2013, 1♀; Minab, Gorband (27°19′55.46″ N,56°58′59.96″ E, 40 m a.s.l.), 16 April 2012, 2♀; 3 April2012, 2 ♀, Roodan – Faryab (27°28′58.72″ N, 57°4′42.67″ E, 313 m a.s.l.), 16 April 2012, 1♀; 16 April2012, 1♀.Diagnosis (female): Body length 3–3.5 mm, antenna 22-segmented, and transverse diameter of eye 1.5 timeslonger than temple (Figure 4(a)), mesonotum sculptured(Figure 4(b)), mesosoma 2.6 times longer than height(Figure 4(c)), vein 2r-m absent (Figure 4(d)), first andsecond metasomal tergite with longitudinal wrinkles(Figure 4(e)), ptersostigma 0.72× as long as 1-R1a, ovi-positor 0.6 times as long as body (Figure 4(e)), and bodyyellowish brown (Figure 11(c)).

Distribution: Greece, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (Papp1985) and India (Parihar and Kampantzov 1997).

Genus Leluthia Cameron, 1887Leluthia (Euhecabolodes) transcaucasica (Tobias, 1976)*Material examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, BandarAbbas, Bagho (27°15′31.30″ N, 56°25′01.54″ E, 16 ma.s.l.), 23 June 2012, 1♀.Diagnosis (female): Body length 2.8 mm, antenna 25-segmented, and transverse diameter of eye 1.5 timeslonger than temple (Figure 5(a)), mesonotum finelysculptured in middle area and coarsely rugose in lateralside (Figure 5(b)), thorax 2.1 times longer than height(Figure 5(c)), first and second metasomal tergites withconspicuous and dense rugae, posterior half of the secondmetasomal tergite with arcuate and light pattern(Figure 5(e)), ptersostigma 0.93 times as long as 1-R1, 2 r-m vein absent in forewing (Figure 5(d)), ovipositor sheathequal in length to metasoma (Figure 11(d)), body yellow-ish brown, and palps yellowish dark brown (Figure 11(d)).

General distribution: Czech Republic, Georgia (Tobias1976), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia and Slovakia(Belokobylskij 1998).

Figure 7. Rhaconotus flavistigma: (a) head, dorsal view, (b) mesosoma, dorsal view, (c) head and mesosoma, lateral view, (d) fore-wing, and (e) metasoma and ovipositor, dorsal view.

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Genus Rhaconotus Ruthe, 1854Rhaconotus aciculatus Ruthe, 1854*Material examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Bange-layan (27°28′53.23″ N, 56°18′27.03″ E, 685 m a.s.l.) 6July 2012, 1♀; Zakin (27°28′53.23″ N, 56°18′27.03″ E,680 m a.s.l.) 9 December 2011, 3♀; Zakine-Bala (27°51′51.50″ N, 56°18′34.17″ E, 1630 m a.s.l.) 27 July 2012,1♀.Diagnosis (female): Body length 2.6–4.2 mm, antenna32-segmented, and transverse diameter of eye 1.6 timeslonger than temple (Figure 6(a)), mesonutum uniformlyrugolose (Figure 6(b)), thorax 2.4 times longer thanheight (Figure 6(c)), ptersostigma 0.75 times as long as1-R1, forewing radial cell 1.5 times longer than ptero-stigma, m-cu vein distinctly bent toward anal vein, recur-rent vein present, but weakly sclerotized (Figure 6(d)),metasomal tergites 1–5 and especially 1–2 with distinc-tive longitudinal wrinkles (Figure 6(e)), ovipositor 0.6times as long as metasoma (Figures 6(e) and 11(e)), andbody dark brown, sometimes reddish brown, headusually reddish brown (Figure 11(e)).

General distribution: Azerbaijan (Tobias 1976), China(Belokobylskij and Chen 2004), Czech Republic(Stary 1957), France (Shaw 1998), Germany (Papp1984), Hungary (Papp 1984), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine (Belokobylskij1990), Serbia and Slovakia (Stary 1957).

Rhaconotus flavistigma Telenga, 1941Material examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Bange-layan (27°28′53.23″ N, 56°18′27.03″ E, 685 m a.s.l.), 8July 2012, ♀; Zakin Bala (27°51′51.50″ N, 56°18′34.17″E, 1630 m a.s.l.), 3 May 2012, ♀; Zakin (27°28′53.23″ N,56°18′27.03″ E, 680 m a.s.l.) 8 May 2011, 1♀.Diagnosis (female): Body length 3.8–4.5 mm, antenna37-segmented, and transverse diameter of eye two timeslonger than temple (Figure 7(a)), mesonotum weaklyrugose (Figure 7(b)), thorax 2.3 times longer than height(Figure 7(c)), ptersostigma 0.66× as long as 1-R1, radialvein of forewing 0.6 as long as radiomedial vein, stigmamonochromatic, yellow (Figure 7(d)), metasomal tergites1–5 conspicuous and dense rugae, fifth metasomal tergitetwo times longer than fourth (Figure 7(e)), ovipositor

Figure 8. Rhaconotus kerzhneri: (a) head, dorsal view, (b) mesosoma, dorsal view, (c) mesosoma, lateral view, (d) forewing, and(e) metasoma, dorsal view.

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sheaths 0.5 times as long as metasoma (Figure 7(e)), andbody dark brown (Figure 11(f)).

General distribution: Tajikistan (Telenga 1941).

Rhaconotus kerzhneri Belokobylskij, 1985*Material examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Zakin,Bahne (27°53′7.32″N, 56°19′58.34″E, 1020 m a.s.l.), 3June 2012, 1♀.Diagnosis (female): Body length 3 mm, antenna 29-seg-mented, and transverse diameter of eye 0.8 times as longas temple (Figure 8(a)), mesonotum wrinkled and pubes-cence (Figure 8(b)), thorax 2.5 times longer than height(Figure 8(c)), ptersostigma 0.71 times as long as 1-R1, 1stsection of radial vein equal to 2 radio-medial, 2 r-m veinabout 0.5 times as long as 2nd section of radial vein(Figure 8(d)), fifth metasomal tergite 1.5 times longer thanforth metasomal tergite, metasomal tergites 2–4 mediallywith conspicuous paired smooth areas (Figure 8(e)), andbody dark reddish brown (Figure 11(g)).

General distribution: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan andUzbekistan (Belokobylskij 1998).

Genus Spathius Nees, 1819

Spathius exarator (Linnaeus, 1758)*Material examined: Iran, Hormozgan province; Zakin(27°28′53.23″ N, 56°18′27.03″ E, 680 m a.s.l.), Zakin, 4December 2012, 2 ♀.Diagnosis (female): Body length 5 mm, antenna withabout 37 segments, length of gena 0.70 times of trans-verse diameter of eye, and transverse diameter of eye 1.4times longer than temple (Figure 9(a)), mesonotum rugo-lose and areolate along the notaulices (Figure 9(b)), tho-rax 1.5 times longer than height (Figure 9(c)),pterostigma 0.66 times as long as 1-R1, recurrent veindistinctly postfurcal behind first radiomedial vein, 2r-mvein 2.1 times as long as 1st section of radial vein, 2r-mvein 0.75 times as long as 2nd section of radial vein(Figure 9(d)), ovipositor as long as body, straight petiol,very long and 0.5 times as long as metasoma, approxi-mately equal in length to remaining part of abdomen(Figure 9(e)), and the head, mesosoma, and petiole lightbrown, remaining part of metasoma dark brown(Figure 11(h)).

General distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Japan,Russia (Belokobylskij 1998), Belgium, Bulgaria, Austria

Figure 9. Spathius exarator: (a) head, dorsal view, (b) mesosoma, dorsal view, (c) head and mesosoma, lateral view, (d) forewing,and (e) metasoma and ovipositor, dorsal view.

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(Fahringer 1932), China (Belokobylskij 2003), Croatia,Czech, Slovakia, Yugoslavia (Brajković 1989), Finland(Krogerus 1936), France (Marshall 1890), Germany(Belokobylskij et al. 2003), Greece (Papp 2002),Hungary (Papp 1987), Mongolia (Telenga 1941), Korea(Papp 1987) and Lithuania (Tobias and Jakimavicius1973).

Spathius rubidus (Rossi, 1794)Material examined: Iran, Hormozgan province, Minab,Chelo (27°10′30.39″ N, 57°01′09.79″ E, 16 m a.s.l.), 22July 2013, 1♀; Goorband (27°19′55.46″ N, 56°58′59.96″E, 40 m a.s.l.), 17 April 2013, 1 ♀.Diagnosis (female): Body length 3.2–3.4 mm, antenna30-segmented, length of gena 0.7 of transverse diameterof eye, and transverse diameter of eye as long as temple(Figure 10(a)), mesonotum rugulose and areolate alongthe notaulices (Figure 10(b)), mesosoma 1.83–2.0 timeslonger than height and body not depressed, mesoscutumhighly and almost perpendicularly or round raised above

pronotum (Figure 10(c)), second tergite often entirelysculptured (Figure 10(e)), ovipositor half as long as body(Figure 11(i)), ptersostigma 0.76 times as long as 1-R1,1st radiomedial vein as long as 2nd section radial vein,vein 2r-m 2 times as long as 2nd section of radial vein(Figure 10(d)), 1st radiomedial vein as long as 2nd sec-tion of radiomedial vein or slightly longer (Figure 10(d)),petiol 0.33 times as long as metasoma, with longitudinalfold, second metasomal tergite sculptured and other ter-gite smooth (Figure 10(e)), and body color dark brown(Figure 11(i)).

General distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran,Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, Russia(Belokobylskij 1998) Austria (Fahringer 1932), Belarus(Tobias 1976), Belgium (Leclercq 1952), Bulgaria(Zaykov 1978), Canada (Guerrero and Koponen 2000),Cyprus, France, Moldova, Morocco (Nixon 1943), Den-mark, Romania (Hedqvist 1976), Finland (Koponen andTobias 1989), Greece (Papp 2002), Hungary (Papp

Figure 10. Spathius rubidus: (a) head, dorsal view, (b) mesosoma, dorsal view, (c) head and mesosoma, lateral view, (d) forewing,and (e) metasoma and ovipositor, dorsal view.

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2002), Lithuania (Tobias and Jakimavicius 1973), theNetherlands, Germany (Marshall 1890), Turkey(Schimitschek 1994).

Discussion

The present study is the first systematic work of the sub-family Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in theprovince of Hormozgan, Iran. The previous studies onDoryctinae of Iran have been conducted in northern andnorthwestern parts of Iran (Ghahari, Fischer, and Papp2011a, 2011b; Rastegar et al. 2012). The Doryctinaefauna in this region consists of nine species belonging tofive genera. Seven species and the genus Hecabalodesare reported for the first time in Iran. With the resultsobtained in this work, the total number of Doryctinae ofIran increases from 16 to 23. Majority of the recordedspecies are widely distributed in the Western Palaearcticregion and also in the Eastern Palaearctic region to someextent (Yu, van Achterberg, and Horstmann 2012).

Several species of doryctine wasps have been used inbiological control programs. For example, Rhaconotusroslinensis Lal, 1939 is a candidate for biological control

of stalk boring sugarcane pests (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)and Doryctes leucogaster has a good potential for con-trol of Chlorophorus glabromaculatus (Goeze, 1777),Hylotrupes bajulus (Linnaeus, 1758), Rhagium inquisitor(Linnaeus, 1758), and Tetropium castaneum (Linnaeus,1758) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) (Belokobylskij andSamartsev 2011).

A diverse range of vegetation and an isolated natureof Hormozgan province and its islands (Mozaffarian1991; Zaeifi 2001) are two major reasons which providea diversity hotspot for braconid wasps. Further faunisticsurveys as well as studies on host associations are neces-sary to reveal the true diversity of this large group ofinsect parasitoids. Additionally, host-parasitoid relation-ships of these powerful parasitoids have been poorlystudied in the world, so it can be a valuable researchtopic which reveals new findings toward conservationand application of them in biological control programs.

AcknowledgmentsWe would like to thank the Department of Entomology, TarbiatModares University, for providing financial support for thisresearch. Contribution by A. Beyarslan was supported by the

Figure 11. Lateral habitus of females of Doryctinae species: (a) Doryctes inopinatus, (b) Doryctes leucogaster, (c) Hecabalodesradialis, (d) Leluthia transcaucasica, (e) Rhaconotus aciculatus, (f) Rhaconotus flavistigma, (g) Rhaconotus kerzhneri, (h) Spathiusexarator, and (i) Spathius rubidus.

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Department of Arts and Science, Bitlis Eren University, Turkey.Participation by E. Rakhshani was supported by the Grant no.89-9198, University of Zabol. We are grateful to two reviewersfor their valuable comments and recommendations on the ear-lier version of this paper.

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