Checklist of Iranian Trissolcus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae: Telenominae)

Abstract

This paper summarises Iranian records of the genus Trissolcus Ashmead 1893 (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). In total, 19 species are now known. One of these, Trissolcus crypticus Clarke, is a new record for Iran. In addition, the paper provides synonyms, hosts and distributional data for all the species.

Keywords:

• Scelionidae
• Telenominae
• Trissolcus
• Checklist
• Iran

Acknowledgements

The authors are indebted to Gh. R. Radjabi (Plant Protection Institute of Tehran), N.F. Johnson (Ohio State University, USA) and L. Masner (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) for providing the necessary resources. The research was supported by Islamic Azad University (Shahre Rey Branch) and Suleyman Demirel University of Turkey.