REVISION OF THE FAMILY SPHECIDAE (HYMENOPTERA, APOIDEA) IN IRAQ

Abstract

A revision study of the Sphecidae from Iraq is presented. A survey is conducted to collect the specimens from different regions; generally, there were 41 species belonging to 12 genera and 4 subfamilies are revised with synonyms.The current investigation included the species previously reported in Iraq, which were not collected during the current investigations; the distribution and other information are also provided.

Keywords

• hymenoptera
• iraq
• sphecidae
• revision
• wasps