An annotated checklist of Iranian Cephidae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Cephoidea)

Abstract

The fauna of Cephidae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Cephoidea) is reported from Iran based on literature records and specimens collected. Totally, 15 species and subspecies of six genera, Calameuta Konow (three species), Cephus Latreille (five species), Phylloecus Newman (two species), Pachycephus Stein (two subspecies), Syrista Konow (one species) and Trachelus Jurine (two species), are listed. Phylloecus niger (Harris, 1776), Pachycephus smyrnensis smyrnensis Stein, 1876 and Trachelus libanensis (André, 1881) are recorded from Iran for the first time.

Keywords

• stem borers
• new records
• distribution
• catalogue
• iran