Review of Gasteruption Latreille (Hymenoptera, Gasteruptiidae) from Iran and Turkey, with the description of 15 new species

Abstract

The genus Gasteruption Latreille, 1796 (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea: Gasteruptiidae: Gasteruptiinae) from North Iran and Turkey is revised, keyed and fully illustrated for the first time. In total 36 species are treated of which 33 are recorded from Turkey and 23 from Iran. Fifteen species are new for science: Gasteruption aciculatum van Achterberg, sp. n., G. agrenum van Achterberg, sp. n., G. brevibasale van Achterberg & Saure, sp. n., G. coriacoxale van Achterberg, sp. n., G. flavimarginatum van Achterberg, sp. n., G. heminitidum van Achterberg, sp. n., G. henseni van Achterberg, sp. n., G. ischnolaimum van Achterberg, sp. n., G. nigrapiculatum van Achterberg, sp. n., G. paglianoi van Achterberg & Saure, sp. n., G. pseudolaticeps van Achterberg, sp. n., G. punctifrons van Achterberg, sp. n., G. schmideggeri van Achterberg & Saure, sp. n., G. scorteum van Achterberg, sp. n. and G. smitorum van Achterberg, sp. n. Twenty-one species are reported new for Turkey and 16 species new for Iran. Fifteen new synonyms are proposed: Foenus terrestris Tournier, 1877, Gasteruption trifossulatum Kieffer, 1904, and G. ignoratum Kieffer, 1912, of G. caucasicum (Guérin-Méneville, 1844); G. daisyi Alekseev, 1993, of G. dolichoderum Schletterer, 1889; Gasteruption assectator var. nitidulum Schletterer, 1885, of G. freyi (Tournier, 1877); G. schossmannae Madl, 1987, of G. hastator (Fabricius, 1804); Gasteryption fallaciosum Semenov, 1892, G. dubiosum Semenov, 1892 and G. obsoletum Semenov, 1892, of Gasteruption insidiosum Semenov, 1892; Gasteryption schewyrewi Semenov, 1892, of Gasteruption jaculator (Linnaeus, 1758); Gasteruption floreum Szépligeti, 1903, of G. lugubre Schletterer, 1889; G. trichotomma Kieffer, 1904, and G. palaestinum Pic, 1916, of G. merceti Kieffer, 1904; Gasteryption foveiceps Semenov, 1892, of Gasteruption nigrescens Schletterer, 1885, and Gasteruption libanense Pic, 1916, of G. syriacum Szépligeti, 1903. Gasteruption lugubre Schletterer, 1889, is recognised as a valid species. Lectotypes are designated for Ichneumon assectator Linnaeus, 1758; I. jaculator Linnaeus, 1758; Foenus terrestris Tournier, 1877; F. freyi Tournier, 1877; F. nigripes Tournier, 1877; F. goberti Tournier, 1877; F. granulithorax Tournier, 1877; F. minutus Tournier, 1877; F. borealis Thomson, 1883; Faenus diversipes Abeille de Perrin, 1879; F. rugulosus Abeille de Perrin, 1879; F. obliteratus Abeille de Perrin, 1879; F. undulatum Abeille de Perrin, 1879; F. variolosus Abeille de Perrin, 1879; Gasteruption distinguendum Schletterer, 1885; G. laeviceps Schletterer, 1885; G. thomsonii Schletterer, 1885; G. foveolatum Schletterer, 1889; G. sowae Schletterer, 1901; G. foveolum Szépligeti, 1903; G. floreum Szépligeti, 1903; G. caudatum Szépligeti, 1903; G. syriacum Szépligeti, 1903; G. merceti Kieffer, 1904 and G. ignoratum Kieffer, 1912. A neotype is designated for Gasteruption tournieri Schletterer, 1885.