New records of the genus Bathyplectes Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Iran
Feizi A. 1 , Talebi A.A. 1 , Riedel M. 2 , Rakhshani E. 3 , Mehrabadi M. 1
2 Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, 81247, Germany
3 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, 538-98615, Iran
Year: 2026, Number: 559, Pages: 11-20
A study of the genus Bathyplectes Förster, 1869 (Ichneumonidae) in Iran revealed six species from various provinces. Among them, four species are are reported for the first time from Iran. A distributional map and an identification key to species of Bathyplectes known from Iran are provided.
DOI: 10.25221/fee.559.3
Keywords: Darwin wasps, Campopleginae, biodiversity, fauna, new records, Asia,
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