In this paper, a total of 25 braconid species belonging to 19 genera and ten subfamilies are recorded as new country records: Alysiinae (three species, three genera), Brachistinae (one species), Braconinae (two species, two genera), Cheloninae (five species, two genera), Euphorinae (three species, two genera), Exothecinae (two species, two genera), Hormiinae (one species), Ichneutinae (one species), Microgastrinae (six species, four genera), and Rogadinae (one species).
Order Hymenoptera
Family Braconidae
Subfamily Alysiinae Leach, 1815
Tribe Alysiini Leach, 1815
Genus Dinotrema Foerster, 1863
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Dinotrema (Dinotrema) dimidiatum (Thomson 1895)
Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Makoo, Mahmoodoghli, 1♀, 11.viii.1996 (NMW).
General distribution: Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Uzbekistan (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Genus Phaenocarpa Foerster, 1863
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Phaenocarpa (Phaenocarpa) picinervis (Haliday 1838)
Material examined: Razavi Khorasan province, Dargaz, Sadat, 2♀♀, 15.iv.2005 (NMW).
General distribution: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, UK, Uzbekistan (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Tribe Dacnusini Foerster, 1863
Genus Chorebus Haliday, 1833
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Chorebus (Stiphrocera) varunus (Nixon 1945)
Material examined: East Azarbaijan province, Osku, Ghandiloo, 1♀, 12.viii.2008 (NMW).
Extralimital distribution: Azerbaijan, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Korea, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, UK (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Subfamily Brachistinae Foerster, 1863
Tribe Brachistini Foerster, 1863
Genus Eubazus Nees von Esenbeck, 1812
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Eubazus (Allodorus) semirugosus (Nees von Esenbeck 1814)
Material examined: Guilan province, Chaboksar, 1♀, 6.vi.2009 (HG collection); Mazandaran province, Tonekabon, Jangal-e 2000, 2♀♀, 26.vii.2013 (HG collection).
General distribution: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Subfamily Braconinae Nees von Esenbeck, 1811
Tribe Braconini Nees von Esenbeck, 1811
Genus Atanycolus Foerster, 1863
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Atanycolus fulviceps (Kriechbaumer 1898)
Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Ourmieh, Seroo Road, 1♀, 14.vii.1999 (HNHM).
General distribution: Former Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Turkey, Ukraine.
Genus Stenobracon Szépligeti, 1901
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Stenobracon nicevillei (Bingham 1901)
Material examined: Sistan & Baluchestan province, Bahu Kalat, Gando Protected Area, 1♀, 3.v.2012 (HNHM).
General distribution: Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam (Chishti and Quicke 1996; Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Subfamily Cheloninae Foerster, 1863
Tribe Chelonini Foerster, 1863
Genus Chelonus Panzer, 1804
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Chelonus latrunculus Marshall, 1885
Material examined: East Azarbaijan province, Arasbaran forest, 1♀, 2.vii.2004 (NMW); Semnan province, Shahrud, Jangal-e Abr, 2♂♂, 7.iv.2011 (NMW).
General distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, UK (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
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Chelonus retusus (Nees von Esenbeck 1816)
Material examined: Golestan province, Minudasht, Bazgir, 1♀, 3.vii.2002 (NMW).
General distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
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Chelonus subarcuatilis (Tobias 1986)
Material examined: Razavi Khorasan province, Torghabeh, Cheshmeh-Asal, 1♂, 23.viii.2009 (HG collection); Semnan province, Shahrud, Jangal-e Abr, 1♀, 7.iv.2011 (HG collection).
General distribution: Armenia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Spain, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Tribe Phanerotomini Baker, 1926
Genus Phanerotoma Wesmael, 1838
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Phanerotoma (Bracotritoma) atra Šnoflák, 1951
Material examined: Mazandaran province, Ramsar, Dalkhani forest, 2♀♀, 17.v.2011 (HNHM).
General distribution: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, former Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
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Phanerotoma (Phanerotoma) dentata (Panzer 1805)
Material examined: Hamadan province, Malayer, 3♀♀, 21.vii.2007 (HG collection), ex Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus1758) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on Malus sp. (Rosaceae).
Extralimital distribution: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Canary Islands, Croatia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Subfamily Euphorinae Foerster, 1863
Genus Centistes Haliday, 1835
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Centistes (Ancyclocentrus) nasutus (Wesmael 1838)
Material examined: Mazandaran province, Savadkuh, Shourmast, 2♂♂, 12.v.2007 (NMW).
General distribution: Belgium, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Netherland, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
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Centistes (Ancylocentrus) subsulcatus (Thomson 1895)
Material examined: East Azarbaijan province, Azarshahr, Nadiloo, 1♀, 11.vii.2001 (NMW).
General distribution: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Finland, Hungary, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Genus Meteorus Haliday, 1835
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Meteorus obfuscatus (Nees von Esenbeck 1811)
Material examined: Ardabil province, Namin, Garm-Cheshmeh, 1♀, 15.v.2003 (HNHM).
General distribution: Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Subfamily Exothecinae Foerster, 1863
Tribe Exothecini Foerster, 1863
Genus Colastes Haliday, 1833
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Colastes (Colastes) pubicornis (Thomson 1892)
Material examined: Kordestan province, Saghez, Ghader-Abad, 1♀, 10.vii.2006 (NMW).
General distribution: Bulgaria, China, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Genus Xenarcha Foerster, 1863
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Xenarcha laticarpus (Thomson 1892)
Material examined: East Azarbaijan province, Kaleybar, Khomarloo, 1♀, 2.vii.2004 (HNHM).
General distribution: Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Subfamily Hormiinae Foerster, 1863
Tribe Lysitermini Tobias, 1968
Genus Chremylus Haliday, 1833
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Chremylus elaphus Haliday, 1833
Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Ourmieh, Zeynaloo, 3♀♀, 14.v.1996 (NMW), ex Archips xylosteana (Linnaeus1758) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on Prunus sp. (Rosaceae).
General distribution: Argentina, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Ukraine, UK (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Subfamily Ichneutinae Foerster, 1863
Genus Pseudichneutes Belokobylskij, 1996
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Pseudichneutes levis (Wesmael 1835)
Material examined: Northern Khorasan province, Shirvan, Loojley, 1♀, 12.iv.2002 (HNHM).
General distribution: Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, UK (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).
Subfamily Microgastrinae Foerster, 1863
Genus Cotesia Cameron, 1891
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Cotesia acuminata (Reinhard 1880)
Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Khoy, 2♀♀, 2.vii.2004 (HNHM). ex Melitaea didyma (Esper 1778) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Helianthus sp. (Asteraceae).
General distribution: Armenia, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan (Fernandez-Triana et al. 2020), Iran (new record).
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Cotesia melitaearum (Wilkinson 1937)
Material examined: Mazandaran province, Tonekabon, Jangal-e 2000, 4♀♀, 2♂, 11.v.2003 (HG collection). ex Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus1758) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) on Ulmus sp. (Ulmaceae).
General distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK, Uzbekistan (Fernandez-Triana et al. 2020), Iran (new record).
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Cotesia pieridis (Bouché 1834)
Material examined: Lorestan province, Kuhdasht, Hahi-Morad, 2♀♀, 6.vi.2009 (HNHM), ex Malacosoma neustria (Linnaeus1758) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) on Poplar sp. (Salicaceae).
General distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan (Fernandez-Triana et al. 2020), Iran (new record).
Genus Dolichogenidea Viereck, 1811
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Dolichogenidea imperator (Wilkinson 1939)
Material examined: West Azarbaijan province Ourmieh, Seroo Road, 2♀♀, 6.v.2003 (HNHM), ex Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) on Brassica oleraceae L. (Brassicaceae).
General distribution: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherland, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, UK, Uzbekistan (Fernandez-Triana et al. 2020), Iran (new record).
Genus Iconella Mason, 1981
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Iconella lacteoides (Nixon 1965)
Material examined: Isfahan province, Isfahan, Borkhar, 3♀♀, 16.v.2000 (HNHM), ex Homoeosoma nebulella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on Helianthus sp. (Asteraceae).
General distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan (Fernandez-Triana et al. 2020), Iran (new record).
Genus Microplitis Foerster, 1863
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Microplitis tadzhicus Telenga, 1949
Material examined: Northern Khorasan province, Raz, Abdollah-Abad, 1♀, 6.v.2006 (HG collection); Kerman province, Jiroft, Jalal-Abad, 1♀, 10.ix.2008 (HG collection).
General distribution: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, France, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Korea, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Fernandez-Triana et al. 2020), Iran (new record).
Subfamily Rogadinae Foerster, 1863
Genus Pentatermus Hedqvist, 1963
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Pentatermus striatus (Szépligeti 1908)
Material examined: Ardabil province, Germi, Anjirloo, 1♀, 11.viii.2005 (HNHM).
General distribution: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Somalia, South Africa, Vietnam (Yu et al. 2016), Iran (new record).