New and Rare Taxa of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) from Turkey

J. Ent. Res. Soc. 4(1): 1-4, 2002 ISSN:1302-0250
New and Rare Taxa of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) from
Turkey
ABSTRACT
Saliha CORUH* Hikmet ÖZBEK* Janko KOLAROV**
*Ataturk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant
Protection, 25240 Erzurum, TURKEY, e-mail: hozbek@atauni.edu.tr
**Paissi Hilendarski University, Plovdiv, BULGARIA
One subfamily, six genera and seven species of various subfamilies of Ichneumonidae are
discovered from Turkey for the first time. New data on distribution of the species are provided
and for each species a chorotype classification is given.
Key words: Ichneumonidae, fauna, Turkey, new record
INTRODUCTION
Serial studies have been conducted on the family Ichneumonidae fauna of
East Anatolia by the authors since 1996 (Kolarov and Özbek, 1998; Kolarov et
al., 1999 & 2000; Özbek et al., 2000; Pekel and Özbek, 2000). This present is
study based upon the materials collected recently in Erzurum Ardahan and
Kars provinces. The specimens are deposited in the Entomology Museum,
Erzurum, Turkey (EMET) and the collection of J. Kolarov (JK).
RESULTS
Eight ichneumonid species are found. Of these seven species (marked by asterisks),
the subfamily Collocerinae itself and the genera Strongylopsis Brauns,
Scolobates Gravenhorst, Spudaeus Gistel, Cylloceria Schiodte, Megastylus
Schiodte and Barycnemis Foerster are new for the fauna of Turkey.

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*Scambus signatus (Pfeffer, 1913) (Pimplinae)
ÇORUH, S., ÖZBEK, H., KOLAROV, J.
Material examined: Erzurum, Ilica, Rizekent, 2200 m, 20.vii.1998, 1 female; Kars,
Sarikamis, 2000 m, 15.viii.1998, 1 female (EMET). Hosts are Neodiprion sertifer Geoffr.
(Diprionidae) and Cataplectica fulvigutella Z. (Epermeniidae)
Distribution: Middle Europe and the Caucasus.
*Strongylopsis belua Kuzin, 1950 (Pimplinae)
Material examined: Erzurum, University field, 1850 m, 14.vi.1970, 1 male, (EMET); 4.
Kuyu, 1850 m, 19.vi. 2000, 2 males (JK). Host is unknown.
Distribution: Central and South European part of former USSR, Caucasus,
Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, South Siberia to Burjatia (Kjahta) and Mongolia.
*Scolobates auriculatus (Fabricius, 1804) (Ctenopelmatinae)
Material examined: Erzurum, Oltu, between Tutmac and Basakli, 1700-2000 m, 2.vii.2000,
1 female (JK). Hosts are sawflies of Argidae.
Distribution: Europe and North America.
*Spudaeus scaber (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Metopiinae)
Material examined: Erzurum, Oltu, Bahcecik, 1300 m, 4.viii.1999, 1 famele (JK). Host
is Panolis flammea Den. Et Schiff. (Noctuidae).
Distribution: Finland, Romania, Bulgaria, European, part of former USSR,
Caucasus, Western Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Southwestern Siberia and North
America.
Colpotrochia triclistor (Aubert, 1979) (Metopiinae)
Material examined: Erzurum, Askale, 1950 m, 16.vii.1999, 1 female; Narman, Kirecli
Mt., 2000 m, 1 male (JK). Host is unknown.
Distribution: Endemic to Turkey.
*Colloceria melancholica (Gravenhorst, 1820) (Cyllocerinae)
Material examined: Ardahan, Cildir, 2000 m, 13.vii.1996, 1 male (EMET). Hosts are
various species of Tipulidae (Diptera).
Distribution: Finland, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, France,
Italy, Austria, former Czechoslovakia, former Jugoslavia, Bulgaria and Russia
(Moscow)
The subfamily Collocerinae is new for the Turkish fauna.

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*Megastylus flavopictus (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Orthocentrinae)
Material examined: Erzurum, Pasinler, 1750 m, 6.vii.1998, 1 female (EMET). Hosts are
Mycetophilidae (Diptera).
Distribution: Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Austria, Montenegro
and Bulgaria.
*Barycnemis alpina (Strobl, 1901) (Tersilochinae)
Material examined: Bayburt, Kopdai, 2400 m, 13.vii.1997, 2 females (EMET). Host is
unknown.
Distribution: Sweden, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Bulgaria.
ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL REMARKS
The present zoogeographical characterization is based on the chorotype classification
of Anatolian fauna, recently proposed by Vigna Taglianti et al. (1999).
Scolobates auriculatus and Spudaeus scaber have the Holarctic chorotype.
Scambus signatus, Colloceria melancholica and Megastylus flavopictus have
the European chorotype. Barycnemis alpina has Sibero-European chorotype.
Strongylopsis belua has Asiatic- European chorotype. Colpotrochia triclistor
is an Anatolian endemic species only known until now with a few specimens
(Aubert, 1979; Kolarov & Özbek, 1998).
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Received: December 20, 2001 Accepted: February 18, 2002