a contribution to the knowledge of the ichneumonidae (hym.: ichneumonoidea) from neyriz county of fars province, iran

a survey was performed to investigate the fauna of ichneumonidae in fars province during 2012 to 2013. totally, 14 species belonging to 13 genera and six subfamilies were collected and identified including: exetastes adpressorius (thunberg, 1822) (banchinae); diadegma semiclausum (hellén, 1949) (campopleginae); cryptus inculcator (linnaeus, 1758); dichrogaster saharator (aubert, 1964) (cryptinae); diplazon laetatorius (fabricius, 1781); enizemum ornatum (gravenhorst, 1829); homotropus nigritarsus (gravenhorst, 1829); homotropus signatus (gravenhorst, 1829) (diplazontinae); colpognathus celerator (gravenhorst, 1807); diadromus collaris (gravenhorst, 1829); ichneumon sarcitorius linnaeus, 1758; virgichneumon callicerus (gravenhorst, 1820) (ichneumoninae); orthocentrus asper (gravenhorst, 1829); picrostigeus setiger (brischke, 1871) (orthocentrinae), of which exetastes adpressorius and picrostigeus setiger are newly recorded for the fauna of iran. in addition the male of the latter species is recorded for the first time and described. all species except dichrogaster saharator are new for fars province.