زنبورهاي خانواده (Hymenoptera) Sphecidae زيرخانوادهه يا Larrinae, Astatinae, Pemphredoninae

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1 زنبورهاي خانواده (Hymenoptera) زيرخانوادهه يا, Astatinae, Pemphredoninae Nyssoninae و Philanthinae در استان آذربايجانشرقي گيتي قاضي سلطاني شهزاد ايراني پور * و ابراهيم ابراهيمي (// : // : ) چكيده (),.. (Philanthinae Nyssoninae,, Astatinae, Pemphredoninae ). Cerceris rybyensis (Linnaeus) Psenulus pallipes Panzer. Diploplectron W. Fox. واژهه يا. كليدي: Esmaili & Rastegar. Ebrahimi (1974). GhaziSoltani et al. (1993, 2004). (2009). () (Michener, 2000; Triplehorn Apoidea.& Johnson, 2005) (Melo, 1999; Brothers, 1999) مقدمه Apoidea. (Triplehorn & Johnson,.2005).(Van Driesche & Bellows, 1996) shiranipour@tabrizu.ac.ir : : *

2 .(Michener, 2000) Melo (1999) Brothers (1999) Apoidea Heterogynaidae Ampulicidae Crabronidae Apidae..(Pulawski, 2009) Astatinae Pemphredoninae Philanthinae Crabroninae Crabronidae. / (Anonymous, 2005).... داوم و اهشور.(GhaziSoltani et al., 2009)... ) (.. : () ) ( ) (... (Bohart & Menke, 1976). (HMIM). جياتن و ثحب 1. Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM)

3 : (Hymenoptera).... Pemphredoninae Astatinae Nyssoninae Philanthinae. GhaziSoltani et al. (2009). Pemphredoninae (Stigma).(Bohart & Menke, 1976) Mimesa, Psenulus ) (Psenini Passaolecus Pemphredon ) (Pemphredonini. Pemphredoninae ) Psenini... ) (Pemphredonini... cua ).( Y... Psenulus Kohl cua ) (... Mimesa Latreille (Subalar fossa) ) (... Passaolecus Shuckard ) (... Pemphredon Latreille Mimesa Latreille Mimesa sp.. Mimesa grandii Maidl.(Pulawski, 2009) ( pallipes ( Psenulus sp.mimesa ) ( Psenulus Kohl Psenulus pallipes Panzer. ( (

4 ( ) ( Pemphredoninae ( ( Mimesa sp. Passaolecus gracilis ( Pemphredon sp. ) ( Passaolecus Shuckard Passaolecus sp.. ) (.. Pemphredon Latreille.Pemphredon sp... Astatinae. Dryudella Astata.. (Bohart &.Menke, 1976) Astatinae (Recurrent vein) (Interstitial) ).( ) (... Diploplectron Fox ) ( ) (... ()... ()... (Malar space)... Astata Latreille Dryudella Spinola... ) (... Astata Latreille ) (... Dryudella Spinola Astata Latreille Astata kashmirensis Nurse HMIM. Astata stecki Beaumont.

5 : (Hymenoptera)....(Bohart & Menke, 1976) Dryudella Spinola.Dryudella sp..... D. tricolor D. eurygnatha. Diploplectron W. Fox.Diploplectron sp......(bohart & Menke, 1976). ) (... Larrini... ) (... Trypoxylonin... Miscophini Tachysphex, Liris, Larra ) (Larrini Trypoxylon ) (Trypoxylonini Miscophus ) (Miscophini... Trypoxylon Latreille Miscophus Jurine... M H ) (... (Tubercle) ) (... Tachysphex Kohl ) ( ) ( ()... Larra Fabricius ) (

6 Trypoxylon Latreille : T. scutatum... () T. clavicerum... Trypoxylon scutatum Chevrier ( ). () (2004) Ebrahimi. Trypoxylon clavicerum Lepeletier and Servile (Bohart & Menke, 1976) (1980) Richards (2004) Ebrahimi. Nyssoninae..(Bohart & Menke, 1976) : ) ( Liris Fabricius... Larra Fabricius.Larra anathema Rossi (Esmaili & Rastegar, 1974) Liris Fabricius.Liris niger (Fabricius) Tachysphex Kohl. Tachysphex sp. () () (). Miscophus Jurine.Miscophus sp.. Tachysphex sp. ( ) ( Liris sp. ( Trypoxylon scutatum (

7 ... (Hymenoptera) : : Bembix bidentata Vander Linden 1829 : Bembix oculata Panzer 1801 : Bembix bicolor Radoszkowski 1877 :... Bembix Fabricius... Harpactus Shuckard... () Bembix Fabricius (). ( /Dryudella sp. ( /Diploplectron sp. ( ( /..Dryudella sp. ( / Diploplectron sp. ( / Liris sp. ( /Dryudella sp. ( /.Astata sp. ().Liris sp. ( /Larra sp. ( /Larra sp. Cercerini... Philanthus Cercerini Cerceris Philanthini..Philanthinae ( ) Cerceris Latreille Philanthus Fabricius... Harpactus Shuckard.Harpactus laevis (Latreille), Philanthinae (Bohart. & Menke, 1976) Philanthinae Philanthini... ( ) Cerceris sp.

8 C. rybyensis C. quadricincta....cerceris rybyensis (Linnaeus) 1771 ()...Cerceris quadricincta (Panzer) 1799 (). سپاسگزاري. Philanthus Fabricius. Philanthus triangulum Fabricius.. Cerceris Latreille ( ). () (). : REFERENCES 1. Anonymous. (2005). Survey design of east Azerbaijan province "Natural and Environmental Identities" (3rd ed.). Management and Programming Administration of East Azerbaijan. 150 pp. 2. Bohart, R. M. & Menke, A. S. (1976). Sphecid Wasps of the World: A Generic Revision. University of California Press. 695 pp. 3. Brothers, D. J. (1999). Phylogeny and evolution of wasps, ants, and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea, and Apoidea). Zoologica Scripta, 28, Ebrahimi, E. (1993). The sphecid wasps of subfamily in Iran (Hymenoptera: ). Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 12 and 13, (In Farsi). 5. Ebrahimi, E. (2004). An identification guide to the of Iran (Hymenoptera: ). Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 24, (In Farsi). 6. Esmaili, A. & Rastegar, M. (1974). An introduction to some species of aculeate wasps of Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 20, (In Farsi). 7. GhaziSoltani, G., Ebrahimi, E. & Iranipour, S. (2009). (Sphecinae and Crabroninae: Hymenoptera) wasp fauna of East Azarbaijan province, Iran. Agricultural Science, 19(1), (In Farsi). 8. Michener, C. D. (2000). The Bees of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 973pp. 9. Melo, G. A. R. (1999). Phylogenetic Relationships and Classification of the Major Lineages of Apoidea (Hymenoptera), with Emphasis on the Crabronid Wasps. Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 14, Pulawski, W. J. (2009). Catalog of. Retrieved October 10, 2009 from: calacademy.org/research/entomology/entomology_resources/hymenoptera/sphecidae/genera_and_ species PDF/ introduction.htm. 11. Richards, O. W. (1980). Scolioidea, Vespoidea and Sphecoidea: Hymenoptera, Aculeata. Royal Entomological Society of London, 118 pp. 12. Triplehorn, C. A. & Johnson, N. F. (2005). Borror and DeLong's (Ed.), Introduction to the Study of Insects. Thomson Learning Inc. Belmont. 864 pp. 13. Van Driesche, R. G. & Bellows Jr, T. S. (1996). Biological Control. Chapman & Hall. 539 pp.

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