New and little-known species of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) from Çoruh Valley in Türkiye

Abstract

The study evaluated Ichneumonidae specimens collected from provinces in the Çoruh Valley during 2024-2025, with 11 species representing Banchinae Wesmeal, 1845; Cryptinae Kirby, 1837; Diplazontinae Viereck, 1918 and Phygadeontinae Förster, 1869 were identified. Among these species, Brachypimpla brachyura Strobl, 1902; Lissonota bistrigata Gravenhorst, 1829; Schenkia graminicola (Gravenhorst, 1829) and Syrphoctonus fissorius (Gravenhorst, 1829) are recorded for the first time from Türkiye. Gambrus incubitor (L., 1758) and Mesoleptus laticinctus (Walker, 1874) are new records for Eastern Anatolia. In addition, digital photographs of these species were also taken, along with information on their zoogeographic distribution, distribution in Türkiye, sample numbers, collection locations, hosts and the plants they visited.

Keywords

• Biodiversity
• Çoruh Valley
• Hymenoptera
• Ichneumonidae
• new records

Supporting Institution

Atatürk University, Scientific Research Unit, BAP, Türkiye, Grant Project No: FDK-2025-15969

Project Number

FDK-2025-15969

Ethical Statement

There is no need for an ethical declaration document regarding our study

Thanks

We are grateful to Dr. Janko Kolarov (Bulgaria) for identification of materials and for providing additional specimens of the same species.

Türkiye’nin Çoruh Vadisi’nden yeni ve az bilinen Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) türleri

Abstract

Çalışmada, 2024-2025 yılları arasında Çoruh Vadisi'nden toplanan Ichneumonidae familyasına ait örnekler değerlendirilmiş, Banchinae Wesmeal, 1845; Cryptinae Kirby, 1837; Diplazontinae Viereck, 1918 ve Phygadeontinae Förster, 1869 altfamilyalarını temsil eden 11 tür tespit edilmiştir. Bu türlerden Brachypimpla brachyura Strobl, 1902; Lissonota bistrigata Gravenhorst, 1829; Schenkia graminicola (Gravenhorst, 1829) ve Syrphoctonus fissorius (Gravenhorst, 1829) Türkiye'den ilk kez kaydedilmiştir. Gambrus incubitor (L., 1758) ve Mesoleptus laticinctus (Walker, 1874) da Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi’nin yeni kayıtlarıdır. Ayrıca, bu türlerin morfolojik özelliklerinin dijital fotoğrafları, zoocoğrafik dağılımları, Türkiye'deki dağılımları, örnek sayıları, toplama yerleri, konukçuları ve ziyaret ettikleri bitkiler hakkında etiket bilgileri verilmiştir.

Keywords

• Biyoçeşitlilik
• Çoruh Vadisi
• Hymenoptera
• Ichneumonidae
• yeni kayıtlar

Supporting Institution

Atatürk University, Scientific Research Unit, BAP, Türkiye, Grant Project No: FDK-2025-15969

Project Number

FDK-2025-15969

Ethical Statement

Çalışmamızla ilgili etik beyan belgesine ihtiyaç bulunmamaktadır.

Thanks

We are grateful to Dr. Janko Kolarov (Bulgaria) for identification of materials and for providing additional specimens of the same species.

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