Glyptomorpha baetica, G. discolor, G. gracilis, G. kasparyani, and G. pectoralis are recorded from Turkey. Glyptomorhpa baetica is new to the Turkish fauna. It was reared from a new host Sesamia nonagrioides (Noctuidae, Lepidoptera) and was redescribed. Its diagnostic characters are illustrated. An identification key is provided for nine species of Glyptomorpha of Turkey and adjacent regions. Distribution of each species is added.
The subfamily Agathidinae contains 1154 valid species worldwide, divided into 46 genera. Of these, 86 species are distributed mainly in the West Palearctic and the majority of them belong to the genera Agathis Latreille and Bassus Fabricius (Yu et al., 2012). Agathidines are koinobiont endoparasitoids of lepidopteran larvae, attacking all larval instars whether exposed or concealed. They may be gregarious or solitary, nocturnal or diurnal, and very variable in size (Sharkey et al., 2009). Data on the Agathidinae fauna of Turkey were reported
Agathidinae is a moderately large subfamily of Braconidae with 1047 described species worldwide and 81 in the West Palearctic region (Yu et al., 2006). The subfamily has a worldwide distribution, and members are found in most terrestrial habitats. Though all known species are koinobiont endoparasitoids of lepidopteran larvae, life history traits vary considerably. Depending on the species, they may be nocturnal or diurnal, gregarious or solitary, attack exposed or concealed hosts, and attack any larval instar. In general, they are solitary, attack firstinstar Lepidoptera larvae in concealed microhabitats such as leaf rolls or stems, and emerge from the last larval instar of the host after it has spun its cocoon (Sharkey et al., 2009). Works on the agathidines of Turkey have gradually increased in recent years. To date, 5 genera and 39 species have been assigned to the subfamily Agathidinae from
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