Diospilus belokobylskiji Beyarslan sp. nov., with New Records of Diospilini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Helconinae) from Turkey

A contribution to the subfamilies Helconinae, Homolobinae, Macrocentrinae, Meteorinae and Orgilinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) fauna of South-eastern Anatolia region with new records from other parts of Turkey

“…The species of Helconinae, Homolobinae, Macrocentrinae, Meteorinae, and Orgilinae are parasitoids of economically important agricultural pests. The most common species in Turkey appeared to be Diospilus capito, Homolobus truncator, Macrocentrus collaris, Meteorus rubens, and Orgilus pimpinellae, which were recorded from various provinces in Turkey (Beyarslan, 1996;Beyarslan et al, 2004Beyarslan et al, , 2008Yılmaz et al, 2008;Beyarslan et al, 2011;Beyarslan and Aydoğdu, 2012). Diospilus capito is parasitoid of various species of Attelabidae, Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, Elateridae, and Nitidulidae (Coleoptera).…”

“…Identified specimens are deposited in the Museum of Trakya University in Edirne. The host records, general distributions, and the host plants of host species of the species from Turkey are given by Fahringer (1922), Muesebeck (1970), Tobias (1986), Taeger (1988), van Achterberg (1987, 1992, Beyarslan (1996), Belokobylskij and Lobodenko (1997), Tobias (2000), Beyarslan et al (2004), Beyarslan et al (2008), Ghahari et al (2009aGhahari et al ( , 2009b, Yılmaz et al (2010), Aguirre et al (2011), Beyarslan (2011), Beyarslan and Çetin Erdoğan (2011, and Beyarslan and Aydogdu (2012). The host plants of the host species are shown in parentheses throughout the text.…”

“…Distribution: Palaearctic. In Turkey: Afyon, Amasya, Bartın, Bursa, Düzce, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Kastamonu, Kocaeli, Konya, Tokat (Beyarslan et al, 2008).…”

“…A total of 55 species have been recorded so far with studies performed in the Mediterranean, Aegean, Black Sea, Marmara, and central and eastern Anatolia (except Ardahan, Erzurum, Iğdır, and Kars) regions of Turkey. Four of these species are new records for science (Fahringer, 1922;Taeger, 1988;Beyarslan, 1996Beyarslan, , 2011Beyarslan et al, 2004Beyarslan et al, , 2008Yılmaz et al, 2010;Beyarslan and Cetin Erdoğan, 2011;Beyarslan and Aydoğdu, 2012).…”

Checklist of Turkish Helconinae with a new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)

“…The specimens were identified mostly using the keys given by Tobias (1986Tobias ( , 2000. Most of the data for the checklist were assembled from the record previously published by Beyarslan et al (2008).…”