A new and additional records of the Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) from Turkey

* Correspondence: spekel@atauni.edu.tr Parasitic hymenopterans, a big insect group having wide significance in terrestrial ecosystems (Shaw and Hochberg, 2001), constitute a specialized group of Hymenoptera, one of the mega insect orders (Stevens et. al., 2007). Ichneumonidae is the biggest hymenopteran family with 1579 genera and 24,281 described species (Yu et al., 2012). This family is probably the most diverse animal family (Grissell, 1999). The majority of species are solitary endoparasitoids of endopterygote larvae and pupae, particularly among the Lepidoptera and Symphyta (Gauld and Bolton, 1988). As such, they play a large role in the control of potential pest species and in maintaining the equilibrium of ecosystems in general. Because of their highly specialized life histories, they may also be particularly vulnerable to ecological disturbances (LaSalle and Gauld, 1991; Shaw and Hochberg, 2001). However, despite their abundance and ecological importance, the Ichneumonidae remain relatively unstudied (Shaw and Hochberg, 2001). Studies on the Ichneumonidae of Turkey have gained acceleration, particularly in the last one and a half decades. With the previous contributions (Coruh and Kolarov, 2013; Coruh and Ozbek, 2013; Coruh et al., 2013, 2014a, 2014b, 2014c; Kolarov et al., 2014a, 2014b, 2014c, 2015, 2016; Ozdan, 2014; Riedel et al., 2014; Yaman, 2014; Yurtcan and Kolarov, 2015), the numbers of the Ichneumonidae fauna of Turkey reached 1172 species from 287 genera and 21 subfamilies. The number reaches 1173 species with the present paper. The aim of this study is to report new localities of different Ichneumonidae species in Anatolia. The present study is based mainly in the northeastern part of Anatolia, including Artvin, Bayburt, Erzurum, Erzincan, Kars, and Trabzon provinces, during 2005–2010. The material was collected via various methods: by sweeping vegetation, especially flowering plants, with an insect net; by Malaise trap, which was used in Karakurt (Sarikamis, Kars Province); and by rearing and collection in laboratory conditions, used for larvae and pupae of Lepidoptera. The specimens were extracted from traps and nets, maintained in 70% ethanol, and then prepared and sorted to genus and species levels. Specimens were identified and/or confirmed by Janko Kolarov (Plovdiv University, Bulgaria). All specimens were deposited in the insect collection of the Entomology Museum of Erzurum, Turkey (EMET). The following data are included: valid taxa names, distribution, hosts (if available), associated plants (if available), and remarks. The newly recorded species for the fauna of Turkey is indicated by an asterisk in the text. General distributions of the species were taken from Yu et al. (2012). In total, 13 species in 13 genera of Acaenitinae, Anomaloninae, Banchinae, Campopleginae, Cryptinae, Metopiinae, Ophioninae, Orthocentrinae, Pimplinae, and Tryphoninae were determined. The species list is given below. Subfamily Acaenitinae Forster, 1869 Phaenolobus fulvicornis (Gravenhorst, 1829) Material examined. Bayburt, Kop Mt., 1650 m a.s.l., 16.06.2005, 1♂, Leg. S. Coruh; Maden, 1650 m a.s.l., 3♀♀, 2♂♂, Leg. S. Coruh and O. Calmasur. Erzurum, Ataturk Univ. Campus, 4. Kuyu, 1850 m a.s.l., 16.05.2005, 1♂, Leg. Abstract: Faunistic data of 13 Ichneumonidae species from Turkey, including Artvin, Bayburt, Erzincan, Erzurum, Kars, and Trabzon, are presented from 2005–2010. A total of 25 specimens belonging to Acaenitinae, Anomaloninae, Banchinae, Campopleginae, Cryptinae, Metopiinae, Ophioninae, Orthocentrinae, Pimplinae, and Tryphoninae have been recorded. Orthocentrus marginatus Holmgren is newly added to the Turkish fauna and Buathra laborator Thunberg is a new host for Malacosoma neustria (L.) in Turkey. New distribution data of 12 known species are added.