Ichneumonidae species (Hymenoptera) new to Iraq recorded from Kurdistan
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Parasitoid Hymenoptera are a large insect group of considerable importance in most terrestrial ecosystems, and are a specialised group of Hymenoptera, one of the largest insect orders. During a survey in Kurdistan, Iraq, numerous Ichneumonidae species were collected in July 2022 using a Malaise trap. All the newly recorded species, and one previously recorded species, are illustrated and discussed. Distributions are provided for all species, summarised for very widely distributed species.
Fourteen species of Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae are herein newly recorded for the fauna of Iraq, as well as 18 previously recorded species. Phaenolobus hilalii Kolarov & Gürbüz Lissonota deversor Gravenhorst , Alcima orbitale (Gravenhorst), Campoletis scyticus Riedel, Casinaria tenuiventris (Gravenhorst), Cryptus spinosus Gravenhorst, Perilissus dissimilator Aubert, Diadromus collaris (Gravenhorst), Clistopyga incitator (Fabricius), Itoplectis tunetana (Schmiedeknecht), Pimpla flavicoxis Thomson, Pimpla spuria Gravenhorst, Zaglyptus multicolor (Gravenhorst), Zatypota bohemani (Holmgren), Mesostenus transfuga Gravenhorst, Cryptus inculcator (L.).