Faunistic Study of the Genus Miscophus Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) from Iran

Authors

  • Zahra Ghaderipour Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  • Ali Asghar Talebi Faculty member (Head of Department of Entomology)
  • Mohammad Mehrabadi Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  • Seyed Masoud Madjdzadeh Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1505-5456

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v28i1.2894

Abstract

The genus Miscophus Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) was studied in two discrete fragments of the Northern (Alborz, Qazvin, Guilan, Mazandaran and Tehran provinces), and southern (Khuzestan and Hormozgan provinces) inlands of Iran. The specimens were collected using Malaise traps in the years 2010, 2011 and 2017. Twelve species were identified, of which five species are new records for the fauna of Iran: Miscophus ctenopus Kohl, 1885; M. niger Dahlbom, 1844; M. aenigma Honore, 1944; M. irwini Schmid-Egger, 2022 and M. caninus Andrade, 1953. An identification key for all Iranian species of the genus Miscophus and brief diagnoses for the new records are provided.

Author Biography

  • Seyed Masoud Madjdzadeh, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

    Department of Biology, Associate Professor

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Published

30.03.2026

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2026): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society

How to Cite

Faunistic Study of the Genus Miscophus Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) from Iran. (2026). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 28(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v28i1.2894