A new species of Holotachysphex de Beaumont, 1940 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Crabronidae) from Iran with identification key to species

Christian Schmid-Egger; Majid Fallahzadeh; Mahdi Khosroabadi; Toshko Ljubomirov

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4169.1.11

A new species of Holotachysphex de Beaumont, 1940 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Crabronidae) from Iran with identification key to species

Zootaxa. 2016 Sep 19;4169(1):187-193. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4169.1.11.

Authors

Christian Schmid-Egger¹, Majid Fallahzadeh², Mahdi Khosroabadi³, Toshko Ljubomirov⁴

Affiliations

¹ Fischerstr.1, 10317 Berlin, Germany.; Email: christian@bembix.de.
² Department of Entomology, Jahrom branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran.; Email: mfalahm@yahoo.com.
³ Department of Entomology, Jahrom branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran.; Email: amirmohamad_89@yahoo.com.
⁴ Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Sofia, Bulgaria.; Email: toshkoljubomirov@gmail.com.

PMID: 27701319
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4169.1.11

Abstract

Holotachysphex iraniensis sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Crabronidae) from southern Iran is described. A revised key to the world species of Holotachysphex is provided. A red form of H. mochii from Jordan is described.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Ecosystem
Female
Iran
Male
Organ Size
Wasps / anatomy & histology
Wasps / classification*
Wasps / growth & development