Contributions to the Turkish Braconidae (Hymenoptera) fauna with seven new records

Abstract

This study was carried out to contribute to parasitoid fauna of Braconidae family (Hymenoptera) of Turkey. Specimens were collected with swepping net from cultivated and non-cultivated plants in various habitats of Turkey during 2006-2008. Among the collected species, Chorebus flavipes Goureau, 1851; Dacnusa gentianae Griffiths, 1967; Exotela umbellina Nixon, 1954; Dinotrema intermissum (Fischer, 1974); Opius (Cryptognathopius) uttoisimilis Fischer, 1999; Opius (Agnopius) rex Fischer, 1958 and Utetes magnus Fischer, 1958 are new records for the Turkish fauna.