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Issue: Vol. 4169 No. 1: 19 Sept. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-09-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4169.1.11
Page range: 187–193
Abstract views: 105
PDF downloaded: 1

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

Fischerstr.1, 10317 Berlin, Germany.
Department of Entomology, Jahrom branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran.
Department of Entomology, Jahrom branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran.
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Hymenoptera Malaise trap Iran Palaearctic Region Taxonomy Fauna Holotachysphex

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.

 

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