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Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2018, 4(4), 53-56
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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The fauna and ecology of wasps of the genus Tachysphex Kohl, 1883 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae) in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan
Institute of Bioresources of Nakhchivan Branch of National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Babak 10, Nakhchivan AZ 7000 Azerbaijan. E-mail: mahir_maherramov@mail.ru 2 Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, passage 1128, district 504, Baku AZ 1073
Azerbaijan. E-mail: khalidaliyev@mail.ru
An annotated checklist containing 11 species in five species groups of the wasp genus Tachysphex that occur in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is presented. Five species are recorded from Azerbaijan for the first time: Tachysphex ferrugineus Pulawski, 1967, T. nitidus (Spinola, 1806), T. pompiliformis (Panzer, 1803), T. mocsaryi Kohl, 1884 and T. costae (de Stefani Perez, 1882). Six species are recorded from Nakhchivan AR for the first time: Tachysphex consocius Kohl, 1892, T. fulvitarsis (A. Costa, 1867), T. helveticus Kohl, 1885, T. brevipennis Mercet, 1909, T. pulcher Pulawski, 1967, T. dignus Kohl, 1889. Data on landscape and habitat distributions of each species are given. Key words: Crabronidae, Tachysphex, fauna, habitat, landscape, Nakhchivan.
Introduction
The Crabronidae is a large wasp family that presently contains 8773 described species from 242 genera and occurring on all continents excluding Antarctica (Aguiar et al., 2013). The family is divided into 8 subfamilies while the genus Tachysphex Kohl, 1883 represents the subfamily Crabroninae and comprises 448 species described from all over the world (Pulawski, 2018).
The first information concerning the presence of the genus Tachysphex in Azerbaijan is contained in Kohl (1892), who described a new species. Further faunistic data appeared only much later (Pulawski, 1967, 1971; Krombein & Pulawski, 1994; Straka, 2005; Atbaei et al., 2015; Yildirim et al., 2016), but the Tachysphex fauna of Nakhchivan AR still remains very poorly known.
The present paper summarizes our knowledge of the genus in the republic, based both on original and literature records. Altogether, 11 species are concerned, representing five species groups. Data on the ecology and bionomics of five species recorded in Azerbaijan, of six species recorded in Nakhchivan AR for the first time are also given.
Material and methods
The material taken by the first author in 2003-2017 in various places in Nakhchivan AR serves as the basis for the present contribution, coupled with the collections housed in the Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences Azerbaijan, Baku (IZA).
The study material reported below comes from all over the territory of Nakhchivan AR, mostly using a Malaise trap and several entomological nets set in montane or steppe landscapes. Altogether, over 40 specimens of Tachysphex were captured and examined. In order to establish or verify the species identities, the material was compared to specimens, including types, coming from various places within the Palearctic.
The taxonomy of Tachysphex is presented below following Bohart & Menke, (1976), Pulawski (2018). Therefore, full information about synonymies is only given as regards the fauna of Azerbaijan. General distributions follow Pulawski (1971), Krombein & Pulawski (1994), Kazenas (2002) and Nemkov (2009).
M.M. Maharramov1, Kh.A. Aliyev2, A.B. Bayramov1
The species newly reported from Azerbaijan are marked with one asterisk (*). The species newly reported from Nakhchivan AR are marked with two asterisks (**).
Results and discussion
Family Crabronidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Crabroninae Latreille, 1802
Tribe Larrini Latreille, 1810
Genus Tachysphex Kohl, 1883
The Tachysphexpompiliformis group
**Tachysphex consocius Kohl, 1892
Tachysphex consocius Kohl, 1892: 217 (type locality: Helenendorf [—Goygol] Azerbaijan); Pulawski, 1971: 189; Atbaei et al., 2015: 25: Yildirim et al., 2016: 33.
Material examined: Nakhchivan AR, Shakhbuz, 11.VI.2013, 1 $, 2 $$ (M. Maharramov) [IZA].
General distribution: Europe, expect Northern, North Africa, Southwest and Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia, India, Sri Lanka.
Remarks: This species inhabits low mountainous steppe and forested landscapes. In the mountains, it reaches up to 1400 m a.s.l.
*Tachysphexferrugineus Pulawski, 1967
Tachysphex ferrugineus Pulawski, 1967: 401 (type locality: Trabzon, Turkey).
Material examined: Shakhbuz, Kechili, 25.VI.2012, 2 $$ (M. Maharramov) [IZA].
General distribution: Turkey, European part of Russia (Krasnodarskiy kray), Georgia, *Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan.
Remarks: This species inhabits coastal zones with sand and mid-montane steppe landscapes. In the mountains, it reaches up to 1800 m a.s.l.
**Tachysphex fulvitarsis (A. Costa, 1867)
Tachytes fulvitarsis A. Costa, 1867: 86 (type locality: Campania, Italy); Pulawski, 1971: 95.
Material examined: Nakhchivan AR, Ordubad, 11.VII.2012, 2 $$ (Kh. Aliyev) [IZA]; Nakhchivan AR, Ordubad, Kotam, 29.VI.2016, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA]; Nakhchivan AR, Babek, Nahajir, 13.VI.2017, 2 $$ (M. Maharramov) [IZA].
General distribution: Europe, except Northern, North Africa (Algeria), Southwest and Central Asia, Russia (Yakutsk).
Remarks: This species has been captured in low mountainous steppe and low montane forested landscapes.
**Tachysphex helveticus Kohl, 1885
Tachysphex helveticus Kohl, 1885: 374 (type locality: Suisse, Switzerland); Pulawski, 1971: 176.
Material examined: Nakhchivan AR, Babek, Nahajir, 25.V.2016, 2 $$, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA].
General distribution: Europe, except the Far North, European part of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia.
Remarks: This species occurs in low mountainous forested steppe landscapes.
*Tachysphex nitidus (Spinola, 1806)
Astata nitida Spinola, 1806: 18 (type locality: Liguria, Italy).
Material examined: Nakhchivan AR, Sharur, 10.V.2003, 1 $, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA]; Nakhchivan AR, Babek, Dize, 13.VI.2017, 2 $$ (M. Maharramov) [IZA].
General distribution: Europe, except Northern, North Africa, *Azerbaijan, Southwest and Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China.
Remarks: This species occurs in low mountainous steppe landscapes.
*Tachysphexpompiliformis (Panzer, 1803)
Larrapompiliformis Panzer, 1803: 13 (type locality: Germany).
Material examined: Nakhchivan AR, Nakhchivan, 10.VI.2010, 1 $, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA]; Nakhchivan AR, Babek, Sirab, 7.VI.2016, 2 $$, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA].
General distribution: Holarctic region.
Remarks: This species occurs in low mountainous forested and steppe landscapes in open places. In the mountains, it reaches up to 1200 m a.s.l.
The Tachysphex brevipennis group
**Tachysphex brevipennis Mercet, 1909
Tachysphex brevipennis Mercet, 1909: 197 (type locality: El Escorial, Spain); Pulawski, 1971: 245 (as Tachysphex
rugosus).
Material examined: Nakhchivan AR, Babek, Sirab, 1.VI.2016, 2 $$ (Kh. Aliyev) [IZA].
General distribution: Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Azerbaijan, Russia (Crimea), Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan.
Remarks: This species occurs in lowland semi-desert landscapes in sandy habitats.
The Tachysphex panzeri group
*Tachysphex mocsaryi Kohl, 1884
Tachysphex mocsaryi Kohl, 1884: 367 (type locality: Hungary)
Material examined: Nakhchivan AR, Sharur, Akhura, 15.V.2012, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA]; Shakhbuz, Kechili, 25.VI.2012, 1 $, 1$ (M. Maharramov) [IZA].
General distribution: Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Spain, Libya, *Azerbaijan, southern Russia, Southwest and Central Asia.
Remarks: This species occurs in middle mountainous steppe landscapes up to 1800 m a.s.l.
**Tachysphexpulcher Pulawski, 1967
Tachysphex pulcher Pulawski, 1967: 394 (type locality: Akhcha-Kuyma near Nebit-Dag, Turkmenistan); Pulawski, 1971: 282.
Material examined: Nakhchivan AR, Ordubad, Bilav, 16.V.2013, 1 $, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA]; Nakhchivan AR, Babek, Sirab, 7.VI.2016, 2 $$ (M. Maharramov) [IZA].
General distribution: Southwest and Central Asia.
Remarks: This species occurs in lowland semi-desert and middle mountainous steppe landscapes on dry slopes. In the mountains, it reaches up to 1600 m a.s.l.
The Tachysphex julliani group
**Tachysphex dignus Kohl, 1889
Tachysphex dignus Kohl in Kohl & Handlirsch, 1889: 278 (type locality: Nukhur in Kopet-Dagh, Turkmenistan); Pulawski, 1971: 360.
Material examined: Nakhchivan AR, Ordubad, Dasta, 2.V.2009, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA]; Nakhchivan AR, Babek, Nehram, 10.V.2009, 1 $, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA]; Nakhchivan AR, Babek, Nahajir, 25.V.2016, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA].
General distribution: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Israel, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan.
Remarks: This species occurs in low mountainous semi-desert landscapes.
The Tachysphex erythropus group
*Tachysphex costae (de Stefani Perez, 1882)
Tachytes costae de Stefani Perez, 1882: 42 (type locality: Sicily, Italy).
Material examined: Nakhchivan AR, Sirab, 12.V.2008, 1 $, 1 $ (M. Maharramov) [IZA]; Nakhchivan AR, Babek, Dize, 15.V.2016, 3 $$ (M. Maharramov) [IZA].
General distribution: Southern Europe, Cyprus, North Africa, Israel, Turkey, *Azerbaijan, Iran, Central Asia.
Remarks: This species inhabits low mountainous semi-desert landscapes.
Conclusion
An annotated checklist containing 11 species in five species groups of the wasp genus Tachysphex that occur in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is presented. Species Tachysphex ferrugineus Pulawski, 1967, T. nitidus (Spinola, 1806), T. pompiliformis (Panzer, 1803), T. mocsaryi Kohl, 1884 and T. costae (de Stefani Perez, 1882) are specified for the first time for fauna of Azerbaijan, Tachysphex consocius Kohl, 1892, T. fulvitarsis (A. Costa, 1867), T. helveticus Kohl, 1885, T. brevipennis Mercet, 1909, T. pulcher Pulawski, 1967, T. dignus Kohl, 1889 are specified for the first time for the fauna of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Data on landscape and habitat distributions of each species are given.
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Citation:
Maharramov, M.M., Aliyev, Kh.A., Bayramov, A.B. (2018). The fauna and ecology of wasps of the genus Tachysphex Kohl, 1883 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae) in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Acta Biologica Sibirica, 4 (4), 53—56.
Submitted: 23.09.2018. Accepted: 05.11.2018 ero««* http://dx.doi.org/10.14258/abs.444875
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