A survey on abundance and species diversity of Braconid wasps in forest of Mazandaran province

The species diversity of parasitoid wasps of Braconidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) were studied in Mazandaran province (Salardareh, Shavilasht, Haft khal, Alikola) in 2016. The specimens were collected bi-weekly intervals in 2016 using Malaise traps. A total of 161 specimens were identified representing 33 species. The species diversity of the family Braconidae was studied using SDR software. Abundance, Diversity and Evenness indexes were evaluated for 33 species in four different sites. Homolobus truncator (Say, 1829) with %16.77 and Disophrys initiator (Fonscolombe, 1846) with %15.53 had the highest abundance among the species and presents in all sites. The α diversity index indicated that Alikola are more diverse. Based on statistical comparison, Evenness index indicated that Salardareh and Shavilasht were more evenness. The aim of this study was to evaluate abundance and diversity of braconid wasps in four sites in forest of Mazandaran province, north of Iran.