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WT usually use for capturing coleoptera, but we used from this method for sampling
pompilids that it was very usefull in this purpose. Each WT consisted of a vertically-
held, transparent, glass sheet (window), 100 cm in height and 85 cm in width, embedded
in a metal frame. The sheet had a plastic gutter tray along its bottom edge (BARARI
2005). The tray was half-filled with water containing 1% detergent. Each trap was
erected about 10 cm from the ground. They were set up in February 2008 until December
2009 in two places.
Each MT (TOWNES 1962) was made of fine black and white net. The trap was 200 cm
long and 200 cm sloping bilaterally to 150 cm high.The top and sloping canopy of the
trap was in white and black color, respectively. The open side of the trap was 150 cm at
the highest point. The trap was bidirectional with a vertical black net serving as a baffle
in the middle. Each trap was supported by string fastened to seven wooden poles, and by
nine tent pegs. Each trap was surmounted by a white, plastic collecting pot. The
collecting pot was a third-filled with 100% ethanol and 1% glycerin. Three set of MTs
were set up in July 2007 and remained in position until November 2007 and four ones
were set up in February 2008 and remained in position until December 2008.
Each CT was a cup-like container with 145 and 100 mm diameters at top and bottom,
respectively, with 100 mm deep. Three sets of the traps used were yellow, blue and
white. Each CT half-filled with an aqueous solution of 10 drops per liter of detergent.
The traps were positioned about 100 cm from the ground in four areas in February 2008
and remained in position until December 2008.
Identification. Genera were identified using WOLF (1992) identification keys, and
specimens sent to Dr. Raymond WAHIS from Gembloux Agricultural University of
Belgium to confirm and identify species. The specimens are kept in the insect collection
of Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Centre of Mazandaran (Sari) and Hike
Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM, Tehran). The data in the present study is given under
the titles, material examined and note. Each material examined was arranged in the
following way: city, village, collecting date (day/month/year), number of specimens,
male or female and collecting method. In the note of each species, comments and
discussion about its distribution in Mazandaran and Iran are given in brief.
Results
In total, 166 pompilid specimens belonging to 16 species of 8 genera from two
subfamilies (Pompilinae and Pepsinae) were collected and identified as follows. Of
those, 8 and 14 species are new records for Iran and Mazandaran, respectively.

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