Open AccessFirst record of Microplitis rufiventris Kokujev, 1914 (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Iran
Author(s) -
Samira Farahani,
Ali Asghar Talebi,
C. van Achterberg,
Ehsan Rakhshani
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1809-127X
DOI - 10.15560/10.2.441
Subject(s) - braconidae , genus , biology , zoology , botany , parasitoid , hymenoptera
Occurrence of the genus Microplitis Forster (Braconidae, Microgastrinae) was surveyed in the Northern part of Iran. The specimens were collected using Malaise traps during 2010–2011. Two species, Microplitis rufiventris Kokujev, 1914 and M. ochraceus Szepligeti, 1896 were collected and identified of which the first species is newly recorded from Iran. Diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of the species are briefly discussed.
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