Open AccessChecklist of Iranian Encyrtids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) with Descriptions of New Species
Author(s) -
Majid Fallahzadeh,
George Japoshvili
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of insect science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1536-2442
DOI - 10.1673/031.010.6801
Subject(s) - encyrtidae , biology , hymenoptera , checklist , host (biology) , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , parasitoid , ecology , paleontology
A list of Iranian Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) is given for the first time. It includes 93 species representing 32 genera. Host information from Iran and distributional data are also provided. Three genera and 7 species are first recorded from Iran. New host records are provided for three species. Two new species, Gyranusoidea iranica sp. n. and Microterys iranicus sp. n., are described and diagnostic characters are provided for them.
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