The Entomological Society of Iran Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 2423-8112 12 3 2026 09 01 New findings of the family Scelionidae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea) in East Azerbaijan province, Iran 645 656 28926 10.48311/jibs.12.03.645 EN Morteza Shamsi Agha-ali Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. 0000-0003-4741-8431 Samad Khaghaninia Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. 0000-0002-9787-098X Shahzad Iranipour Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. 0000-0002-1987-4758 Elijah Talamas Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, FL, USA. 0000-0002-1048-6345 Journal Article 2025 10 30 This study, conducted between 2022 and 2023, investigated the fauna of parasitoids in the family Scelionidae in the north of East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. A total of 574 specimens were collected, with 296 collected by pan traps and 278 collected by the Malaise traps. In this study, we report species from five genera: Gryon Haliday and Psix Kozlov & Lê (Scelioninae), Xenomerus Walker (Teleasinae), Telenomus Haliday and Trissolcus Ashmead (Telenominae). Two species, Xenomerus canariensis Huggert, 1979, and Gryon szelenyii (Szabo, 1966), are recorded for the first time in Iran. Informative photos, along with the diagnostic characters of the newly recorded species, are provided. https://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article_28926_e9abec5e32203998211653b45023be1c.pdf