Discovery of Habritys brevicornis (Ratzeburg, 1844) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in the Middle-East

Hassan-Pashai-Mehr, Maliheh; Lotfalizadeh, Hossein

Discovery of Habritys brevicornis (Ratzeburg, 1844) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in the Middle-East

Authors

Maliheh Hassan-Pashai-Mehr ¹

Hossein Lotfalizadeh ²

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran.

² Department of Plant Protection, East-Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources ResearchCenter, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

Within collection of the family Pteromalidae from Northwest of Iran, some female specimens of the genus Habritys Thomson were found. The specimens were collected by a Malaise trap and identified as Habritys brevicornis (Ratzeburg, 1844). This is first record of the genus Habritys and species H. brevicornis from Iran and Middle-East. Diagnostic morphological characters, host associations and geographical distribution of the newly recorded species are briefly discussed.

Graphical Abstract

Discovery of Habritys brevicornis (Ratzeburg, 1844) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in the Middle-East

Keywords

parasitoid

Habritys

new record

Iran

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