Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

A contribution to the study of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Khuzestan in southwestern Iran

Authors
1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University, Ahwaz, Iran.
2 Plant Protection Research Department, East-Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract
This is a report of 11 species belonging to six genera of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Khuzestan province of Iran. Four genera and 10 species are new for the fauna of province of which one genus (Notoglyptus) and five species viz. Cyrtogaster britteni Askew, 1965, Halticoptera collaris (Walker, 1836), Notoglyptus scutellaris (Dodd & Girault, 1915), Pachyneuron tonyi Narendran & Santhosh, 2007 and Spalangia drosophilae Ashmead, 1887 are new for Iran.

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A contribution to the study of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Khuzestan in southwestern Iran
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Volume 4, Issue 2
Spring 2018
Pages 91-97

  • Receive Date 26 September 2017
  • Revise Date 01 August 2018
  • Accept Date 13 August 2018
  • Publish Date 04 September 2018