Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

New Records of Sceliotrachelinae (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) in Iran

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
2 Plant Protection Research Department, East-Azerbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research & Education Center, AREEO, Tabriz, Iran
3 Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, Palermo University, Palermo, Italy
Abstract
The hymenopteran family Platygastridae is a large group of parasitic wasps. A survey was carried out on the subfamily Sceliotrachelinae (Hym.: Platygastridae) in East Azerbaijan and Fars provinces of Iran. The genus Fidobia Ashmead and three species, Allotropa conventus Maneval, Fidiobia hofferi Kozlov and Isolia mongolica (Kozlov) are newly recorded from Iran. Illustrations of the morphological characteristics and their geographical distribution are presented.

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New Records of Sceliotrachelinae (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) in Iran
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Volume 6, Issue 2
Spring 2020
Pages 125-133

  • Receive Date 01 January 2020
  • Revise Date 25 February 2020
  • Accept Date 08 March 2020
  • Publish Date 12 March 2020