A faunistic study of Miscogastrinae, Ormocerinae and Spalangiinae (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) in south of Kerman province with a new generic record from Iran

Shojaey, Mahla; Khayrandish, Mohammad; Madjdzadeh, Seyed Massoud; Lotfalizadeh, Hossein

doi:10.52547/jibs.6.2.167

A faunistic study of Miscogastrinae, Ormocerinae and Spalangiinae (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) in south of Kerman province with a new generic record from Iran

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

Mahla Shojaey ¹

Mohammad Khayrandish ¹

Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh ²

Hossein Lotfalizadeh ³

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

² Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

³ Plant Protection Research Department, East-Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research & Education Center, AREEO, Tabriz, Iran

10.52547/jibs.6.2.167

Abstract

The pteromalids fauna (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) was studied in southern areas of Kerman province. The specimens were collected using Malaise traps and sweeping net during March 2016 to August 2017. Seven species of Pteromalidae collected and identified. Among them, four species viz. Halticoptera andriescui Mitroiu, 2005, Ksenoplata quadrata Bouček, 1965 (Miscogastrinae), Systasis parvula Thomson, 1876 (Ormocerinae) and Spalangia nigroaenea Curtis, 1839 (Spalangiinae) were recorded for the first time from Kerman province. The genus Rhicnocoelia is newly recorded from Iran, represented by a single species, Rhicnocoelia impar (Walker, 1836). A brief discussion is given for the Miscogastrinae, Ormocerinae and Spalangiinae fauna of Kerman province.

Graphical Abstract

A faunistic study of Miscogastrinae, Ormocerinae and Spalangiinae (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) in south of Kerman province with a new generic record from Iran

Keywords

Rhicnocoelia impar

fauna

new record

Iran

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