First record of the genus Anomalon Panzer, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Anomaloninae) in Syria

Youssef, Rawa Muhsen; Lotfalizadeh, Hossein

doi:10.52547/jibs.7.3.225

First record of the genus Anomalon Panzer, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Anomaloninae) in Syria

Document Type : Short Paper

Authors

Rawa Muhsen Youssef ¹

Hossein Lotfalizadeh ²

¹ General Commission of Scientific Agricultural Research, Damascus, Syria.

² Plant Protection Research Department, East-Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research & Education Center, AREEO, Tabriz, Iran.

10.52547/jibs.7.3.225

Abstract

We report the discovery of the parasitic wasp, Anomalon cruentatm (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Anomaloninae) for Syria. It is the first record of A. cruentatm in Syria. It was collected in a greenhouse in Lattakia province. Its description, distribution and photographs are provided.

Graphical Abstract

Keywords

Anomaloninae

parasitoid

First record

Syria

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