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Hassan Ghahari ¹, Shaaban Abd-Rabou ², Karl Johan Hedqvist ³, Jian Huang ⁴, Hadi Ostovan ⁵

Affiliations
1 Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Shahre Rey Branch, Tehran, IR
2 Plant Protection Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki-Giza, EG
3 Hostvagen 1, SE-186 31, Vallentuna, SE
4 Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, CN
5 Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Fars Science and Research Branch, IR

Abstract

The fauna of Iranian Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) is dealt with in this paper. A total of 43 aphelinid species from five genera (Aphelinus Dalman, Aphytis Howard, Coccobius Ratzeburg, Coccophagus Westwood and Pteroptrix Westwood) are listed in this paper. Additionally the hosts of some species are given.

Keywords

Aphelinidae, Fauna, New Record, Host, Iran.

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Hassan Ghahari ¹, Shaaban Abd-Rabou ², Hamid Sakenin ³, Karl Johan Hedqvist ⁴, Hadi Ostovan ⁵

Affiliations
1 Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Shahre Rey Branch, Tehran, IR
2 Plant Protection Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki-Giza, EG
3 College of Agriculture, Ghaemshahr Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, IR
4 Hostvagen 1, SE-186 31, Vallentuna, SE
5 Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Fars Science and Research Branch, IR

Abstract

Parasitic wasps operate at a high trophic level and, because of their biology, tend to be highly specialized, sometimes having very narrow host ranges with at least local monophagy a frequent outcome. With attention to the high importance of superfamily Chalcidoidea in biological control programs of most ecosystems, the fauna of these beneficial insects was studied. A total of 69 species from 7 families including Eurytomidae, Torymidae, Ormyridae, Pteromalidae, Encyrtidae, Eupelmidae and Signiphoridae was identified. In this paper, the hosts of some parasitoids are given too.

Keywords

Hymenoptera, Parasitoid, Fauna, Iran.

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