New records of aphelinid and pteromalid wasps (hymenoptera: chalcidoidea: aphelinidae: pteromalidae) from Iran [electronic resource].

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This work including the survey and identification of Genus Encarsia (Aphelinidae) and Family pteromalidae during 1998-2004 in Iran. Forty one species of Encarsia and pteromalidae recorded here at the first time in Iran, including, 9 species of Genus Encarsia and 32 of family pteromalidae. Since the early of 19805, application of biological control methods against insect pests has had a major resurgence. Parasoitoid Hymenptera are among the most important agents for biological control and are extremely abundant in most terrestrial habitats. Despite, their importance, their biology and taxonomy remain poorly known and their identification is difficult Tuber (1993). Recently, Genus Encarsia of Iran surveyed, identified and described by Abd-Rabou and Ghahari,2004. In this part of the work more samples were collected, recently, 2002-2004. Famiiy pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) fauna of Iran is poorly studied and until now only 25 species are known (Chojai, 1968, Davatchi & Chojai, 1969, Monajemi, 1975, Radjabi & Amir-Nazari, 1989, Mosaddegh, 1993). Samples were collected from different locations of Iran during 1998-2003. Identification of parasitoids was made by examining their mounted adults according to (Noyes, 1982) .AII the identified wasps, and most of their hosts are deposited in Department of Entomology, Science & Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran-Iran.

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