Survey and abundance of common ichneumonid and braconid parasitoid species at Latakia governorate, Syria [electronic resource].

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A survey of common parasitoid wasp species and their relative abundances was conducted in apple orchards at Aramo and Rabia, Latakia Governorate, Syria during 2009-2011. Weekly catches were collected, using Malaise traps, were classified and identified. A total of ten species belong to the superfamily Ichneumonoidea were recorded in the two locations. The species belong to two families; Ichneumonidae and Braconidae and eight subfamilies; Cremastinae, Campopleginae, IchneumonitYae, Pimplinae, Cylloceriinae, Braconinae, Agathidinae, Meteorinae, Cheloninae. The 4 identified braconid species belong to 4 subfamilies and 4 genera, while the 6 ichneumonid species belong to 5 subfamilies and 6 genera. Collected specimens were identified by the authors.

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