Journal of Biological Control
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 1

A contribution to Iranian Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)

  • Author:
  • Hassan Ghahari1,, Shaaban Abd-Rabou2, Karl Johan Hedqvist3, Jian Huang4, Hadi Ostovan5
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 13 to 16

1Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Shahre Rey Branch, Tehran, Iran.

2Plant Protection Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki-Giza, Egypt.

3Höstvägen 1, SE-186 31, Vallentuna, Sweden.

4Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China.

5Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Fars Science and Research Branch, Iran.

*Corresponding author E-mail: hghahari@yahoo.com; shaban59@yahoo.com; ostvan2001@yahoo.com

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