Tahereh Tavakoli Roodi - Department of Entomology, Jahrom branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran
Majid Fallahzadeh - Department of Entomology, Jahrom branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran
Hossein Lotfalizadeh - Department of Plant Protection, East-Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran

This paper provides data on distribution of ۱۳ chalcid wasp species (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Chalcididae) belonging to ۹ genera and three subfamilies Chalcidinae, Dirhininae and Haltichellinae from Hormozgan province, southern Iran. All collected species are new records for the province. Two species Dirhinus excavatus Dalman, ۱۸۱۸ and Hockeria bifasciata Walker, ۱۸۳۴ are recorded from Iran for the first time. In the present study, D. excavatus is a new species record for the Palaearctic region. An updated list of all known species of Chalcididae from Iran is also included.

Chalcididae, Hymenoptera, Iran, fauna, distribution, Malaise trap