New findings of the family Scelionidae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea) in East Azerbaijan province, Iran

This study, conducted between ۲۰۲۲ and ۲۰۲۳, investigated the fauna of parasitoids in the family Scelionidae in the north of East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. A total of ۵۷۴ specimens were collected, with ۲۹۶ collected by pan traps and ۲۷۸ collected by the Malaise traps. In this study, we report species from five genera: Gryon Haliday and Psix Kozlov & Lê (Scelioninae), Xenomerus Walker (Teleasinae), Telenomus Haliday and Trissolcus Ashmead (Telenominae). Two species, Xenomerus canariensis Huggert, ۱۹۷۹, and Gryon szelenyii (Szabo, ۱۹۶۶), are recorded for the first time in Iran. Informative photos, along with the diagnostic characters of the newly recorded species, are provided.

کلیدواژه ها:

Egg parasitoids ، faunal records ، Gryon ، Palaearctic ، Xenomerus