Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle East

Lotfalizadeh, Hossein; Ameri, Ali; Nematian, Mohammadreza

doi:https://doi.org/10.61186/jesi.45.3.5

Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle East

Document Type : Short communication, English

Authors

Insects Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), AREEO, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.61186/jesi.45.3.5

Abstract

During a faunistic study of mangrove habitats conducted between 2015–2019 along the Makran coast (southeastern Iran), we collected specimens initially classified under the former Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). These were identified as Herbertia wallacei Burks, 1959 (Hymenoptera: Herbertiidae). This represents the first record of H. wallacei in Iran and the first documentation of the family Herbertiidae in the Middle East.

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