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

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

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

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Article Title [Persian]

Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) خانواده‌ای که تاکنون از خاورمیانه گزارش نشده است

Authors [Persian]

  • حسین لطفعلی‌زاده
  • علی عامری
  • محمدرضا نعمتیان
بخش تحقیقات رده بندی حشرات، موسسه تحقیقات گیاهپزشکی کشور، سازمان تحقیقات، آموزش و ترویج کشاورزی، تهران، ایران
Abstract [Persian]

طی بررسی فونستیک جنگل‌های حرا در منطقه مکران در سواحل جنوب شرق ایران طی سال‌های 1394 تا 1398، نمونه‌هایی از خانواده‌ای که در گذشته تحت عنوان Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) شناخته می‌شد، جمع‌آوری شد. این نمونه‌ها با نام Herbertia wallacei Burks, 1959 از خانواده Herbertiidae شناسایی گردید. این نخستین گزارش H. wallacei از ایران بوده، همچنین حضور خانواده Herbertiidae در خاورمیانه برای اولین بار مستند می‌گردد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Herbertia
  • زیرخانواده Herbertiinae
  • جنگل‌های حرا
  • سواحل مکران
  • ایران

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