Three new records of Pteromalidae (Hym., Chalcidoidea) for insects’ fauna of Iraq

Document Type : Paper, English

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1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Pardis of Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

3 Department of Biology, College of Education, Qurna University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

10.22034/jesi.2026.371596.1808

Abstract

Three species of Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) namely, Sphegigaster cuscutae Ferriere, 1959, S. nigricornis Nees, 1834 and Pachyneuron gibbiscuta Thomson, 1878 were collected using the sweeping net and identified for the first time from Iraq, okra fields of Basrah environs. With the discovery and identification of two species of the genus Sphegigaster and one species of the genus Pachyneuron, the number of their species in the genus increases to three and two species in Iraq, respectively. Some biological notes and morphological characters along with photos of the species were provided.

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Three new records of Pteromalidae (Hym., Chalcidoidea) for insects’ fauna of Iraq

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Article Title [Persian]

گزارش جدید سه گونه از زنبورهای خانواده Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) برای فون حشرات عراق

Authors [Persian]

  • فرج علگ 1
  • یونس کریمپور 2
  • علی شبان 3
1 گروه گیاهپزشکی، دانشکده کشاورزی، پردیس دانشگاه ارومیه، ارومیه، ایران
2 گروه گیاهپزشکی- دانشکده کشاورزی- دانشگاه ارومیه، ارومیه، ایران
3 گروه زیست‌شناسی، دانشکده تعلیم و تربیت، دانشگاه کورنا بصره، بصره، عراق
Abstract [Persian]

سه گونه از زنبورهای خانواده Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) به نام‌های Sphegigaster cuscutae Ferriere, 1959، S. nigricornis Nees, 1834 و Pachyneuron gibbiscuta Thomson, 1878 با استفاده از تور حشره‌گیری از مزارع بامیه اطراف بصره جمع‌آوری و برای اولین بار در عراق شناسایی شدند. با کشف و شناسایی دو گونه از جنس Sphegigaster و یک گونه از جنس Pachyneuron، تعداد گونه های شناخته شده‌ی این جنس ها در عراق به ترتیب به سه و دو گونه افزایش می‌یابد. برخی نکات زیستی و ویژگیهای ریخت‌شناسی این زنبورها به همراه تصاویری از آنها ارائه شده است. 

Keywords [Persian]

  • Pachyneuron
  • Sphegigaster ، انتشار ، بصره

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Journal of Entomological Society of Iran
Volume 46, Issue 2
April 2026
Pages 193-203

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