FIRST RECORD OF TWO PARASITOID WASPS OF THE FAMILY CHALCIDIDAE (HYMENOPTERA) IN IRAQ

Authors

  • Ali A. Kareem Plant Protection Department, College of Agriculture, University of Kerbala, Kerbala, Iraq
  • Hossein Lotfalizadeh Plant Protection Research Department, East-Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Tabriz, Iran
  • Ayad Alsendi Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
  • Raad Kareem Aljaafari Plant Protection Department, College of Agriculture, University of Kerbala, Kerbala, Iraq
  • Sienaa M. Al-Zurfi* Plant Protection Department, College of Agriculture, University of Kerbala, Kerbala, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2022.17.2.0187

Keywords:

Brachymeria, Chalcididae, Chalcis, New record, Karbala, Parasitoid.

Abstract

The family Chalcididae (Order: Hymenoptera) is known as one of the large chalcidoid wasps with some distinct morphological characters. The first occurrence of two parasitoid species belonging to this family was reported in the Al-Husayniya district Karbala Province, Iraq; which are: Brachymeria podagrica (Fabricius, 1787) and Chalcis myrifex (Sulzer, 1776). Both species were collected by using the sweeping net from orchards during July 2020.

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Published

2022-12-20

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Original Articles