CHALCIDOID (HYMENOPTERA.) PARASITES OF THE BRUCHID BEETLES IN IRAQ WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES)

Abstract

The present work deals with five species of parasitic Hymenoptera belonging to Pteromalidae, Eupelmidae and Eurytornidae which have been reared from brachid beetles. A new species, Eurytoma irakensis is described and the species, Bruchocida orientalis Crawford is recorded for the first time from Iraq.