Additions to the chalcidoid fauna (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Iraq: New records of the genera Chalcis Fabricius, and Iridophaga Picard | ||
| Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics | ||
| Article 2, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 13-20 PDF (5.6 M) | ||
| Document Type: Short Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.48311/jibs.12.01.13 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Younes Karimpour* 1; Faraj Alag1; Ali D. Shabaan2 | ||
| 1Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Iran | ||
| 2Department of Biology College of Education Qurna University of Basrah, Iraq | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Chalcidoid wasps (Chalcidoidea) are the most diverse and biologically significant superfamily of Hymenoptera in terms of richness and ecological variation. Specimens of the Chalcis sispes (Linnaeus, 1760) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) and Iridophaga lichtensteini Picard, 1933 Hymenoptera: Torymidae) were collected using sweep nets and identified for the first record from Iraq (Basrah environs). The study includes biological notes, key morphological characters, and supporting photographs of the species. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Diagnosis; Fauna; Parasitoid; Soldier flies; Western Asia | ||
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