Tarbiat Modares University Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology 1680-7073 28 3 2026 05 01 First Record of Two Genera and Three Species of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Iran 667 677 24095 10.48311/jast.2026.24095 EN Mahla Shojaey Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Ali Asghar Talebi Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 0000-0001-5749-6391 Hossein Lotfalizadeh Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), AREEO, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Mohammad Mehrabadi Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Mohammad Khayrandish Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran. Journal Article 2025 09 16 During our studies on the family Pteromalidae in northern and southern areas of Iran, two genera and three species were recorded for the first time from Iran: Hemitrichus oxygaster Bouček, 1965 (Guilan Province), Platygerrhus affinis (Walker, 1836) (Guilan Province) and Rohatina monstrosa Bouček, 1954 (Guilan Province). Diagnostic characteristics are provided for the newly recorded species, as well as the recently reported species, Psilocera crassispina (Thomson, 1878) (Fars, Qazvin, and Guilan). In addition, a key to the Hemitrichus species in the Middle East and geographical distribution for all reported species in Iran are presented.

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