First Record of Two Genera and Three Species of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Iran

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
Mahla Shojaey 1
Ali Asghar Talebi 1
Hossein Lotfalizadeh 2
Mohammad Mehrabadi 1
Mohammad Khayrandish 3
1 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
2 Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), AREEO, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
3 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran.
10.48311/jast.2026.24095
Abstract
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.


Keywords
New record
Fauna
Parasitoid
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Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Volume 28, Issue 3
May and June 2026
Pages 667-677