A Checklist of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) of the Middle East

Authors

  • Hassan Ghahari Department of Plant Protection, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Neveen S. Gadallah Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4381-9599
  • Jan Macek Department of Entomology, National Museum /Nat.Hist./, CZ-193 00 Praha 9 - Horní Počernice, Czech Republic
  • Jeroen de Rond Wederiklaan 10, NL-8245 JB, Lelystad, The Netherlands https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2040-4301

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v26i2.2562

Abstract

An updated checklist of the Middle Eastern species of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) is provided, with emphasis on the fauna of Iran. The data presented here are based on a review of the existing literature by the authors. The list includes 82 valid species in 11 genera and five subfamilies: Anteoninae (three genera, 21 species), Aphelopinae (one genus, eight species), Bocchinae (three genera, seven species), Dryininae (one genus, 15 species), and Gonatopodinae (three genera, 31 species). Fifteen species are endemic to the Middle Eastern region.

Author Biography

Hassan Ghahari, Department of Plant Protection, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Entomology

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Published

31.07.2024

How to Cite

Ghahari, H., Gadallah, N. S., Macek, J., & de Rond, J. (2024). A Checklist of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) of the Middle East. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 26(2), 255–280. https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v26i2.2562

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society