Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle East

During a faunistic study of mangrove habitats conducted between 2015–2019 along the Makran coast (southeastern Iran), we collected specimens initially classified under the former Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). These were identified as Herbertia wallacei Burks, 1959 (Hymenoptera: Herbertii...

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Main Authors: Hossein Lotfalizadeh, Ali Ameri, Mohammadreza Nematian
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Language:English
Published: Entomological Society of Iran 2025-07-01
Series:نامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران
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Online Access:https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_133916_5f5737d4da55817cb0814eb2c7a768d3.pdf
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description During a faunistic study of mangrove habitats conducted between 2015–2019 along the Makran coast (southeastern Iran), we collected specimens initially classified under the former Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). These were identified as Herbertia wallacei Burks, 1959 (Hymenoptera: Herbertiidae). This represents the first record of H. wallacei in Iran and the first documentation of the family Herbertiidae in the Middle East.
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spelling doaj-art-e3b6e1409f42472592b25ad3daa0eeb32025-08-20T03:57:31ZengEntomological Society of Iranنامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران0259-99962783-39682025-07-01453387392https://doi.org/10.61186/jesi.45.3.5133916Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle EastHossein Lotfalizadeh0Ali Ameri1Mohammadreza Nematian2Insects Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), AREEO, Tehran, IranInsects Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), AREEO, Tehran, IranInsects Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), AREEO, Tehran, IranDuring a faunistic study of mangrove habitats conducted between 2015–2019 along the Makran coast (southeastern Iran), we collected specimens initially classified under the former Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). These were identified as Herbertia wallacei Burks, 1959 (Hymenoptera: Herbertiidae). This represents the first record of H. wallacei in Iran and the first documentation of the family Herbertiidae in the Middle East.https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_133916_5f5737d4da55817cb0814eb2c7a768d3.pdfherbertiaherbertiinaemangrove forestsmakran coastiran
spellingShingle Hossein Lotfalizadeh
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Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle East
نامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران
herbertia
herbertiinae
mangrove forests
makran coast
iran
title Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle East
title_full Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle East
title_fullStr Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle East
title_full_unstemmed Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle East
title_short Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle East
title_sort herbertiidae hymenoptera chalcidoidea a family previously unrecorded in the middle east
topic herbertia
herbertiinae
mangrove forests
makran coast
iran
url https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_133916_5f5737d4da55817cb0814eb2c7a768d3.pdf
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