Review of the genus Diglyphus Walker, 1844 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Iraq
نویسندگان
1 Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Tehran, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), AREEO, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
3 Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Basrah, Iraq
doi
10.61186/jesi.45.1.4چکیده
Diglyphus Walker, 1844 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) has previously been recorded in Iraq, with two species registered in the region: D. isaea Walker, 1838 and D. crassinervis Erdös 1958 During a survey conducted in Basrah Governorate, Southern Iraq, specimens were collected from alfalfa fields (Medicago sativa L.) using a sweep net and yellow pan traps in 2022. In this study, two species were identified: D. isaea Walker, 1838 and D. sabulosus Erdös, 1951. The latter is a new record for the fauna of Iraq. An illustrated key for identifying Diglyphus species in Iraq, along with notes on diagnostic characters and photographs are provided. A distribution map of the species in Iraq is also presented.
