Four new parasitoid records of the subfamilies Euphorinae and Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Adıyaman province of Turkey

Authors: EMİNE ÇIKMAN, AHMET BEYARSLAN

Abstract: Four Euphorinae and Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoid species, Biosteres (Chilotrichia) arenarius Stelfox, 1959, Opius (Misophthora) bulgaricus Fischer, 1959, O. (Phaedrotoma) umlalaziensis (Fischer, 1996), and Perilitus (Microctonus) cerealium Haliday, 1835 were recorded for the first time in Turkey. All species were collected from the Adıyaman province in 2004 and 2005. The general distribution and known hosts of each species are presented in this paper.

Keywords: Biosteres arenarius, Opius bulgaricus, O. umlalaziensis, Perilitus cerealium, Braconidae, new record, Turkey

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