First report of Monoctonia pistaciaecola (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

F. Kargarian ¹ (Depertment of Biology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Fars, Iran)
Sh. Hesami ² (Department of Plant Protection, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran)
E. Rakhshani ³ (Department of Plant Protection, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran)

Received: 2016-05-15 Accepted : 2016-08-10 Published : 2016-11-21

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Abstract :

In order to identify the fauna of Braconidae in the central region of Fars province, Iran, some samples were collected by different collecting methods. Amongst the identified specimens, Monoctonia pistaciaecola Starý, 1962 from subfamily Aphidiinae was recorded for the first time from Iran. This species was collected by sweeping net in wheat field in Kian Abad (South of Shiraz) in April 2006.