The first report of Echthroplexiella irinae Nikol'skaya (Hym.: Encyrtidae) from Iran
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Keywords: parasitoid, new record, mealybug, Cypress tree, Host,
Abstract :
In order to study the parasitoid of the cypress tree mealybug, Planococcus vovae (Nasanov) parasitoids a sampling was carried out in Mahallat (Markazi province). In this study, a species of the family Encyrtidae was collected and identified as Echthroplexiella irinae Nikol'skaya. It is reported for the first time from Iran and this is first host report for E. irinae.
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