First record of the family Liopteridae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea) from India

Revision of the Afrotropical Oberthuerellinae (Cynipoidea, Liopteridae)

The Afrotropical Oberthuerellinae are revised, and new dichotomous and multi-entry keys to the species of Oberthuerella, Tessmannella, and Xenocynips are provided. All previously described species in these genera are redescribed; descriptions are augmented by color images of the holotype for each species. The following 11 species are described as new: Oberthuerella cyclopia Buffington & van Noo...

(First record of Alloxysta pleuralis from Iran (Hym.: Cynipoidea: Figitidae: Charipinae

طی نمونه‌برداری‌های انجام‌شده از زنبورهای پارازیتویید در استان مازندران، گونه Alloxysta pleuralis (Cameron, 1879) از خانواده Figitidae به عنوان پارازیتویید شته Aphis gossypii Glover روی درخت نارنج، Citrus aurantium L. (Rutaceae)، در شهرستان جویبار جمع‌آوری و شناسایی شد. این زنبور پارازیتویید برای اولین‌بار از ایران گزارش می‌شود.

Afrotropical Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera)

The Afrotropical Cynipoidea are represented by 306 described species and 54 genera in four families: Cynipidae, Figitidae, Liopteridae and Ibaliidae, the latter represented by a single introduced species. Seven of these genera are only represented by undescribed species in the region. Seven new genus-level synonymies, one genus resurrected from synonymy, 54 new combinations, one combination rei...

First record of the family Heloridae (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea) from Iran, with description of a new species.

For the first time in more than 100 years, a new western Palaearctic species of Heloridae is described. Specimens of Helorus alborzicus Izadizadeh, van Achterberg & Talebi sp. nov. and Helorus ruficornis Förster were collected from the Alborz province of Iran. An illustrated identification key for Western Palaearctic Heloridae is provided.

First record of genus Protanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) from India with description of a new species