First record of Leucospis bifasciata Klug (Hymenoptera: Leucospidae) in Iraq

Ali A. Kareem,Hossein Lotfalizadeh,Raad K. Aljaafari

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics（2020）

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Abstract

The family Leucospidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) are the largest chalcidoid wasps with some distinct morphological characters. During insect collection of the Faculty of Agriculture in Karbala, Leucospis bifasciata Klug, 1814 was collected in 2019. It was collected using sweep nets. This is the first record of L. bifasciata from Iraq. Including previously recorded L. dorsigera Fabricius, Leucospidae of Iraq reaches to two species.

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leucospidae,karbala,new record,taxonomy,fauna

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