A new species of the genus Tetrastichus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), parasitoid of Kokujewia ectrapela Konow (Hymenoptera: Argidae) in Iran
E.N. Yegorenkova, Z.A. Yefremova & Y. Karimpour
Abstract. Tetrastichus kokujewiae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is described from Iran. It was reared from pupa of Kokujewia ectrapela Konow, 1902 (Hymenoptera, Argidae). T. kokujewiae is a gregarious parasitoid developing in the cocoons of sawfly.
Key words: parasitoids, Iran, Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichus, Argidae, Kokujewia, new species
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2012, 21(1): 158-162 ▪ Published in print 25 July 2012
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2012.21.1.158 ▪ Open full article 
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