| Autor: |
Moghaddam MG; Unaffiliated Entomologist, Yas com., Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, P. O. Code: 9816987383, Iran.. msc.ghafouri@gmail.com., Mohebban S; Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, P. O. Box 98615538, Iran. . Shahla.moheban@yahoo.com., Olmi M; Tropical Entomology Research Center, Via De Gasperi 10, I01100 Viterbo, Italy. . olmimassimo@gmail.com., Rahmani Z; Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, P. O. Box 98615538, Iran. . zrahmani017@gmail.com., Rakhshani E; Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, P. O. Box 98615538, Iran. . erakhshani@gmail.com., Arias-Penna DC; Unaffiliated Entomologist,Bogot D.C., Cundinamarca, Colombia. . cdianaa@gmail.com., Ahmad Z; Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia. 9Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia. 10Biology Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, King Khalid University, Dhahran Al Janoub, Saudi Arabia. . dzubair@gmail.com. |
| Abstrakt: |
The family Embolemidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) from the Middle East is taxonomically reviewed. Three species are reported, redescribed, and illustrated, Ampulicomorpha thauma Rasnitsyn Matveev from Iran, Embolemus harteni Olmi from Yemen, and E. huberi Olmi from Iran. The extremely rare genus Ampulicomorpha Ashmead is here recorded for the first time from the Middle East. Embolemus harteni is further recorded from two more governorates of Yemen. A species identification key of Embolemidae from the Middle East, distribution maps, details of the morphological characters, and extensive colour photographs of every species are also provided. A brief discussion on the species relationships and their relevant ecoregions based on the currently limited available information is offered. |
