First record of Rhoptromeris heptoma Hartig, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea, Figitidae) for the fauna of Egypt

Authors

  • Ghada M. Ramadan Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
  • Hany M. Hassan Department of Economic Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr El- Sheikh University, 33516, Kafr El- Sheikh, Egypt.
  • Mohammed R. Abd El-Salam Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
  • Kamal G.I. Bazazo Sugar Crops Res. Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Keywords:

New parasitoid, Rhoptromeris, Figitidae, Eucoilinae, Palearctic species, Sugar beet

Abstract

During the investigation of parasitoids in the fields of Kafr El- Sheikh Governorate in April and May. One sample of wasp from the family Figitidae from the Sugar beet was collected, this sample was identified under the species name Rhoptromeris heptoma, that for the first time, its genus and species are reported from Egypt.

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Published

20.03.2023

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Vol. 12 No. 01 (2023): JANUARY-MARCH 2023

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