First discovery of the genus Miota Foerster, 1856 (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) from Iran and the Middle East, with four records of species
2023
Izadizadeh, Mohammad | Talebi, Ali Asghar | Farahani, Samira | Kazerani, Farzaneh | Ameri, Ali
The diapriid genus, Miota Foerster (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) is discovered from the first time from the Middle East area, represented by four species in Iran. The specimens were collected using Malaise traps during 2011-2018 in northern Iran. Four newly recorded species were Miota fungorum (Kieffer, 1910), M. monilicornis (Kieffer, 1910), M. polita (Thomson, 1858) and M. thomsoni Wall, 1998. Diagnostic characters, illustrations, geographical distributions, and a key to Iranian species are provided.
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