Discovery of male of Proconura persica Delvare (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), recently described from Iran

Abstract

Proconura persica Delvare, 2011 (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) was originally described from Iran. Type materials of this species were include just female specimens. Recently we collected a population of this species from Shiraz in the south of Iran comprising males and females. The previously unknown male of P. persica is described for the first time and diagnostic characters are illustrated to differentiate this species from related species of the genus.

Keywords

• chalcididae
• parasitoid
• carob moth
• pomegranate