First report of the occurrence of the genus Pantolyta Foerster, 1856 (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) from Iran

Abstract

During our studies on the family Diapriidae, two species of the genus Pantolyta Foerster, 1856 were collected and identified for the first time from Iran: Pantolyta pallida Kieffer, 1908 and Pantolyta nixoni Macek, 1993. A key to the Iranian species of the genus Pantolyta and diagnostic characters for both newly recorded species are provided along with illustrations. In addition, distribution map of the two species in the Palaearctic region is presented.

Keywords

• pantolytini
• pantolyta pallida
• pantolyta nixoni
• key
• description
• distribution