Contributions to the Turkish Eulophidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with new records

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine Eulophidae species, they have economical important for biological control, collected in various habitats in 2000 and between 2006-2008 in some provinces of Turkey. Specimens were collected with swepping net and reared materials especially on Agromyzidae leafminer species (Diptera: Agromyzidae). By identifying of the specimens, 23 species of 8 genera were determined in different localities. Of these species, 8 are new records for Turkish Eulophidae fauna. These species are: Dicladocerus westwoodi Westwood, 1832, Pnigalio nemati (Westwood, 1838), Chrysocharis pubens Delucchi, 1958, Neochrysocharis aratus (Walker, 1838), Pediobius brachycerus (Thomson, 1878), P. eubius (Walker, 1839), P. flaviscapus (Thomson, 1878), Sympiesis viridula (Thomson, 1878). With this study, the number of Turkish eulophid species were updated to 199 species that was previously 189 species.