Aphelinids, Aphidiids (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae, Aphidiidae) - Parasites of Aphids (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea) of Azerbaijan

Abstract

As a result of many years of research, 30 species of parasites derived from aphids have been identified for the fauna of Azerbaijan. For the first time an annotated list of aphelinids and aphidiids (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae, Aphidiidae), parasites of aphids of Azerbaijan is given. Of these parasites, there are 14 species of aphelinids (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae) and 16 species of aphidiids (Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae). Of aphelinids two species are recorded for the first time for the fauna of the South Caucasus, and 4 species for the fauna of Azerbaijan. All the 16 known species of the aphidiids are new for the fauna of Azerbaijan. Aphidiids Adialytus salicaphis, Lysiphlebus fabarum, Aphidius rosae are recorded for the first time for the fauna of the South Caucasus.