title: Checklist of Iranian Encyrtids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) with descriptions of new species.
abstract: A list of Iranian Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) is given for the first time. It includes 93 species representing 32 genera. Host information from Iran and distributional data are also provided. Three genera and 7 species are first recorded from Iran. New host records are provided for three species. Two new species, Gyranusoidea iranica sp. n. and Microterys iranicus sp. n., are described and diagnostic characters are provided for them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom Branch, Fars, Iran. mfalahm@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fallahzadeh
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Japoshvili
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology*; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity