title: Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea), a family new to the fauna of Saudi Arabia, with the description of the previously unknown male of Eucharis (Psilogastrellus) affinis Bouček.
abstract: The family Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) is recorded for the first time for the fauna of Saudi Arabia based on Hydrorhoacaffra (Westwood) and Eucharis (Psilogastrellus) affinis Bouček. The record of Hydrorhoacaffra suggests that Al-Baha and Asir provinces should be considered as part of the Afrotropical rather than the Palaearctic region. The previously unknown male of Eucharisaffinis Bouček is described and figured. Macrophotographs of the species are provided.
authors.affiliation: Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Neveen S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gadallah
authors.affiliation: Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Yusuf A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Edmardash
authors.affiliation: Museum of Arthropods (KSMA), Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hathal M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Al Dhafer
authors.affiliation: Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Magdi S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: El-Hawagry
keywords: Asir province; Baha City; Eucharis; Eucharitidae; Hydrorhoa; Saudi Arabia; new records