title: Ooencyrtus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), egg parasitoids of the pistachio green stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Iran.
abstract: This paper deals with three species of Ooencyrtus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) obtained from eggs of the green stink bug, Brachynema germarii (Kolenati) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) infesting pistachio plants in Iran. Two new species, Ooencyrtus iranicus Hayat & Mehrnejad, sp. nov. and O. pistaciae Hayat & Mehrnejad, sp. nov., are described, and O. telenomicida (Vassiliev) is newly recorded from Iran, redescribed and illustrated. A key to some species considered similar to the species treated here is also given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India; Email: hayat.mohd44@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayat
authors.affiliation: Pistachio Research Institute, P.O. Box 77175-435, Rafsanjan, Iran; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: M Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mehrnejad
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010063:Ovum / Q000469:parasitology*; D027927:Pistacia / Q000469:parasitology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development