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DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS PHOLETESORMASON, 1981AND HOST ASSOCIATION FROM IRAN (BRACONIDAE MICROGASTRINAE)

Parisa Abdoli, Alireza Pourhaji

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Abdoli P., Pourhaji A. -Description of a new species of the genus Pholetesor Mason, 1981 and host association from Iran (Braconidae Microgastrinae).A new species of Microgastrine parasitoid wasps, Pholetesor pseudocircumscriptus Abdoli sp.nov., is described, and its host association, Phyllonorycter corylifoliella (Hübner, 1796) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) is identified from Iran.The new species is fully illustrated and diagnosed.An identification key and updated checklist for the Iranian species of the genus Pholetesor along with their distribution, host associations and references are provided.

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Abdoli P., Pourhaji A. -Description of a new species of the genus Pholetesor Mason, 1981 and host association from Iran (Braconidae Microgastrinae).A new species of Microgastrine parasitoid wasps, Pholetesor pseudocircumscriptus Abdoli sp.nov., is described, and its host association, Phyllonorycter corylifoliella (Hübner, 1796) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) is identified from Iran.The new species is fully illustrated and diagnosed.An identification key and updated checklist for the Iranian species of the genus Pholetesor along with their distribution, host associations and references are provided.

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Abdoli P., Pourhaji A. -Description of a new species of the genus Pholetesor Mason, 1981 and host association from Iran (Braconidae Microgastrinae).A new species of Microgastrine parasitoid wasps, Pholetesor pseudocircumscriptus Abdoli sp.nov., is described, and its host association, Phyllonorycter corylifoliella (Hübner, 1796) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) is identified from Iran.The new species is fully illustrated and diagnosed.An identification key and updated checklist for the Iranian species of the genus Pholetesor along with their distribution, host associations and references are provided.

Key concepts: Braconidae, Host (biology), Genus, Association (psychology), Biology, Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Ecology

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