Taxonomic review of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) in Egypt, with new records and description of a new species of Arescon

Abstract

Summary A review of the known Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) in Egypt is presented based on the available literature records and new collections made during 2015–2021. Twenty-two named species in 13 genera are known to occur in Egypt, of which three, Arescon Walker, Dicopus Enock, and Stephanodes Enock, are recorded for the first time from the country, each with a single species. Three species, Anagrus frequens Perkins, Camptoptera papaveris Foerster, and Erythmelus flavovarius (Walker), are also recorded here for the first time from Egypt. A new species, Arescon splendidus Gadallah, Edmardash & Abul-Sood, n. sp., is described and illustrated. The genus Polynema Haliday is excluded from the present study and will be treated separately when fresh specimens of the two species described previously from Egypt are collected from the respective type localities. An identification key based on females for all the Egyptian species of Mymaridae is provided.