NOTES ON SOME GENERA OF EGYPTIAN ENCYRTIDAE (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA) AND THEIR ROLE IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

This present work includes, surveys list of encyrtids (Hymenopte­ra : Chalcidoidea : Encyrtidae) of Egypt. Notes with keys to identify and separate these species of six genera (i.e. Diversinervus, Silvestri, Gyranu­soidea Compere, Habrolepis Forester, Leptomastidae Mercet, Leptomas­tix Forester and Microterys Thomson) are presented. The role of these genera in biological control are included.