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The following species of caudatus group of the genus Aprostocetus Westwood: A. anodaphus (Walker); A. caudatus Westwood; A. ciliatus (Nees); A. eurystoma Graham; A. leucone (Walker); A. longicauda (Thomson); A. lysippe (Walker); A. menius (Walker); A. rhacius (Walker); A. terebrans Erdös; A. verutus Graham and A. zosimus (Walker) were recorded from Georgia for the first time. Therefore all 12 species recorded from this genus are new for Lagodekhi (Sakartvelo) Protected areas too. A diagnosis for distinguishing this genus from other genera belonging to subfamily Tetrastichinae is provided. Three species A. eurystoma Graham; A. lysippe (Walker); A. menius (Walker,) and A. rhacius (Walker) are new for Transcaucasus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Up to this report, only Minotetrastichus platanellus (Mercet, 1922) had been recorded from Georgia and Transcaucasia. We now report Minotetrastichus frontalis (Nees, 1834), Minotetrastichus loxotoma (Graham, 1961) and Minotetrastichus treron Graham, 1987 as new to Georgia and Transcaucasia, bringing the number of species of Minotetrastichus Kostjukov, 1977 in Georgia up to four. Diagnostic characters for distinguishing this genus from other genera belonging to subfamily Tetrastichinae are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Here, two species of Neotrichoporoides Girault, 1913, are recorded from Georgia (in the Transcaucasia) for the first time: N. dispersus Graham and N. viridimaculatus (Fullaway). A difference to separate this genus from others in the Tetrastichinae is provided. A list of species in the genus in the Caucasus is given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Genus Tamarixia Mercet, 1924, was recorded from Transcaucasia and particularly from Georgia for the first time, therefore all 12 European species recorded from this genus are new for above mentioned geographic locations. A diagnosis for distinguishing this genus from other genera belonging to subfamily Tetrastichinae is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fourteen species of chalcid wasps associated with plant galls, Rosa beggeriana Schrenk, Ephedra major (Host), Salix alba L., and Artemisia sieberi Besser were found in Kerman Province, south-eastern Iran during 2010 - 2011. The identified wasps belong to four genera consisting of Aprostocetus Westwood, BaryscapusFöerster, Sigmophora Rondani, and Stepanovia Kostjukov, Tetrastichinae (Hym.: Eulophidae). Ten species are newly recorded for the Iranian fauna including Aprostocetus arenarius (Erdös), A. cecidomyiarum (Bouché), A. diplosidis Crawford, A. epicharmus (Walker), A. fabicola (Rondani), A. fonscolombei Graham, A. lycidas (Walker), A. minimus (Ratzeburg), A. rhipheus (Walker) and A. zoilus (Walker). A. arenarius, A. diplosidis, A. epicharmus, and A. fabicola are associated with Diplolepis fructuum (Rübsaamen) (Hym.: Cynipidae) on Rosa beggeriana Schrenk. A. lycidas is associated with both D. fructuum on R. beggeriana and Artemisia sieberi Besser. A. cecidomyiarum, A. fonscolombei, A. rhipheus, and A. zoilus are associated with Ephedra major Host. A. minimus is associated with leaf galls of Salix alba L. Short taxonomic comments, biological data and geographical distribution of the species are briefly mentioned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]