Survey and Taxonomic Notes on The Hymenopterous Insect Fauna of the New Valley, Egypt.Part II. wasps

Document Type : Original Article

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Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Egypt.

Abstract

         A survey of the wasps (Hymenoptera) was carried out in the New Valley governorate (Egypt), using mainly sweeping nets during a period covered all the seasons of the years 2017- 2018. The survey resulting 103 species under 68 genera belonging to 13 wasp families, of which 53 species are recorded for the first time in this area. Notes on the abundance of the species in the area of study, together with their economic status and their distribution in different geographical regions in Egypt are provided.

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