Tarbiat Modares University Journal of Crop Protection 2251-9041 9 3 2020 09 01 Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) in southern area of Kerman province with some new generic and specific records 447 470 1492 10.48311/jcp.2020.1492 EN Mahla Shojaey Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. Mohammad Khayrandish Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. Hossein Lotfalizadeh Plant Protection Research Department, East-Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research & Education Center, AREEO, Tabriz, Iran. Journal Article The present study provides information about parasitoid wasps of the family Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) collected from south of Kerman province. The specimens were caught using Malaise traps during April to September 2017. Totally 16 species belonging to 10 genera of encyrtid wasps were collected and identified. Among them, <em>Cerchysiella </em>Girault, 1914 and<em> Charitopus</em> Foerster, 1856 are new generic records for the fauna of Iran. Four species viz. <em>Charitopus manukyani</em> Sakhnov, 1993; <em>Cheiloneurus submuticus</em> Thomson, 1876; <em>Mayridia myrlea</em> (Walker, 1838) and <em>Prionomitus tiliaris</em> (Dalman, 1820) were recorded for the first time from Iran. Diagnostic characteristics are mentioned for the newly recorded species. In addition, biological associations as well as geographical distribution for all reported species are presented. An updated list of encyrtid wasps of Kerman province is also cataloged. https://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article_1492_e655c7716a4b3ea67f48c6322fc42ed6.pdf