Genus Epitranus Walker (Chalcididae: Chalcidoidea) with two species, new records for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

Insects were identified from Chalcidid collection, collected from different ecological zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, present in Entomology Museum, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan. Among them, 2 species of genus Epitranus Walker (Chalcididae: Hymenoptera), were identified to be new records for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. These insects were collected through insect sweep net and Malaise Trap during 2000-2014. Key to the species along with the diagnostic characters, host records, distribution and Illustrations of important characters is also provided.