التسجيل الأول لدبور تورم الأوراق Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead)‎ على شجر اليوكالبتوس Eucalyptus camaldulensis في كربلاء، العراق

الملخص EN

The Eucalyptus gall wasp, Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was detected and recorded for the first time in Iraq infesting Eucalyptus camaldulensis in Husseiniya area, Kerbala province during the months February, September, October and November, 2016.

The collected wasps were identified, following the taxonomic keys of Hymenoptera characteristics of this species.

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maskelli was the second gall wasp collected from Iraq in addition to the Leptocybe invasa which was previously recorded from Erbil in 2009.