Khamas, A.A., Hassan, B.H., & Meshjel, M.H. 2026 New Record of Aphytis melinus Debach, 1959 as a parasitoid on the oriental yellow scale Aonidiella orientalis in Iraq and its seasonal occurrence in Al-Suwaira Region and Al-Qanat Region. Iraqi Journal of Science 67(4): 2092-2110

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Notes: This study reports the first record of the external parasitoid Aphytis melinus DeBach, 1959 in Iraq, based on morphological characterization of adult traits and pigmentation patterns of A. melinus pupae, consistent with molecular identification results using the COI gene fragment. https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2026.67.4.16

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