An inventory of the pteromalid fauna of Syrdarya–Kyzylkum and Betpakdala–Moyynkum desert territories of southern Kazakhstan is presented for the first time. Thirty-four species in 23 genera are listed, and information on their hosts and distribution is provided. Mesopolobus auditor Dzhanokmen, 1975 is treated here as a subspecies Mesopolobus diffinis auditor Dzhanokmen, 1975, stat. rev. The subspecies is known so far only from the desert and semi-desert areas of Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
Cite as: Dzhanokmen, K.A. 2017. Pteromalids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) of Syrdarya–Kyzylkum and Betpakdala–Moyynkum desert territories in southern Kazakhstan. Israel Journal of Entomology 47: 107–131.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1040184
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