CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF BRACONIDAE (HYMENOPTERA) ASSOCIATED WITH CULTIVATED OLIVE TREES FROM THE PROVINCE OF TIARET ALGERIA

A faunistic inventory of Hymenoptera Braconidae from two olive orchards in Tiaret province (Algeria) is contributed. These insects were collected by Barber pots and yellow plates methods from December 2018 to November 2019. A total of 13 species of Braconidac from 9 genera and 7 subfamilies arc listed. Nine taxa are new record to the Algeria entomofauna: Aspilota sp, Aphidius absinthii, Aphidius setiger, Beacon intercessor, Beacon variator, Chelonus planiventris, Hotnolobus pulchricornis, Glyptapanteles sp. and Opins sp. This inventory provides a preliminary database on Braconid diversity in a semi -arid habitat,