Ephedrus persicae Froggatt, 1904

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Ephedrus persicae Froggatt, 1904

Material examined: 99♀, 81♂, GIza (on H. vulgare / S. avenae ), 26.iii.2012 (leg. Samar); 17♀, 5♂, Giza (on H. vulgare / S. avenae ), 18.ii.2013 (leg. Samar); 21♀, 22♂, Giza (on H. vulgare / S. avenae ), 19.III.2013 (leg. Samar); 1♀, GIza (on T. aestivum / S. avenae ), 17.ii.2014 (leg. Samar); 14♀, 6♂, Giza (on H. vulgare / R. padi ), 20– 23.III.2014 (leg. Samar).

Previous records from cereal fields in Egypt: ZagazIg (no further data are provIded) ( Megahed 2000), BenI- Suef, SharkIa and Sohag ( T. aestivum / R. maidis , R. padi , S. graminum ) ( El-HeneIdy & Abdel-Samad 2001), AssIut, Sohag (Upper Egypt), BenI-Suef, Fayoum, GIza (MIddle Egypt), Behaara, DakahlIa, GharbIa, SharkIa (Delta, Lower Egypt), Dakhla and Kharga Oases (New Valley) ( T. aestivum / R. maidis , R. padi , S. graminum and S. avenae ) (El-HeneIdy et al. 2001, 2002), GIza ( H. vulgare ) ( El-FatIh 2006).