Abstract
The aphelinid genus Aphelinus is recorded for the first time from Portugal, with new records for eight species. Aphelinus daucicola Kurdjumov is recorded for the first time for the Iberian Peninsula and A. lusitanicus Japoshvili and Abrantes sp. n. is described as new. Aphelinus toxopteraphidis Kurdjumov is synonymized with A. varipes (Förster). Distribution, synonyms, and host information, where available, are given for each species treated. A key to Aphelinus species from the Iberian Peninsula is provided.
Acknowledgements
The first author thanks INVOTAN for financial support through a NATO fellowship programme (Ref. CP(GO)01/B/03/PO) to carry out this investigation. Thanks are also due to the Department of Zoology, University of Coimbra for use of its facilities. We are grateful also to Prof. V. Yasnosh for her productive and useful suggestions and comments. Thanks to Mr Sh. Barjadze (Institute of Zoology) for checking aphid scientific names.