1Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
*Email: dr.rsha@nhm.uobaghdad.edu.iq (corresponding author)
Online Published on 18 February, 2026.
A survey of chrysidid wasps and an identification key to the genera from different localities in Iraq are provided. The genus Pseudomalus Ashmead, 1902 with Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus) and Omalus timidus (Nurse), are new records from Iraq. As well, a preliminary checklist of Iraq’s Chrysididae is suggested. Twenty species within nine genera in two subfamilies have been included in the current list. Historical information is provided together with remarks on the current taxonomic status and the particular validity for some species.
Aculeata, Chrysididae, Cuckoo wasps, Hymenoptera, Jewel wasps, Pseudomalus auratus, Omalus timidus, Hedychrum, Checklist, Key, Genera, Illustrations
