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FOLIA ENTOMOLOGICA HUNGARICA ROVARTANI KÖZLEMÉNYEK Volume 67 2006 pp. 155-160. Pteromalidae species new for the fauna of the Carpathian Basin (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) Z. LÁSZLÓ Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary Department of Ecology, University of Debrecen H-4010 Debrecen, P.O. BOX 71, Hungary. E-mail: feherlofia@puma.iinideb.lui Abstract - Two species of Trigonoderini, Trigonoderus nobililalits GRAHAM, 1993 and Trigonoderus sokanowskii NOVITZKY, 1955, which are new for the fauna of the Carpathian Basin, were found in Transylvania (Romania) and Hungary. Two other species of the family Pteromalidae were found as new for the fauna of Hungary: Cleonymus brevis BOUCEK, 1972, Cratomus megacephalus (FABRICIUS, 1793). Key words - Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae, new records, Carpathian Basin, Hungary, Romania. INTRODUCTION Within the Carpathian Basin, checklists of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) were published only for the former Yugoslavia (BOUCEK 1977) and the former Czechoslovakia (KALINA 1989). There are only a few papers giving species lists of the Pteromalidae from the Carpathian Basin or parts of it: PECK et al. (1964) for the former Czechoslovakia; ERDŐS (1953, 1960, 1964, 1970) and SZELÉNYI (1982a, b, 1983) for Hungary; ANDRIESCU (1971), BOTOC (1972) and ERDŐS (1947«, b, 1948a, b, 1960) for Transylvania (Romania). Up to now 362 Pteromalidae species were listed for the fauna of Hungary (NOYES 2003), while for Transylvania (Romania) only 67 species (ANDRIESCU 1971, BOTOC 1972, ERDŐS 1947a, b, 1948a, b, 1960), where the estimated number of species could be at least 250-300. The Pteromalidae fauna of the eastern part of the Carpathian Basin is poorly known, and faunistic work is badly needed. Four Pteromalidae species, new for the fauna of the mentioned territory are recorded.