a total of 29 species in 16 genera and 8 subfamilies of the braconids (hym., braconidae) were collected from alfalfa fields in bahariya and farafra oases (western desert, egypt) these species were identified, together with details of the sites where they were found and an indication of their relative abundance in each site. among the samples, 4 species in 4 genera and 3 subfamilies are recorded...

The Nubian Sandstone complex in the western desert is a part of the major regional Nubian aquifer system comprising West Africa. The different rock strata deposited in localities forming the units of the aquifer system. Farafra Oasis lies in the northern part of the Dakhla basin. In its southern region, the Nubian Sandstone (deep aquifer) is overlained by Dakhla shale but in the central and nor...