Copidosoma boucheanum Ratzeburg (Hym.: Encyrtidae): new record from Iran

The encyrtid species Copidosoma boucheanum Ratzeburg (Hym.: Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae) was identified and is reported for the first time from Iran. These specimens were reared from leafroller larvae (Lep.: Tortricidae) on Populus sp. as a polyembryonic endoparasitoid. Copidosoma species of Iran are listed with their distribution.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Tortricidae, Copidosoma, biological control, distribution, new record

Copidosoma boucheanum Ratzeburg (Hym.: Encyrtidae): new record from Iran

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Tortricidae, Copidosoma, biological control, distribution, new record,

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New record
Copidosoma floridanum (Ashmead 1900)
Copidosoma pistacinellae Hoffer, 1970
East Azerbaijan Province (Marand) Iran*
Lotfalizadeh (2010b)
Hoffer (1970), Trjapitzin (1989)
Copidosoma varicorne (Nees 1834)
Azerbaijan, Markazi, and Tehran provinces Chodjai (1968), Sabzevari (1968)
*: This species was originally described from Iran without exact type locality.
Figure 1. Copidosoma boucheanum: A) female in lateral view;
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