Diglyphus anadolucus Doğanlar, 1982 (Hym., Eulophidae) a primary larval ectoparasitoid of Anthomyiidae (Diptera), with a checklist of Diglyphus species in Iran

Abstract

This is the first case of host record for parasitoid wasps of the genus Diglyphus Walker (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from the Anthomyiidae (Diptera) family. This result is based on specimens of D. anadolucus Doğanlar, 1982 which reared from parasitized larval specimen of Pegomya terebrans (Rondani) as a leaf miner of cotton thistle, Onopordum acanthium L. (Asteraceae). Diglyphus anadolucus is reported from Iran for the first time. Some biological notes and morphological characteristics of D. anadolucus along with related photographs are given. An updated checklist of the twelve known Diglyphus species in Iran togther with their host associations is also provided.

Keywords

• biocontrol
• leafminers
• new host association
• new record