First record of the parasitoid wasp Macrocentrus oriens (Hym.: Braconidae, Macrocentrinae) from Iran

Abstract

A survey was conducted to study the parasitoid wasps associated with the pistachio gall aphids, Forda hirsuta and Slavum mordvilcovi on Pistacia atlantica,in the southern Iranian Fars province during 2013. The overwintering galls were randomly collected and reared inside plastic jars at room temperature until the emergence of adults wasps . We identified the species Macrocentrus oriens (van Achterberg & Belokobylskij 1987) (Hym.: Braconidae, Macrocentrinae) and report it here from Iran for the first time.