this paper reports the occurrence of the hymenoterous parasitoid of the diamondback moth larvae in iran. one species of ichneumonidae, diadegma anurum (thomson), was collected from larvae of plutella xylostella (l.) (lep.: plutellidae). this parasitoid, which belongs to the subfamily campopleginae and tribe limneriini, is a new record for iran.

three genera and species from the family ichneumonidae, viz. diadegma majale gravenhorst, campoletis thomsoni roman and hyposoter notatus gravenhorst are newly recorded from iran. these species were collected from shiraz and vicinity and the identification confirmed by jussila, finland, university of turku. the members of the subfamily campopleginae to which these three species belong are known...

To develop a better understanding of the natural distribution of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and to update the knowledge of the incidence of its complex of parasitoids. S. frugiperda, samplings in whorl-stage corn were carried out in provinces of Argentina from 1999 to 2003. S. frugiperda larvae were collected from corn in localities of the provinc...