torymidae is one of the largest families of parasitoid waps. during this study which is conducted during 2010-2012, 14 species of the family torymidae (hym.: chalcidoidea) were collected from kurdistan province, of which, one genus and six species were new records for iranian fauna. the genus torymoides walker is new record for iranian torymid fauna. new records were listed. microdontomerus alb...

twenty species and nine genera belonging to the family pteromalidae (hymenoptera: chalcidoidea) were collected in the present study in different locations of khorasan razavi province, northeastern iran between 2009 and 2010. the identified species belong to three subfamilies: miscogasterinae (1 species), ormocerinae (2 species) and pteromalinae (17 species). systasis parvula thomson, 1876 and m...

Host preference is an important behaviour in parasitoid females as they must choose suitable hosts for their offspring. Preference includes location, recognition and acceptance of hosts. Both genetic environmental factors can affect all those stages. Here, we focus on two (rearing history experience) affecting host the wasp genus Nasonia (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae), ...

The goals of this study were to identify pupal parasitoids of the asparagus miner, Ophiomyia simplex Loew (Diptera: Agromyzidae), and examine the effect of different diets and floral resources on the lifespan of adult asparagus miners and their parasitoids. We also measured the effect of parasitism on stem damage caused by the asparagus miner. The identity and abundance of the parasitoids of th...