1Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Shahre Rey Branch, Tehran, Iran.
2Plant Protection Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki-Giza, Egypt.
3College of Agriculture, Ghaemshahr Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran.
4Höstvägen 1, SE-186 31, Vallentuna, Sweden.
5Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Fars Science and Research Branch, Iran.
*Corresponding author E-mail: hghahari@yahoo.com; hchelave@yahoo.com; ostvan2001@yahoo.com
Parasitic wasps operate at a high trophic level and, because of their biology, tend to be highly specialized, sometimes having very narrow host ranges with at least local monophagy a frequent outcome. With attention to the high importance of superfamily Chalcidoidea in biological control programs of most ecosystems, the fauna of these beneficial insects was studied. A total of 69 species from 7 families including Eurytomidae, Torymidae, Ormyridae, Pteromalidae, Encyrtidae, Eupelmidae and Signiphoridae was identified. In this paper, the hosts of some parasitoids are given too.
Hymenoptera, parasitoid, fauna, Iran
