First report of Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Hym.: Pteromalidae) from Iran

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In the course of study on larval parasitoids of carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller (Lep.: Pyralidae), an hyperparasitoid wasp, Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae Rondani, was collected from pupae of Apanteles sp. (Hym.: Braconidae). The latter species is the larval parasitoid of the carob moth. The P. vindemmiae belongs to the family Pteromalidae and is a new record for Iran insect fauna.