Report of four hymenopteran species of Eulophidae, parasitoids of Liriomyza trifolii (Dip.:Agromyzidae) in Shiraz, Iran

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A survey was conducted to identify parasitoids of vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess), in Shiraz region from April 2004 to September 2005. A total of eight eulophid species, viz. Baryscapus impeditus Nees*, Closterocerus formosus Westwood, Diaulinopsis arenaria Erdos*, Diglyphus crassinervis Erdos, Diglyphus isaea Walker, Diglyphus pulchripes Crawford*, Hemiptarsenus zilahisebessi Eros and Ratzeburgiola cristatus Ratzeburg* were collected, of which the four species marked with an asterisk are new records for Iran.