Cotesia vestalis ( Haliday, 1834 )

Zargar, Mohammad, Gupta, Ankita, Talebi, Ali Asghar & Farahani, Samira, 2019, Three new species and two new records of the genus Cotesia Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Iran, European Journal of Taxonomy 571, pp. 1-25 : 18-20

Cotesia vestalis ( Haliday, 1834)

Microgaster vestalis Haliday, 1834: 253 .

Apanteles plutellae Kurdjumov, 1912: 226 .

Material examined

IRAN – Khuzestan Province • 10 ♀♀; Baghmalek, Ghaletol ; 31°37ʹ49.70″ N, 49°52′53.35″ E; 880 m a.s.l.; 4–18 May 2016, 4–18 Jun. 2016, 5–19 Jun. 2017, 22 Jun.–6 Jul. 2017; TMUC-HBMC0063-0072 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 3–17 Apr. 2016; ICAR-NBAIR/NIM/MICROG/COT/3416 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 4–18 May 2016; ICAR- NBAIR /NIM/MICROG/COT/4516 • 12 ♀♀; Shang ; 31°31ʹ46.00″ N, 49°53′14.61″ E; 716 m a.s.l.; 20 Mar.–4 Apr. 2016, 4–18 May 2016, 4–18 Apr. 2017, 5–19 May 2017, 4–18 Jul. 2017; TMUC-HBMC0073-0084 • 11 ♀♀; Dobagh ; 31°31ʹ16.14″ N, 49°52′53.00″ E; 688 m a.s.l.; 3–17 Apr. 2016, 3–17 May 2016, 4–18 Jun. 2017; Malaise trap; citrus orchards; TMUC-HBMC0085-0095 • 11 ♀♀; Behbahan, Dodangeh ; 30°42ʹ08.38″ N, 50°10′41.81″ E; 300 m a.s.l.; 4–18 Apr. 2016, 3–17 Jun. 2016, 5–19 Mar. 2017, 5–19 May 2017, 22 Jun.–6 Jul 2017; Malaise trap; palm orchards; TMUC-HBMC0096-0106 • 9 ♀♀; Dezful, Qaleh-ye Rob-e Bandbal ; 32°17ʹ27.94″ N, 48°25′46.98″ E; 97 m a.s.l.; 3–17 May 2016, 22 May–6 Jun. 2017, 4–18 Jun. 2017; TMUC-HBMC0107-0115 • 16 ♀♀; Shamsabad ; 32°29ʹ64.65″ N, 48°42′57.45″ E; 94 m a.s.l.; 3–17 Apr. 2016, 3–17 May 2016, 22 May–6 Jun. 2017; TMUC-HBMC0116-0131 • 26 ♀♀; Zoviyeh ; 31°46ʹ20.56″ N, 48°48′01.17″ E; 30 m a.s.l.; 4–18 Apr. 2016, 20 Apr.–4 May 2016, 22 May–6 Jun. 2016, 5–19 Jun. 2017, 22 Jun.–6 Jul. 2017; Malaise trap; citrus orchards; TMUC- HBMC0132-0157 • 12 ♀♀; Khoramshahr, Sheneh ; 30°25ʹ32.24″ N, 48°11′20.83″ E; 2 m a.s.l.; 20 Apr.–4 May 2016, 4–18 Jun. 2016, 4–18 Apr. 2017, 5–19 Jun. 2017, 22 Jun.–6 Jul. 2017; Malaise trap; palm orchards; TMUC-HBMC0158-0169 • 7 ♀♀; Lali, Taraz ; 32°20ʹ49.70″ N, 49°05′11.31″ E; 390 m a.s.l.; 3–17 Apr. 2016, 4–18 May 2016, 5–19 Mar. 2017, 5–19 May 2017, 22 Jun.–6 Jul. 2017; TMUC- HBMC0170-0176 • 7 ♀♀; Andika, Chezi ; 32°08ʹ02.78″ N, 49°38′30.56″ E; 650 m a.s.l.; 20 Apr.–4 May 2016, 4–18 Jun. 2016, 22 May–6 Jun. 2017, 22 Jun.–6 Jul. 2017; TMUC-HBMC0177-0183 • 9 ♀♀; Doorab ; 32°12ʹ23.00″ N, 49°26′37.00″ E; 760 m a.s.l.; 20 Apr.–4 May 2016, 4–18 Jun. 2016, 4–18 Apr. 2017, 22 Jun.–6 Jul. 2017; Malaise trap; citrus orchards; TMUC-HBMC0184-0192 • 7 ♀♀; Ramhormoz, Gharabad ; 30°59’37.73″ N, 49°46′50.63″ E; 126 m a.s.l.; 5–19 Jun. 2017, 22 Jun.–6 Jul. 2017; Malaise trap; olive orchards; M. Zargar leg.; TMUC-HBMC0193-0199 .

Distribution in Iran

Alborz ( Golizadeh et al. 2007), East Azarbaijan ( Rastegar et al. 2012), Isfahan ( Ghahari et al. 2011a), Tehran ( Hassanshahi et al. 2012), Khuzestan (present study).

General distribution

Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cape Verde Islands, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, USA, Ukraine, UK, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, former Yugoslavia ( Yu et al. 2016); Australia ( Shenefelt 1972); Réunion ( Rousse & Gupta 2013).

Host records

Lepidoptera : Arctiidae Leach, 1815 ( Yu et al. 2016), Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 ( Nixon 1974; Yu et al. 2016), Lymantriidae Hampson, 1893 ( Shenefelt 1972; Yu et al. 2016), Nymphalidae , Pieridae ,

Plutellidae Guenee, 1845 , ( Long & Belokobylskij 2003; Yu et al. 2016), Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 , Pyralidae Latreille, 1803 ( Shenefelt 1972) , Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 ( Yu et al. 2016).