Protapanteles vitripennis (CURTIS, 1830)

Samin, N., Ghahari, H., N. S & Davidian, E., 2014, A study on the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) from West Azarbaijan province, Northwestern Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (2), pp. 1447-1478 : 1464

Protapanteles vitripennis (CURTIS, 1830)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: West Azarbaijan province: Myandoab (1339 m), 2, June 2007.

D i s t r i b u t i o n o u t s i d e I r a n: France ( GAUTIER & DRESNAY 1927 as Apantales impavidus), Western Europe, North America (introduced) ( TOBIAS 1995 as Apanteles vitripennis ), Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Central Asia ( TOBIAS 1995), Belgium (WESMAEL 1837 as Microgaster fulgriger), widely distributed in the British Island (NIXON 1973 as Apanteles vitripennis ), Greece (PAPP 2007 as Glyapanteles vitripennis). According to YU et al. (2012): Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Italy-Sicily, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sw den, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukrain, UK, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia-Serbia.

H o s t r e c o r d s: Parasitoid of Acronicta psi LINNAEUS , Eupsilia transversa HUFNAGEL , Catocala nupta LINNAEUS, Cuccullia verbasci LINNAEUS ( Lepidoptera : Noctuidae ), Biston stratarius HUFNAGEL, Cabera pusaria LINNAEUS , Chesias legatella DENIS & SCHIFFERMÜLLER , C. rufata FABRICIUS , Cleorodes lichenaria HUFNAGEL , Alcis repandata LINNAEUS , Earophila badiata DENIS & SCHIFFERMÜLLER, Operophthera brumata LINNAEUS , Thera juniperata LINNAEUS ( Lepidoptera : Geometridae ), Archips rosana LINNAEUS ( Lepidoptera : Tortricidae ), Plutella maculipennis CURTIS ( Lepidoptera : Plutellidae ), Yponomeuta cognatellus HÜBNER, Y. padillus LINNAEUS, Y. malinellus ZELLER ( Lepidoptera : Yponomeutidae ) ( TOBIAS 1995). It was reported as a solitary parasitoid of many species of Lepidoptera : Acronicta psi (LINNAEUS) , Catocala nupta (LINNAEUS) , Cucullia verbasci (LINNAEUS) (Noctuidae) , Biston strataria (HUFNAGEL) , Cabera pusaria (LINNAEUS) , Chesias legatella (SCHIFFERMÜLLER) , C. rufata (FABRICIUS) , Cleorodes lichenaria (HUFNAGEL) , Alcis repandata (LINNAEUS) , Anticlea badiata (SCHIFFERMÜLLER) , Operophtera brumata (LINNAEUS) , Thera juniperata (LINNAEUS) (Geometridae) , Archips rosanus (LINNAEUS) ( Tortricidae ), Plutella xylostella (LINNAEUS) (NIXON 1973) .