Townesilitus bicolor (Wesmael, 1835)

Distribution in Iran. Golestan (Samin et al. 2015 as Perilitus (Townesilitus) bicolor (Wesmael)), Guilan (Farahani et al. 2013b; Sedighi and Madjdzadeh 2015), Isfahan (Ghahari et al. 2011a; Sedighi and Madjdzadeh 2015), Mazandaran (Farahani et al. 2013b, 2014; Sedighi and Madjdzadeh 2015), Semnan (Samin et al. 2011).

Distribution outside Iran. One of the most common braconid species in the Holarctic region (Papp 2011– 2012). Albania, Serbia (Žikić et al. 2000; Yu et al. 2012 as Perilitus (Townesilitus) bicolor), Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, former Yugoslavia (Yu et al. 2012 as Perilitus (Townesilitus) bicolor), Belgium (Wesmael 1835 as Microctonus bicolor; Yu et al. 2012 as Perilitus (Townesilitus) bicolor), Canada (Wylie 1988; Sharanowski et al. 2014), Croatia (Papp 2010; Yu et al. 2012 as Perilitus (Townesilitus) bicolor), Czech Republic (Lozan et al. 2010; Yu et al. 2012 as Perilitus (Townesilitus) bicolor; Koldaş et al. 2013), Greece (Papp 2007; Yu et al. 2012 as Perilitus (Townesilitus) bicolor), Hungary (Szépligeti 1896 as Townesilitus bicolor; Györfi 1959; Papp 2006, 2008; Yu et al. 2012 as Perilitus (Townesilitus) bicolor), Turkey (Yilmaz et al. 2010), UK (Broad and Shaw 2009; Yu et al. 2012 as Perilitus (Townesilitus) bicolor).

Host records. Aphthona euphorbiae (Schrank), A. violacea (Koch), Chaetocnema aridula (Gyllenhal), C. hortensis Geoffray, Longitarsus ballotae (Marsham), Phartora vitellinae (Linnaeus), P. at r a (Fabricius), P. cruciferae (Goeze), P. diademata Foudras, P. nemorum (Linnaeus), P. striolata (Fabricius), P. undulata (Kutschera), P. vittula Redtenbacher, Phylliodes attenuata (Koch) ( Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea), Dendrolimus pini (Linnaeus) ( Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) (Yu et al. 2012). In Israel, it is reported from Coniocleonus excoriatus (Gyllenhal) ( Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Papp 2011–2012).