Pholetesor circumscriptus (Nees, 1834)

Gadallah, Neveen S., Ghahari, Hassan & Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier, 2015, Catalogue of the Iranian Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Zootaxa 4043 (1), pp. 1-69 : 14-15

Pholetesor circumscriptus (Nees, 1834)

Distribution in Iran. Isfahan ( Ghahari et al. 2010b), Iran (no locality cited) ( Behdad 1991).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, former Czechoslavia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, USA, Ukraine, UK, former Yugoslavia ( Yu et al. 2012), Japan ( Watanabe 1932; Shenefelt 1972).

Host records. Phyllonorycter blancardella ( Behdad 1991; Ghahari et al. 2010b; Yu et al. 2012), Elachista gleichinella , E. luticomella , E. megerlella , E. humilis , E. gangabella , Phyllonorycter emberizipenella , Ph. junoniella , Ph. lantanella , Ph. lautella , Ph. messaniella , Ph. nigrescentell , Ph. populifoliella , Ph. scabiosella , Ph. pomonella , Ph. quercifoliella , Ph. tenerella ( Shenefelt 1972; Nixon 1973; Papp 1988; Yu et al. 2012). Yu et al. (2012) also reported the following hosts: Acleris ferrugana , Baryscapus endemus , Bucculatrix ulmifoliae , Caloptilia alchimiella , C. semifascia , Calybites auroguttellus , Cameraria ohridella , Choreutis pariana , Chrysocharis laomedon , Ch. nepherea , Ch. nitetis , Cirrospilus lyncus , C. pictus , C. pulcher , C. viticola , Closterocerus trifasciatus , Coleophora ardeaepennella , Dibrachys micogastri , Elachista apicipunctella , E. luticomella , E. megerlella , E. poae , E. regificella , E. revinctella , E. taeniatella , Encrateola laevigata , Epinotoa ferrugana , Eupelmus urozonus, Eurytima sp., Gelis mutillatus , Gracillaria syringella , Leucoptera malifoliella , L. sinuella , Lyonetia rajella , Melanchra persicariae , Minotetrastichus frontalis , M. platanellus , Parectopa robiniella , Parornix devoniella , P. fagivora , P. finitimella , P. petiolella , P. torquillella , Pediobius saulius , Phyllonorycter agilella , Ph. apparella , Ph. blancardella , Ph. cavella , Ph. comparella , Ph. conjunctella , Ph. connexella , Ph. coryli , Ph. corylifoliella , Ph. emberizaepennella , Ph. fraxinella , Ph. froelichiella , Ph. harrisella , Ph. ilicifoliella , Ph. junoniella , Ph. lantanella , Ph. leucographella , Ph. maestingella , Ph. mahalebella , Ph. manni , Ph. mespilella , Ph. messaniella , Ph. millierella , Ph. nicellii , Ph. nigrescentella , Ph. oxyacanthae , Ph. platani , Ph. pomifoliella , Ph. populifoliella , Ph. ringoniella , Ph. robiniella , Ph. scabiosella , Ph. schreberella , Ph. sorbi , Ph. strigulatella , Ph. trifasciella , Ph. ulmifoliella , Pnigalio agraules , P. pectinicornis , Stephensia brunnichella , Sympiesis acalle , S. gordius , S. sericeicornis , Tortrix viridana . In Japan, it was reported from Orgyia thyellina and Porthesia similis ( Watanabe 1932) . Papp (1988) also reported from Callisto denticulella , Gracillaria fidella and Parornix carpinella . It was also reported from Argyresthia mendica , Phyllonorycter lautella , Ph. spinicolella , Ph. kleemannella , Coleophora glitzella , Callisto denticulella ( Watanabe 1937; Tobias 1986).