During 2002, a study was conducted to collect and identify parasitoid and hyperparasitoid wasps of the most common soft scales (Hom. :Coccidae) including Coccus hesperidum (L.), Eulecanium coryli (L.), E. tiliae L., Sphaerolecanium prunastri Fonscolombe, Saissetia oleae (Oliver) and Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock in Tehran and Guilan provinces. Primary parasitoids identified were Blastothrix sericea (Dalman), Encyrtus lecaniorum Mayr, Metaphycus angustifrons Compère, Microterys hortulanus Erd Microterys nietneri (Motschulsky) (Hym. :Encyrtidae) and Coccophagus lycimnia (Walker)(Hym. :Aphelinidae). Whereas two identified secondary ones were: Cerapterocerus mirabilis Westwood (Hym.:Encyrtidae) and Pachyneuron muscarum (L.)(Hym. :Pteromalidae). During the study, an egg predator, Moranila californica (Howard) (Hym. :Pteromalidae), was also identified and collected. The species, M. angustifrons, M. hortulanus and M caflfornica are new records from Iran.
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