Biosteres (Chilotrichia) rusticus (Haliday, 1837)

Distribution in Iran. Lorestan (Ghahari et al. 2012a).

Distribution outside Iran. Austria (Fischer 1963, 1974, 1980 as Opius rusticus; Hellrigl 1997; Fischer and Koponen 1999; Yu et al. 2012), Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, USA (Yu et al. 2012), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Switzerland (Fischer 1963 as Opius rusticus; Fischer and Koponen 1999; Yu et al. 2012), Germany (Fischer 1963 as Opius rusticus; Fischer and Koponen 1999; Belokobylskij et al. 2003; Yu et al. 2012), Italy (Fischer 1980; Yu et al. 2012), Russia (Fischer and Koponen 1999; Tobias 2000; Lelej 2012; Yu et al. 2012), Turkey (Fischer and Beyarslan 2005a; Beyarslan and Fischer 2011, 2013; Yu et al. 2012), UK (Marshall 1899; Fischer 1963 as Opius rusticus; Fischer and Koponen 1999; Broad et al. 2012; Yu et al. 2012).

Host records. Delia echinata (Séuguy, 1923) on Dianthus barbarous L., Pegomya sp., Phorbia sp. on Cerastium holosteoides Fries (Fischer and Koponen 1999; Yu et al. 2012).