Opius (Cryptonastes) pygmaeus Fischer, 1962

Distribution in Iran. Fars (Lashkari Bod et al. 2010, 2011, in alfalfa field), Lorestan (Ghahari et al. 2012a).

Distribution outside Iran. Algeria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia (Yu et al. 2012), Austria (Fischer 1980; Avinent and Jiménez 1987; Hellrigl 1997; Yu et al. 2012), England (Avinent and Jiménez 1987; Broad et al. 2012; Yu et al. 2012), Estonia (Fischer & Koponen 2000, 2009; Yu et al. 2012), Finland (Fischer 1967b; 2000; Yu et al. 2012), France, Spain (Avinent and Jiménez 1987; Yu et al. 2012), Germany (Belokobylskij et al. 2003; Yu et al. 2012), Turkey (Fischer and Beyarslan 2012; Beyarslan and Fischer 2011, 2013; Yu et al. 2012; Beyarslan 2015).

Host records. Phytomyza adjuncta Hering, 1928 ( Diptera: Agromyzidae) (Avinent and Jiménez 1987; Yu et al. 2012), Liriomyza cicerinae (Rondani, 1875) ( Diptera: Agromyzidae) (Fischer 1962; Yu et al. 2012).