Eubazus (Brachistes) minutus ( RATZEBURG 1848)

N. S, Ghahari, H., F, Bassus, E, Camptothlipsis, S, Coccygidium & F, Cremnops, 2013, An annotated catalogue of the Iranian Agathidinae and Brachistinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2), pp. 1873-1901 : 1888-1889

Eubazus (Brachistes) minutus ( RATZEBURG 1848)

Brachistes minutus RATZEBURG 1848: 28 .

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: East Azarbaijan province: Kaleybar (1024 m), 17.viii.2010. New record for Iran.

D i s t r i b u t i o n o u t s i d e I r a n: A sporadic to frequent species in Europe ( PAPP 2011 -2012). Azerbaijan ( TOBIAS 1986; PAPP 2011 -2012; YU et al. 2012), Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, UK (YU et al. 2012), Germany ( SZÉPLIGETI 1904 as Calyptus minutus RATZEBRUG under Calyptinae; YU et al. 2012), Hungary, Ukraine ( PAPP 2011 -2012; YU et al. 2012), Israel ( PAPP 2011 -2012), Western Europe ( TOBIAS 1986).

H o s t r e c o r d: Parasitoid of Rhynchaenus alni (LINNAEUS) , R. fagi (WALKER) , R. quercus (LINNAEUS) ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) ( TOBIAS 1986; YU et al. 2012), Protapion apricans (HERBST) ( Coleoptera : Brentidae ), Baryscapus endemus (WALKER) ,

Pediopius sanlius (WALKER) ( Hymenoptera : Eulophidae ) (YU et al. 2012).