Spathius curvicaudis RATZEBURG , 1844

Samin, N., Ghahari, H., N. S & Davidian, E., 2014, A study on the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) from West Azarbaijan province, Northwestern Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (2), pp. 1447-1478 : 1462

Spathius curvicaudis RATZEBURG, 1844

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: West Azarbaijan province: Bookan (1379 m), 2, June 2008. West Azarbaijan province: Makoo (1637 m), 1, unknown date.

D i s t r i b u t i o n o u t s i d e I r a n: Europe( PHILIP et al. 2012), Hungary ( PAPP 2008), Transcucasia, Western Europe, Turkey ( TOBIAS 1995), Serbia (BELOKOBYLSKIJ & ŽIKIĆ 2009), Caucasia, Transcaucasia, Western Europe, Turkey ( TOBIAS 1995), Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, Serbia ( YU et al. 2012).

H o s t r e c o r d s: S. curvicaudis RATZEBURG was reported as a parasitoid from Agrilus biguttatus (FABRICIUS) ( Coleoptera : Buprestidae ) on Oak trees in Europe ( PHILIP et al. 2012). Parasitoid of longhorned beetles: Phymatodes testaceus LINNAEUS , Xylotrechus pantherinus SAV. , Callidium aeneum DEG. , Obrium cantharinum LINNAEUS , Clytus sp. , Pyrrhidium sanguineum LINNAEUS , Hedobia pubescens OLIVIER ( Coleoptera : Cerambycidae ), bark beetles Scolytus intricatus RATZ , S. morawitzi SEM. , Ips subelongatus MOTSCH. ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ), goldeneye Agrilus sulcicollis LAC. , A. hastulifer RATZBURG , A. olivicolor KSW. , A. subauratus GEBL. , A. biguttatus FABRICIUS , A. roberti CHEVROLAT ( Coleoptera : Buprestidae ), horntails Xiphydria prolongata GEOFFROY , X. longicollis GEOFFROY ( Coleoptera : Xiphydriidae ) ( TOBIAS 1995), Agrilus biguttatus FABRICIUS , A. pannonicus PILLAR & MITTERPACHER , A. roberti CHEVROLAT , A. subauratus , A. sulcicollis LACORDAIRE ( Coleoptera ; Buprestidae ), Hedobia pubescens FABRICIUS, Xestobium plumbeum ILLIGER ( Coleoptera : Anobiidae ), Callidium aeneum DEGEER , Phymatodes pusillus FABRICIUS , P. testaceus (LINNAEUS) , Obrium cantharinum LINNAEUS , Pyrrhidium sanguineum (LINNAEUS) , Xylotrechus pantherinus SAVENIUS ( Coleoptera : Cerambycidae ), Magdalis carbonaria (LINNAEUS) , Scolytus intricatus (RATZEBURG) ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ), Xiphydria camelus, X. prolongata (GEOFFROY) ( Coleoptera : Xiphydriidae ) ( YU et al. 2012).