Opius (Opiothorax) levis Wesmael, 1835

Gadallah, Neveen S., Ghahari, Hassan, Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier & Fischer, Maximilian, 2016, Updated checklist of Iranian Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Zootaxa 4066 (1), pp. 1-40 : 14

Opius (Opiothorax) levis Wesmael, 1835

Distribution in Iran. Fars ( Lashkari Bod et al. 2010, 2011, in alfalfa field), Isfahan ( Ghahari et al. 2011b), Kermanshah (Ghahari and Fischer 2012), Sistan & Baluchestan ( Khajeh et al. 2014).

Distribution outside Iran. Algeria ( Fischer and Koponen 1999; Yu et al. 2012), Austria ( Fischer 1977b, 1980; Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Hellrigl 1997; Yu et al. 2012), Belgium ( Wesmael 1835; Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Yu et al. 2012), Croatia, Macedonia ( Papp 2010; Yu et al. 2012), Czech Republic (Lozan et al. 2010; Yu et al. 2012), Denmark, Sweden ( Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Yu et al. 2012; Riedel and Hansen 2014), Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Uzbekistan ( Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Yu et al. 2012), Finland ( Fischer and Koponen 1999, 2000b, 2009; Fischer 2006; Yu et al. 2012; Riedel and Hansen 2014), Estonia ( Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Fischer and Koponen 2009; Yu et al. 2012), Germany (Jiménez- Peydró 1983a; Belokobylskij et al. 2003; Yu et al. 2012), Greece ( Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Fischer 1984, 2006; Papp 2007; Yu et al. 2012), Hungary ( Szepligeti 1898 as Opius varipes ; Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Papp 2008; Yu et al. 2012), Israel (Papp 1988-1989, 2011 -2012; Fischer and Koponen 1999; Yu et al. 2012), Italy ( Fischer 1980; Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Yu et al. 2012), Korea ( Fischer 1984; Fischer and Koponen 1999; Fischer 2006; Yu et al. 2012), Montenegro ( Brajković et al. 2005; Yu et al. 2012; Žikić et al. 2013b), Norway ( Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Riedel and Hansen 2014), Russia ( Fischer 1984, 2006; Yu et al. 2012), Serbia ( Yu et al. 2012; Žikić et al. 2013b), Spain ( Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Avinent and Jiménez 1987; Fischer and Koponen 1999; Yu et al. 2012), Turkey ( Fischer 1997; Fischer and Beyarslan 2005b; Vardar and Beyarslan 2006; Yu et al. 2012; Beyarslan 2015), UK ( Marshall 1899 as Opius apiculator ; Jiménez-Peydró 1983a; Broad et al. 2012; Yu et al. 2012).

Host records. It has been established as a parasite of several species of Agromyzidae ( Fischer 1972; Fischer and Koponen 1999; Žikić et al. 2013b): Liriomyza congesta (Becker, 1903) , L. flaveola (Fallen, 1823) , L. strigata (Meigen, 1830) , Phytomyza glechomae Kaltenbach, 1862 ( Fischer and Koponen 1999; Yu et al. 2012). According to Žikić et al. (2013b): Agromyza nana Meigen, 1830 , Liriomyza congesta (Becker, 1903) , L. flaveola (Fallen, 1823) , L. strigata (Meigen, 1830) , Phytomyza crassiseta Zetterstedt, 1860 , Ph. glechomae Kaltenbach, 1862 , Ph. scotina Hendel, 1920 , Scaptomyza graminum (Fallen, 1823) ( Diptera : Agromyzidae ). Yu et al. (2012) reported Hydrellia griseola (Fallen, 1813) , Scatomyza graminum (Fallen, 1823) ( Diptera : Drosophilidae ).