Brachistes minutus RATZEBURG 1848: 28 An annotated catalogue of the Iranian Agathidinae and Brachistinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) N. S Ghahari, H. F, Bassus E, Camptothlipsis S, Coccygidium F, Cremnops Linzer biologische Beiträge 2013 2013-12-20 45 2 1873 1901 3BNGX (RATZEBURG 1848) RATZEBURG 1848 [178,703,1201,1223] Insecta Braconidae Eubazus Animalia Hymenoptera 15 1888 Arthropoda species minutus Brachistes      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 1904as Calyptus  minutusRATZEBRUGunder 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).