Cotesia saltator (Thunberg, 1922)

Distribution in Iran. Sistan & Baluchestan (Khajeh et al. 2014), Iran (no locality cited) (Telenga 1955; Belokobylskij 1998).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Lebanon, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, former Yugoslavia (Yu et al. 2012), Belgium, North Africa (Shenefelt 1972).

Host records. Acrolepia autumnitella, Yponomeuta padella, Lymantria dispar (Shenefelt 1972; Yu et al. 2012), Aporia crataegi, Biston betularia, Yponomeuta malinellus, Phalonia dipoltella (Shenefelt 1972) . A solitary parasitoid of Anthocharis cardamines (Nixon 1974; Yu et al. 2012). Yu et al. (2012) reported also Anthocharis euphenoides, Daphnis nerii, Euchloe simplonia, Heliothis peltigera, Hyles euphorbiae .