Opius (Allotypus) irregularis Wesmael, 1835

Distribution in Iran. Lorestan (Ghahari et al. 2012a).

Distribution outside Iran. Austria (Fischer 1958d as Opius bipustulatus; Fischer 1980, 1981; Hellrigl 1997; Yu et al. 2012), Azerbaijan, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, USA (Yu et al. 2012), Belgium (Wesmael 1835; Yu et al. 2012), England, Ireland (Marshall 1899; Broad et al. 2012 as Apodesmia irregularis; Yu et al. 2012), Germany (Belokobylskij et al. 2003; Yu et al. 2012), Hungary (Fischer 1989; Yu et al. 2012), Serbia (Žikić et al. 2013b as Apodesmia irregularis), Sweden (Thomson 1895; Yu et al. 2012), Turkey (Fischer and Beyarslan 2005a, 2011; Yu et al. 2012; Beyarslan and Fischer 2013; Beyarslan 2015).

Host records. Chromatomyia primulae (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851) ( Diptera: Agromyzidae); Pegomya solennis (Meigen, 1826) ( Diptera: Anthomyiidae); Asphondylia verbasci (Vallot, 1826) ( Diptera: Cecidomyiidae); Hydrellia griseola (Fallen, 1813) ( Diptera: Ephydridae); Tephritis leontodontis (De Geer, 1776) ( Diptera: Tephritidae) (Yu et al. 2012; Žikić et al. 2013b). It has also been reported from Ancylis mitterbacheriana (Denis et Schiffermüller, 1775) ( Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Yu et al. 2012).