Brachymeria lasus (Walker, 1841)

Karami, Amene, Talebi, Ali Asghar, Gilasian, Ebrahim, Fathipour, Yaghoub & Mehrabadi, Mohammad, 2023, Native parasitoids of the fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae), an invasive alien pest in northern Iran, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 9 (1), pp. 81-101 : 83-84

Brachymeria lasus (Walker, 1841) ( Fig. 2A)

For taxonomical and morphological characters of this species see Lotfalizadeh et al. (2012) and Narendran and van Achterberg (2016).

Material examined. Iran, Guilan province, Rezvanshahr, Paresar, Sandian , (37°57′22.70″ N, 49°12′82.95″ E), 02.ix.2019, 1♀; on pupae of Hyphantria cunea , leg. A. Karami.

Distribution in Iran. Kerman ( Lotfalizadeh et al., 2012) and Guilan (current study) provinces.

General distribution. Australia (Queensland) , Bangladesh, China (Beijing, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hong Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang) , Fiji, Guam, Hawaii , India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Indochina , Indonesia (Java, West Papua) , Iran, Japan,, Malaysia (

Sarawak), North Africa, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, United States of America (Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin), Vietnam ( Devi & Singh, 2002; Konno et al., 2002; Gupta & Kalesh, 2012; Lotfalizadeh et al., 2012; Gupta et al., 2014; Narendran & van Achterberg, 2016; Noyes, 2019) ( Fig. 4A).

Hosts. Lepidoptera : Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) , Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) ( Erebidae ); Homona magnanima Diakonoff, 1948 ( Tortricidae ); Opisina arenosella Walker, 1864 ( Oecophoridae ) ( Mao & Kunimi, 1994; Noyes, 2019).