The Entomological Society of Iran Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 2423-8112 3 3 2017 08 06 Adelius aridus (Tobias, 1967) (Hym., Braconidae, Cheloninae) associated with a Tamarix leafminer (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae), new for Iran 229 238 20339 10.52547/jibs.3.3.229 EN Hossein Ali Derafshan Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, I.R. Iran Ehsan Rakhshani Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, I.R. Iran Samira Farahani Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran Francisco Javier Peris Felipo Bleichestrasse 15, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland Journal Article 2017 07 23 Adelius aridus (Tobias, 1967) (Braconidae, Cheloninae) is recorded for the first time from Iran. It was collected among Tamarix stricta Boiss and Tamarix aphylla (L.) Karst. shrubs in Eastern Iran (Hamoon wetlands, Sistan), of which the latter was severely infested by an unknown nepticulid leaf miner (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae). Adelius aridus is redescribed and its generic position is discussed. https://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article_20339_68722b092586cf1d41e07bb366c760c6.pdf