M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: 8♀♀: Fars, Farough, 29º15’N, 53º25’E, 04.x.2013, Malaise trap in Pomegranate garden.

H o s t r e c o r d s f r o m I r a n: Peach, Apricot, Plum, Garden Plum, Pear, Apple, Tomato, Cherry, Quince, Kaki, Grapevine, Pomegranate, Medlar, Fig, Grape, Banana, Tangerine, Mandarin, Citrus and many other fruit trees (DASTGHEYB BEHESHTI 1980, SABZEVARI & JAFARI 1991, BEHDAD 1991, PEZHMAN et al. 2011, MODARES AWAL 1994).

H o s t s o u t s i d e I r a n: Larvae in peaches, pears and apples (Rosaceae). Over 250 plant types from more than 40 families (WHITE & ELSON- HARRIS 1992).

D i s t r i b u t i o n i n I r a n: Mazandran, Khorasan, Tehran, Gilan, Markazi, Semnan, Esfahan, Yazd, Kermanshah, Kordestan (DASTGHEYB BEHESHTI 1980, ESMAILI 1983, FISCHER- COLBRIE & BUSCH- PETERSEN 1989, SABZEVARI & JAFARI 1991, BEHDAD 1991, MODARES AWAL 1994, MOHAMADZADE NAMIN et al. 2010c, MIRSARDOO et al. 2010), Fars (FAZEL et al. 2011, PEZHMAN et al. 2011).

G e n e r a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Indian ocean Islands, Australia, Pacific Ocean Islands, Europe, Middle East, Central America, South Africa, West Indies (WHITE & ELSON- HARRIS 1992), Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, introduced North Africa, South Europe, Middle East, Neotropics, West Australia, Hawaii (NORRBOM et al. 1998), Originally an East African species, introduced with commerce to North Africa, Southern Europe, Near and Middle East, Neotropics, Australia and Hawaii, Yemen (MERZ et al. 2006).