Species diversity and community structure of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera) in two ecological hotspots of Iran: implication for conservation

Species diversity and community structure of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera) in two ecological hotspots of Iran: implication for conservation Parisa Abdoli1, Ali Asghar Talebi1*, Nickolas G. Kavallieratos2, Samira Farahani3­ and Rasoul Khosravi4 1. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, I.R. Iran. [e-mail]; [e-mail] 2. Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens; 75 Iera Odos str., 11855 Athens, Attica, Greece. [e-mail] 3. Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, I. R. Iran. [e-mail] 4. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Engineering, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, [e-mail] * Correspondence. E-mail: [e-mail]