Family-species Parasitoids’ abundance (percentage) (2008) Parasitoids’ abundance (percentage) (2009) Mean of parasitoids abundance (percentage) Relative abundance of parasitoids Emerged generation
Torymidae 44.196 47.518 45.857    
*Antistrophoplesconthurnatus 61.94 42.004 51.972 38.058 1,2,3
*Microdontomenusannulatus 38.06 57.994 48.027 7.799 1,2,3
Braconidae 17.41 17.829 17.619    
Braconhebetor 90.94 9.466 50.203 9.040 1,2,3
*Braconluteator 9.06 90.534 49.797 8.579 1,2,3
Pteromalidae 13.168 11.580 12.374    
Colotrechnusviridis 91.184 7.169 49.176 8.816 1,2,3
*Pteromalus sp. 8.816 92.831 50.823 3.558 1
Eurytomidae 9.598 6.433 8.015    
Eurytomaacroptilae 100 100 100 8.015  
Eulophidae 3.906 4.687 4.296    
Pronotaliacarlinarum 100 100 100 4.296  
Ormyridae 5.915 5.514 5.714    
Ormyrusorientalis 100 100 100 5.714  
Cynipidae 5.803 6.433 6.118    
Isocolustinctorius 100 100 100 6.118  
Total 100 100 100 100  
Newly recorded as parasitoid of the host [12-14]
**Genus or species, as new records for Iran’s insect fauna [13,14]
Table 1: The identified parasitoid species of A. helianthiand their abundance in Kohgiloyeh safflower farms.