A review of oak gall wasps of Iran, distribution, host plants and introducing a managing programm for their's protection

This stGall wasps fauna of Iran studied during the years 2001-2007 on six oak species included; Q.infectoria, Q.brantii, Q.libani, Q.macranthera, Q.petraea, Q.castaneifoliae. Among 78 gall wasps species collected and identified in these studies, 18 species are the new for science and 20 species were the new report for the country. Importance of gall wasps fauna of the country and a managing program for their`s protection in Zagross ecosystem is presented.The names of collected and identified oak gall wasps of Iran are as below:Andricus corruptrix, A. glandulae, A. inflator, A. cydoniae, A. malpighii, A. superfetationis, A. caliciformis, A. conglomeratus, A. dentimitratus, A. fecundator, A. gemmeus, A. kollari, A. lucidus, A. quercustozae, A. crispator, A. tomentosus, A. caputmedusae, A. sadeghii, A. infectorius, A. istvani, A. coriariformis, A. stellatus, A. atkinsonae, A. pujadevillari, A. schoenroggei, A. grossulariae, A. megalucidus, A. moreae, A. cecconii, A. curtisii, A. megatruncicolus, A. polycerus, A. sternlichti, A. multiplicatus, A. stonei, A. askewi, A. galeatus, A. curvator, A. coriarius, A. hystrix, A. csokai, A. assarehi, A. pseudoaries, A. chodjaii, A. solitarius, A. aries, A. giraudianus, A. theophrastea, Aphelonyx persica, Ap. cerricola Biorhiza pallida, Callirhytis glandium, Ca. reticulatus, Ca. rufescens, Cynips quercusfolii, Cy. korsakovi, Cy. loricatus, Cy. quercus, Cy. divisa, Cy. cornifex, Cy. distica, Cy. longiventris, Dryocosmus tavakolii, D. mikoi, D. caspiensis, D. israelii, Neuroterus lanuginosus, N. anthracinus, N. saliens, N. gyulaigaraiae, N. quercusbaccarum, N. numismalis, N. albipes, Pseudoneuroterus macropterus, Synophrus politus, S. olivieri, Trigonaspis synaspis, T. megaptera