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Abstract
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The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is one of the most devastating pests of greenhouse and outdoor tomato crops. Since
it is a newly introduced pest in Iran, there is an important need to search for its natural enemies. In the course of a survey on the natural
enemies of this pest, samplings were carried out in tomato greenhouses heavily infested with the tomato leafminer, in the Borazjan region
of the Bushehr province in Iran. Leaves with mines were reared in the laboratory until emergence of parasitoids. A single parasitoid species
of the family Eulophidae was reared and identified as Neochrysocharis formosus (Westwood 1833). This species is reported for the first
time on the tomato leafminer in Iran. Such information may help in developing biological control programs to control this serious pest
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