The Lynx spider belonging to the family Oxyopidae is an important hunting spider. Members of this family are all predatory in nature, attacking many herbivorous pests. This is the first report on the occurrence of the predatory spider, Oxyopes lineatus (Araneae: Oxyopidae) predating on tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Iran. Oxyopes lineatus was found in both tomato greenhouses and open fields during the summer of 2015. The spider was observed to attack and consume T. absoluta. It would appear that this spider can be considered a natural control agent against tomato leaf miner; helping to naturally improve suppression of T. absoluta populations.
