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Summary Prosopis farcta (Fabaceae) is a native and common perennial weed plant in Iran. In search of environmental-friendly control methods against P. farcta, we discovered the seed feeder moth Nephopterygia austeritella (Lepidoptera;... more
Summary Prosopis farcta (Fabaceae) is a native and common perennial weed plant in Iran. In search of environmental-friendly control methods against P. farcta, we discovered the seed feeder moth Nephopterygia austeritella (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae) in central Iran and studied its bioecology for the first time from 2008 through 2009. Infestation pattern, larval feeding behaviour, developmental period, seasonal occurrence and the adverse impact of the moth on the reproductive organs of P. farcta were investigated. Diagnostic morphological characters of the fifth larval instar of N. austeritella are provided. Two gregarious ectoparasitoids were reared and identified as Apanteles subcamilla and Phanerotoma leucobasis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Mortality rates of the larvae were 3.03 and 13.44% in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Larvae destroyed 29.6-38.4% of the pods of their host plants. The potential of N. austeritella as an efficient biological control agent in IPM programs against P. farc...
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This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon... more
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon wasps on five species of fruit flies were reared. They were as follows: Cremastus lineatus on Urophora terebrans; Diadegma maculatum on Hypenidium robrowskii; Scambus brevicornis on Sphenella marginata, Scambus rufator on Terellia gynacochroma and Urophora sp. and Tranosema sp. on Tephritis sp. dioscurea group. Of them, Cremastus lineatus, S. rufator and Tranosema sp. are new records for ichneumonid fauna of Iran. All host-parasitoid-plant associations were newly established to the science. General distribution of these parasitoids and their biological associations were discussed.
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This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon... more
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon wasps on five species of fruit flies were reared. They were as follows: Cremastus lineatus on Urophora terebrans; Diadegma maculatum on Hypenidium robrowskii; Scambus brevicornis on Sphenella marginata, Scambus rufator on Terellia gynacochroma and Urophora sp. and Tranosema sp. on Tephritis sp. dioscurea group. Of them, Cremastus lineatus, S. rufator and Tranosema sp. are new records for ichneumonid fauna of Iran. All host-parasitoid-plant associations were newly established to the science. General distribution of these parasitoids and their biological associations were discussed.
Mohammadi-Khoramabadi A., Talebi A., Broad G. R., Zwakhals K. - A study of the genus Zabrachypus Cushman, 1920 (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae Pimplinae) from Iran with descriptions of two new species. Four species of the genus Zabrachypus... more
Mohammadi-Khoramabadi A., Talebi A., Broad G. R., Zwakhals K. - A study of the genus Zabrachypus Cushman, 1920 (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae Pimplinae) from Iran with descriptions of two new species. Four species of the genus Zabrachypus were collected and identified from northern Iran, of which one species is recorded for the first time, Z. cazorlensis Rey del Castillo, 1996, and two species are described as new: Z. rubroabdominalis n. sp. and Z. rugatus n. sp.. A key to the species is provided. Their ecology and phenology are discussed. KEY WORDS: taxonomy, Zabrachypus, Z. rubroabdominalis n. sp., Z. rugatus n. sp., Iran.
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This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon... more
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon wasps on five species of fruit flies were reared. They were as follows: Cremastus lineatus on Urophora terebrans; Diadegma maculatum on Hypenidium robrowskii; Scambus brevicornis on Sphenella marginata, Scambus rufator on Terellia gynacochroma and Urophora sp. and Tranosema sp. on Tephritis sp. dioscurea group. Of them, Cremastus lineatus, S. rufator and Tranosema sp. are new records for ichneumonid fauna of Iran. All host-parasitoid-plant associations were newly established to the science. General distribution of these parasitoids and their biological associations were discussed.
In this study, the taxonomy and species diversity of parasitois wasps of Pimpliformes and Ichneumoniformes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) were investigated in the some areas of Yazd province (Zarkoeih, Manshd, Bahabad, Dehert and Totiabad)... more
In this study, the taxonomy and species diversity of parasitois wasps of Pimpliformes and Ichneumoniformes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) were investigated in the some areas of Yazd province (Zarkoeih, Manshd, Bahabad, Dehert and Totiabad) in 2015. The specimens were collected using Malaise traps. Two Malaise traps were placed in each locality in a distance of about 50-100 meters from April to September. Specimens were extracted from the Malaise traps once in every two weeks. In the study of species diversity, species Mesoleptus sp. Of Cryptinae (Ichneumoniformes) family with 24 individuals (%13/28) had the highest frequency, and the Manshad region had the greatest diversity. A total, Pimpliformes group 13 species belonged to 9 genera and three subfamilies, and Ichneumoniformes group 16 species belonged to 12 genera and two subfamilies were collected and identified. Of these, all species, except the two species of Diplazon laetatorius (Fabricius, 1781) and Cryptus nr.inculcator (Linna...
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This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon... more
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon wasps on five species of fruit flies were reared. They were as follows: Cremastus lineatus on Urophora terebrans; Diadegma maculatum on Hypenidium robrowskii; Scambus brevicornis on Sphenella marginata, Scambus rufator on Terellia gynacochroma and Urophora sp. and Tranosema sp. on Tephritis sp. dioscurea group. Of them, Cremastus lineatus, S. rufator and Tranosema sp. are new records for ichneumonid fauna of Iran. All host-parasitoid-plant associations were newly established to the science. General distribution of these parasitoids and their biological associations were discussed.
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon... more
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon wasps on five species of fruit flies were reared. They were as follows: Cremastus lineatus on Urophora terebrans; Diadegma maculatum on Hypenidium robrowskii; Scambus brevicornis on Sphenella marginata, Scambus rufator on Terellia gynacochroma and Urophora sp. and Tranosema sp. on Tephritis sp. dioscurea group. Of them, Cremastus lineatus, S. rufator and Tranosema sp. are new records for ichneumonid fauna of Iran. All host-parasitoid-plant associations were newly established to the science. General distribution of these parasitoids and their biological associations were discussed.
The genus Apechthis (Hym.:Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) with two species, A. capuliferaand A. compunctor, is newly reported from Iran. Diagnostic morphological characters and geographical distribution of them are provided. The number of... more
The genus Apechthis (Hym.:Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) with two species, A. capuliferaand A. compunctor, is newly reported from Iran. Diagnostic morphological characters and geographical distribution of them are provided. The number of genera and species of the subfamily Pimplinae in Iran increased to 23 and 63 respectively.
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon... more
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon wasps on five species of fruit flies were reared. They were as follows: Cremastus lineatus on Urophora terebrans; Diadegma maculatum on Hypenidium robrowskii; Scambus brevicornis on Sphenella marginata, Scambus rufator on Terellia gynacochroma and Urophora sp. and Tranosema sp. on Tephritis sp. dioscurea group. Of them, Cremastus lineatus, S. rufator and Tranosema sp. are new records for ichneumonid fauna of Iran. All host-parasitoid-plant associations were newly established to the science. General distribution of these parasitoids and their biological associations were discussed.
Hymenoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) may occur in caves to pass overwintering phase of their life cycle. Here, Exephanes tauricus Hinz, 2000 (Ichneumonidae) which is a new record to Iranian fauna, is presented as the first record of this... more
Hymenoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) may occur in caves to pass overwintering phase of their life cycle. Here, Exephanes tauricus Hinz, 2000 (Ichneumonidae) which is a new record to Iranian fauna, is presented as the first record of this family with overwintering in a cave (Barezard cave, Ilam province, west of Iran). Its distribution and illustration are provided.
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon... more
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon wasps on five species of fruit flies were reared. They were as follows: Cremastus lineatus on Urophora terebrans; Diadegma maculatum on Hypenidium robrowskii; Scambus brevicornis on Sphenella marginata, Scambus rufator on Terellia gynacochroma and Urophora sp. and Tranosema sp. on Tephritis sp. dioscurea group. Of them, Cremastus lineatus, S. rufator and Tranosema sp. are new records for ichneumonid fauna of Iran. All host-parasitoid-plant associations were newly established to the science. General distribution of these parasitoids and their biological associations were discussed.
Corresponding author: Hossein Lotfalizadeh, E-mail: hlotfalizadeh@gmail.com Copyright © 2016, Pourhaji et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which... more
Corresponding author: Hossein Lotfalizadeh, E-mail: hlotfalizadeh@gmail.com Copyright © 2016, Pourhaji et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Ichneumonid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the northwest of Iran
Two new species of Campoletis Förster (Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae) are described: Campoletis katalinarum sp. nov. from Georgia and Turkey, and Campoletis margaritae sp. nov. from Romania and Armenia. Affixes to the identification key of... more
Two new species of Campoletis Förster (Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae) are described: Campoletis katalinarum sp. nov. from Georgia and Turkey, and Campoletis margaritae sp. nov. from Romania and Armenia. Affixes to the identification key of the most recent revision of the genus are given. Additionally, contributing to the knowledge on biogeographical distribution of several species of the genus, 27 new records of 14 Campoletis species are reported, representing first records for 12 countries in the Palaearctic region.
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In this study, two reared chalcid wasps are newly recorded from Fars province, Iran, as the natural enemies of fig soft scale, Eulecanium sp.(Hemiptera: Coccidae):(1) Scutellista caerulea (Fonscolombe)(Pteromalidae: Eunotinae) and (2)... more
In this study, two reared chalcid wasps are newly recorded from Fars province, Iran, as the natural enemies of fig soft scale, Eulecanium sp.(Hemiptera: Coccidae):(1) Scutellista caerulea (Fonscolombe)(Pteromalidae: Eunotinae) and (2) Blastothrix hungarica Erdös (Encyrtidae: Encyrtinae). Both species were collected from Estahaban (May 2005) and Darab (September 2005; June 2006).
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The subfamily Adelognathinae (Hym.: Ichneumonidae) with two species, Adelognathus brevis and A. pilosus, is newly recorded from Iran.
The fauna of the subfamily Diplazontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the north central parts of Iran was studied during 2010-2011. A total of 933 specimens were collected in 30 localities at different altitudes using Malaise traps.... more
The fauna of the subfamily Diplazontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the north central parts of Iran was studied during 2010-2011. A total of 933 specimens were collected in 30 localities at different altitudes using Malaise traps. Sixteen species belonging to 7 genera were identified of which twelve species indicated by asterisk, are new records for Iran: Diplazon annulatus (Gravenhorst)*, Diplazon laetatorius (Fabricius), D. pectoratorius (Gravenhorst)*, D. tibiatorius (Thunberg)*, Enizemum ornatum (Gravenhorst), Homotropus nigritarsus (Gravenhorst)*, Homotropus pictus (Gravenhorst)*, Promethes sulcator (Gravenhorst), Sussaba flavipes (Lucas)*, Sussaba pulchella (Holmgren)*, Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (Panzer)*, Syrphophilus bizonarius (Gravenhorst)*, Tymmophorus obscuripes (Holmgren)*, Woldstedtius biguttatus (Gravenhorst), Woldstedtius citropectoralis (Schmiedeknecht)* and Xestopelta gracilima (Schmiedeknekht)*. Detailed morphological characters and a key to the genera and spe...
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This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon... more
This study was conducted to collect and identify ichneumonid parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) feeding on the plants of the family Asteraceae in the northwest of Iran during 2013-2015. Five species of ichneumon wasps on five species of fruit flies were reared. They were as follows: Cremastus lineatus on Urophora terebrans; Diadegma maculatum on Hypenidium robrowskii; Scambus brevicornis on Sphenella marginata, Scambus rufator on Terellia gynacochroma and Urophora sp. and Tranosema sp. on Tephritis sp. dioscurea group. Of them, Cremastus lineatus, S. rufator and Tranosema sp. are new records for ichneumonid fauna of Iran. All host-parasitoid-plant associations were newly established to the science. General distribution of these parasitoids and their biological associations were discussed.
Two new records of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) from Iran A. Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, H. Lotfalizadeh, B. Gharali and M. Moghaddam 1. Department of Plant Production, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Darab, Shiraz University,... more
Two new records of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) from Iran A. Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, H. Lotfalizadeh, B. Gharali and M. Moghaddam 1. Department of Plant Production, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Darab, Shiraz University, Darab, Iran, 2. Department of Plant Protection, Azarbaijan-e Sharghi Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tabriz, Iran, 3. Department of Plant Protection, Qazvin Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Qazvin, Iran.4. Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran. *Corresponding author, E-mail: mohamadk@shirazu.ac.ir
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Corresponding author: Hossein Lotfalizadeh, E-mail: hlotfalizadeh@gmail.com Copyright © 2016, Pourhaji et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which... more
Corresponding author: Hossein Lotfalizadeh, E-mail: hlotfalizadeh@gmail.com Copyright © 2016, Pourhaji et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Ichneumonid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the northwest of Iran
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Two parasitoid wasps, Torymus artemisiae Mayr and Torymoides violaceus (Nikol'skaya), were reared on Artemisia herba-alba (Asteraceae) galles, in central Iran. Torymus artemisiae and T. violaceus were developed from the gall midges:... more
Two parasitoid wasps, Torymus artemisiae Mayr and Torymoides violaceus (Nikol'skaya), were reared on Artemisia herba-alba (Asteraceae) galles, in central Iran. Torymus artemisiae and T. violaceus were developed from the gall midges: Rhopalomyia navasi Tavares and R. hispanica Tavares, respectively. The occurrence of these two parasitic wasps in Iran, and their associations with R. navasi and R. hispanica, are new. Data on the wasps' biological associations and geographical distribution are provided. The parasitoid composi- tions of the genus Rhopalomyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) were also discussed.
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Corresponding author: Masumeh Moghaddam, E-mail: moghadam@iripp.ir Copyright © 2015, Moghaddam and Mohammadi-Khoramabadi. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0),... more
Corresponding author: Masumeh Moghaddam, E-mail: moghadam@iripp.ir Copyright © 2015, Moghaddam and Mohammadi-Khoramabadi. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) on Artemisia spp. (Asteraceae) in Iran
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This study was conducted to determine parasitoid species of the subfamily Pimplinae(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the north of Iran during 2010. A total of 267specimens of Pimplinae were captured with malaise traps. Twenty one species in... more
This study was conducted to determine parasitoid species of the subfamily Pimplinae(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the north of Iran during 2010. A total of 267specimens of Pimplinae were captured with malaise traps. Twenty one species in 13genera were identified. Of these, 11 species are new for the fauna of Iran: Itoplectisalternans (G RAVENHORST 1829), Pimpla asiatica K ASPARYAN 1973, P. insignatoria (G RAVENHORST 1807), Dolichomithus agnoscendus (R OMAN 1939), Liotryphonpunctulatus (R ATZEBURG 1848), Clistopyga incitator (F ABRICIUS 1793), C. laevis K ASPARYAN 1981, Tromatobia lineatoria (V ILLERS 1789), T. ornata (G RAVENHORST 1829), Schizopyga flavifrons H OLMGREN 1856 and Zabrachypus primus C USHMAN 1920. With this study, the number of the Pimplinae species known from Iran increases to53 species. Furthermore, seasonal abundance emergence periods and distribution ofpimpline ichneumon wasps through biodiversity hotspots of Iran are provided.Key words: Pimplinae, Ichneumonidae, ...
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Corresponding author: Abbas Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, E-mail: mohamadk@shirazu.ac.ir Copyright © 2020, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi & Riedel. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC... more
Corresponding author: Abbas Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, E-mail: mohamadk@shirazu.ac.ir Copyright © 2020, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi & Riedel. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Casinaria Holmgren and Dusona Cameron (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in Iran: distribution extension
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Hybrizon buccatus (de Brebisson, 1825) is newly recorded from Iran, as the first member of the subfamily Hybrizontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). This species has been collected from different locations in Northern Iran. Diagnostic... more
Hybrizon buccatus (de Brebisson, 1825) is newly recorded from Iran, as the first member of the subfamily Hybrizontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). This species has been collected from different locations in Northern Iran. Diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of the species are briefly discussed.
Eurytoma scrophulariae Zerova, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) was reared on Stator limbatus (Horn, 1873) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) as a seed-eater beetle of Prosopis stephaniana (Willd.) (Fabaceae). It is a new... more
Eurytoma scrophulariae Zerova, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) was reared on Stator limbatus (Horn, 1873) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) as a seed-eater beetle of Prosopis stephaniana (Willd.) (Fabaceae). It is a new record of E. scrophulariae from south and center of Iran. The association of E. scrophulariae on S. limbatus and P. stephaniana is newly described.
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... Eureka Alert. ... The deleterious effect of prenatal alcohol exposure on 16 year old offspring is the subject of the article by Cynthia A. Larkby and colleagues in the March 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child... more
... Eureka Alert. ... The deleterious effect of prenatal alcohol exposure on 16 year old offspring is the subject of the article by Cynthia A. Larkby and colleagues in the March 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).(2) In the ...
Corresponding author: Abbas Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, E-mail: mohamadk@shirazu.ac.ir Copyright © 2020, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY... more
Corresponding author: Abbas Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, E-mail: mohamadk@shirazu.ac.ir Copyright © 2020, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. New records of the family Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera, Ichnemonoidea) to the fauna of Iran
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Two parasitoid wasps, Torymus artemisiae Mayr and Torymoides violaceus (Nikol’skaya), were reared on Artemisia herba-alba (Asteraceae) galles, in central Iran. Torymus artemisiae and T. violaceus were developed from the gall midges:... more
Two parasitoid wasps, Torymus artemisiae Mayr and Torymoides violaceus (Nikol’skaya), were reared on Artemisia herba-alba (Asteraceae) galles, in central Iran. Torymus artemisiae and T. violaceus were developed from the gall midges: Rhopalomyia navasi Tavares and R. hispanica Tavares, respectively. The occurrence of these two parasitic wasps in Iran, and their associations with R. navasi and R. hispanica, are new. Data on the wasps’ biological associations and geographical distribution are provided. The parasitoid compositions of the genus Rhopalomyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) were also discussed.
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In this survey, the genus Orthocentrus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Orthocentrinae) was studied in Tehran and Gilan provinces of Iran. A total of 154 specimens of the genus were collected using Malaise traps during 2010.... more
In this survey, the genus Orthocentrus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Orthocentrinae) was studied in Tehran and Gilan provinces of Iran. A total of 154 specimens of the genus were collected using Malaise traps during 2010. The genus Orthocentrus and its seven species and one subspecies are new records for the fauna of Iran: O. asper (Gravenhorst, 1829), O. castellanus Ceballos, 1963, O. hirsutor Aubert, 1969, O. protervus Holmgren, 1858, O. sannio Holmgren, 1858, O. strigatus Holmgren, 1858, O. winnertzii Forster, 1850 and O. winnertzii planator Aubert, 1978. Seasonal abundance, emergence period, distribution and altitudinal changes in Orthocentrus fauna on two slopes of the Alborz Mountains are provided. Keys for identification of Orthocentrus species found in Gilan and Tehran provinces are presented based on males and females.