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Issue: Vol. 1767 No. 1: 12 May. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-05-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1767.1.2
Page range: 37–54
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A review of Aphidius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran: host associations, distribution and taxonomic notes

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran P. O. Box: 14115-336, I .R. Iran Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, P. O. Box: 998615-538, I .R. Iran
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran P. O. Box: 14115-336, I .R. Iran
Institute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, 8 Stefanou Delta str., 14561, Kifissia, Attica, Greece
Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Plant Pest and Disease Research Institute, P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran
Hymenoptera Aphidius parasitoids aphids Iran host associations

Abstract

A survey of aphid parasitoids belonging to Aphidius Nees was conducted in several parts of Iran, and 17 species were identified between 2001 and 2005. Parasitoids were reared from field-collected aphids, and the tritrophic associations of parasitoids, their aphid hosts, and the respective food plants were determined. The species of Aphidius parasitoids are listed with their distribution and aphid-plant associations. An illustrated key for species identification is presented. Ambiguity of some characters is discussed, and the more reliable characters are indicated and used for the identification key.

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