A5062123335- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Research on scale insects
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Plant and animal studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Agricultural safety and regulations
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
2023-2024
Islamic Azad University, Mashhad
2024
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
2023-2024
Sewanee: The University of the South
2024
Islamic Azad University of Shiraz
2016-2021
Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad Branch
2017-2020
Lorestan University
2013
The Iranian species of the tribe Hyperaspidini Mulsant, 1846 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are reviewed. current list includes 12 species, all placed in a single genus Hyperaspis Chevrolat, 1836. Hyperapsis asiatica Lewis, 1896 and H. pumila 1850 excluded from Coccinellidae. Diagnoses given. Images adult beetles diagnostic characters male genitalia distributed Iran shown. A key to identification is presented. Distribution records provided for each along with information on host plants prey...
Abstract The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773), is native to Asia but has been introduced many countries, both intentionally and unintentionally. In the Middle East region, H. was so far only known from Iran Turkey. This study reports for first time a country with hot desert climate, Saudi Arabia. single specimen that found most likely result of unintentional release. Successful spreading in Arabia will be limited because high temperatures during summer scarcity prey...
An updated checklist of the Coccinellidae species former subfamily Sticholotidinae recorded from Iran is provided. Eleven are reported: two classified presently in Microweiseinae (in genera Paracoelopterus Normand, 1936 and Serangium Blackburn, 1889), nine tribe Sticholotidini Coccinellinae Coelopterus Mulsant & Rey, 1852 Pharoscymnus Bedel, 1906). smirnovi Dobzhansky, 1927 removed list Iran. Distribution Iranian provinces presented. Data concerning their host plants along with prey also...
Although checklists of the Iranian ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) have been made twice in recent years, they a number shortcomings. Moreover, since these checklist were published, several species added to fauna and previously reported excluded. We therefore compiled an updated Coccinellidae found Iran its individual provinces based on available literature unpublished records. The data allowed addition one species, Hyperaspis guttulata Fairmaire, 1870, fauna. On other hand, some...
The Iranian checklist of the tribe Chilocorini Mulsant, 1846 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is updated. In total, 13 species belonging to four genera (Brumoides Chapin, 1965, Chilocorus Leach, 1815, Exochomus Redtenbacher, 1843, and Parexochomus Barovsky, 1922) are listed from Iran. An identification key all currently known Iran presented along with illustrations adult specimens male genitalia.
SummaryOver the past few decades, many records of parasitoids parasitizing Coccinellidae have been reported from Iran. Some them, presented in hard to access conference proceedings, theses, older books and journal articles, were then inaccurately quoted other papers. Furthermore, some subsequently considered misidentifications corrected identity was proposed later published Due accumulation that misleading information, we decided gather critically evaluate all available Iranian data on...
The genus Coccidula Kugelann includes five species distributed in the Holarctic, with one North America and four Palearctic region. belongs to tribe Coccidulini which historically was treated as a separate subfamily within ladybird beetles, but recent studies confirmed its placement broadly defined Coccinellinae. All are revised new synonymy of Lithophilus naviauxi Duverger C. litophiloides Reitter is proposed. Light electron microscopy pictures support morphological descriptions. An...
Nephus incisus has previously been considered to be a species endemic the Canary Islands. In this note we present data indicating that its range is wider. The newly recorded sites are in northern Algeria, south of mainland Spain and Cape Verde.
Based on reviewing the previous relevant literature Iranian ladybirds as well identifying and studying coccinellid specimens collected during 2013–2016 from various localities in Lorestan province (Western Iran), a revised checklist of Coccinellidae is presented, with 57 species 25 genera 10 tribes. Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) excluded fauna Lorestan, Clitostethus arcuatus (Rossi, 1794) Nephus bipunctatus (Kugelann, are added to Lorestan. Moreover, an identification key...
We report on two lady beetle species, Oenopia conglobata (Linnaeus) and Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus), sympatric in Chaharmahal Bakhtiari Province, Iran, closely resembling each other coloration. This may be an interesting example of Müllerian mimicry. The putative model, O. conglobata, retains its typical pink elytral background with 16 black spots, whereas the locally most common form (forma fasciatopunctata) polymorphic mimic, A. bipunctata, exhibits a similar that is otherwise absent...
Hippodamia Chevrolat, 1836 currently comprises 19 species. Four species of are native to the Palearctic region: arctica (Schneider, 1792), H. septemmaculata (DeGeer, 1775), tredecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758), and variegata (Goeze, 1777). Here, we provide an identification key these species, along with illustrations morphological characters.
Abstract Species of Pachyneuron Walker are most often reported as hyperparasitoids aphids, coccids and psyllids (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha). On the other hand, quite many reports concern hyperparasitism in predators Sternorrhyncha, mainly ladybird beetles. In this paper we report on association muscarum (L.) with a Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) Kermanshah (Iran). One male P. was bred from H. larva parasitized by primary parasitoid genus Homalotylus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) specimen...
Additional notes to the morphology of Hyperaspis pseudopustulata Mulsant, 1853 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)