Hadi Ostovan

• Full Professor
• Professor (Full) at College of Agricultural Sciences, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University ,ُ Shiraz, IRAN

A new melicharid mite belonging to the genus Orthadenella Athias-Henriot (1973), namely Orthadenella multipilisaccula sp. nov., is described. It was collected from forest soil in northern Iran. By having different shapes of spermathecal apparatus and tectum, and different sizes of legs and some dorsal idiosomal setae, it can be distinguished from O...

Orius Wolff 1811 occurs throughout Oriental, Ethiopian, Palaearctic, and Neotropical regions and feed on a wide range of insect pests. This study investigated habitat suitability for 15 species of Orius under current and future climates throughout Iran using a Maxent modeling approach, combining presence-only field data with climate derived variabl...

Larvae of two closely related species Cassida palaestina Reiche, 1858 and Cassida rubiginosa Müller, 1776 are described in detail including SEM microstructures. First instars are extremely similar with no clear diagnostic characters, larvae of Cassida palaestina are slightly more contrastingly coloured than larvae of C. rubiginosa, the latter havin...

A phylogenetic analysis was conducted on the moth tribe Cnephasiini based on 83 morphological characters of adults (63 binary and 20 multistate). The analysis included 26 species representing 20 genera, plus two outgroup representatives of the tribe Tortricini. The cladistic analysis resulted in the 10 most parsimonious trees. The tribe Cnephasiini...

Two rare Uropodina species are reported from Iran: Macrodinychus iranicus Babaeian and Khalili-Moghadam, 2021 from soil in an apricot plantation; Oplitis iranicus Kazemi and Kontschán, 2007 from soils in orange plantations.

The fauna of the family Alydidae Amyot and Serville, 1843 in the Middle East comprises 33 species in 13 genera. The fauna of the Iranian Alydidae includes 22 species in 11 genera. Additionally, the fauna of the Iran is the most diverse in the Middle Eastern countries.

This study aims to evaluate the abundance and biodiversity of mesostigmata mites in five orchard sites in the Kharameh region, Fars Province, from 2019 to 2021. In total, 4824 specimens were collected, revealing the dominance of two major families: Laelapidae (22%) and Blattisociidae (12%). The diversity within the Kharameh region, measured by the...

E. 2024. A pioneering exploration of soil mite biodiversity in Isfahan, in the center of Iran (Acari, Prostigmata and Mesostigmata). Spixiana 46 (2): 187-195. The current study was carried out during 2018-2019, to evaluate the biodiversity of soil mites in Isfahan parks. Totally, 50 species of Prostigmata and Mesostig-mata were collected and identi...

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is cultivated as a monocotyledonous plant in a large part of the world. The Wheat aphid, Schizaphis graminum Rondani (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is among the most important pests of wheat. One of the most important predators of this pest is Hippodamia variegata Goeze. Considering the use of insecticide spirotetramat in cere...

The first step in biodiversity studies and integrated pest management is to identify the species in the region. This research was conducted in order to identify the fauna of mites under the order Mesostigmata (Acari: Mesostigmata) from gardens and fields of the Kharameh region of Fars province during 2014-2016. In this research, 10 species from 5 f...

Mites are one of the largest groups of Arachnida with global distribution. Mesostigmatic mites are the largest order (in both number and distribution) among super order mites Parasitiformes. In a recent study by Fauna Mesostigmatic mites were studied as biodiversity index from Darab region (Fars province-Iran).Continuous tree soil sampling was done...

Gossypium hirsutum L. ‫اﺳﺖ‬ ‫اﯾﺮان‬ ‫وﯾﮋه‬ ‫ﺑﻪ‬ ‫دﻧﯿﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ‬ ‫اﻏﻠﺐ‬ ‫در‬ ‫اﻗﺘﺼﺎدي‬ ‫ﮔﯿﺎه‬ ‫ﯾﮏ‬. ‫اﯾـﻦ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫از‬ ‫ﮐـﺎووس‬ ‫ﮔﻨﺒـﺪ‬ ‫ﺷﻬﺮﺳـﺘﺎن‬ ‫در‬ ‫وﯾـﮋه‬ ‫ﺑـﻪ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﮔﻠﺴﺘﺎن‬ ‫اﺳﺘﺎن‬ ‫در‬ ‫ارزﺷﻤﻨﺪ‬ ‫ﮔﯿﺎه‬ ‫ﺧﺎﺻـﯽ‬ ‫اﻋﺘﺒـﺎر‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻫﻤﯿـﺖ‬ ‫ﺑﺮﺧﻮردار‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺷـﺪ‬ ‫ﻣﯽ‬. ‫ﮐﻨـﻪ‬ ‫ﺗـﺎرﺗﻦ‬ ‫ﻫـﺎي‬ Acari:Tetranychidae) (. Tetranychus spp ‫آﻓـﺎت‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻠـﻪ‬ ‫از‬ ‫ﺧﺴﺎرت‬...

The beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808) and the Egyptian cotton leafworm, S. littoralis (Boisduval, 1833), are amongst the most notorious agricultural pest species in Iran. Spodoptera exigua is considered a serious pest of different crops, whereas S. littoralis is known as an important pest of cotton. In this paper, the potential distr...

Pistachio is one of the most important agricultural products of the country. It is extremely important and accounts for about 81 percent of the country's non-oil revenues. In this study, the degradation of two pesticides, metacystox and fenitrithion was investigated by ultraviolet radiation. These three pesticides are commonly used in a wide range...

Species diversity is one of the most important indicators of changes in ecosystems. This subject always considered as a significant point in ecosystem. Mesotigmatid mites are the largest order among Parasitiformes mites. The main purpose of this survey was evaluating of species diversity of mites among Mesotigmata during the 2018 in Shiraz city. In...

Abstract The most common stored pests of date palm in Khuzestan province are Ephestia kuehniella Zeller and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus). Considering the importance of using microbial control agents in the integrated management of date palm pests, the interaction of these pathogens on control of these pests was investigated. In this stud...

The most dominant pest of date stored in Khuzestan Province is Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). In this study, the effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Kurstaki bacteria and Beauveria bassiana pathogenic fungi on the population dynamics of E. kuehniella date stock pest were investigated. To fulfill this, insectariums were kept in v...

Ma (1996) described Gaeolaelaps debilis as a new species from China, being just one female collected from the nest of Daurian ground squirrel, Spermophilus dauricus Brandt (Rodentia: Sciuridae), in the Jilin Province. Then he presented a supplementary description of this species, based on female and deutonymph specimens collected from soil in same...

Agricultural products particularly fruits and vegetables are being sprayed frequently without considering the detrimental consequences of pesticides. Some farmers even do not observe the "No Harvest" period between the spraying and harvesting time. In farms for the control of pests, diazinon (60% EC), imidacloprid (35% SC), primicarb (50% WP) and a...

Pesticides residues on foods are potentially toxic to humans and it is of great concern. They may induce adverse health effects such as cancer, effects on reproduction, immune and nervous system complications. One of the important goals of public and environmental health officials is reducing exposure to pesticide residues on foods. Food preparatio...

Considering the importance of agricultural raw materials, especially tomatoes, which are considered as one of the main products of Iranian household basket and commonly used freshly, it is important to pay attention to the amount of pesticide residues in agricultural raw materials. In greenhouse for the control of pests, diazinon (60% EC), imidaclo...

The fauna of Iranian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) is reviewed listing all hitherto known distribution records. Comments on taxonomy, identification and nomenclature are provided. The type locality is also given for each species originally described from Iran. One species, Rhantus (Rhantus) frontalis (Marsham, 1802) is new for the fauna of Iran. Accordin...

Ethion is a broad-spectrum pesticide commonly used for control of insects on pistachio (Pistacia vera L.). The extensive use of pesticides on pistachio fruits has raised concerns about pesticide residues. In this study, used UV radiation and TiO2 photocatalyst as decomposing agent to evaluate the rate of ethion degradation. The experiment in two mo...

A new species, Orius (Heterorius) linnavuorii Moulet, Ghahari & Ostovan sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae), is described from Semnan Province (Iran). The species was collected on Acer velutinum, and confirmed as a predator of Asterobemisia atraphaxius. A checklist of 18 Iranian Orius species is provided.

A revised checklist of 53 Iranian species and subspecies of the genus Cerceris Latreille, 1802 (Crabronidae) is provided. One species, C. fimbriata (Rossi, 1790), is newly recorded from Iran.

Family Anthocoridae, are biological control agents in many agroecosystems. The seasonal abundance and distribution of Orius species were determined from different crops, trees, flowers and weeds in Fars province during 2016-2018. In this study Orius albidipennis (Reuter), Orius laticollis discolor (Reuter), Orius laticollis laticollis (Reuter), Ori...

Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) is a parasite of pigeons but also a host for hyperparasitic mites living on the same avian hosts. Four species and subspecies of mites found on this louse fly, Myialges anchora, Promyialges italicus sp. nov., Promyialges lophortyx (Astigmata: Epidermoptidae), and Ornithocheyletia hallae hallae (Pro...

The current paper presents new data on the distribution of 51 species of crabronid wasp (Hymenoptera: Spheciformes: Crabronidae) from the subfamilies Crabroninae (42 species of 15 genera and 5 tribes) and Pemphredoninae (9 species of 6 genera and two tribes) collected at 21 sampling sites in the Fars Province of Iran. Three species, Tachysphex niti...

The checklist comprises all species of six families of Iranian aquatic Polyphaga (Coleoptera). In total, 43 species/subspecies within the families, Georissidae (one species), Helophoridae (25 species and two subspecies), Hydrochidae (three species), Spercheidae (one species), Curculionidae (nine species) and Erirhinidae (two species) are listed for...

Didineis bucharica Gussakovskij, 1937 and Harpactus pulchellus A. Costa, 1859 are recorded from Iran for the first time. In addition, Bembix eburnea Radoszkowsky, 1877 is new for Fars province.

This checklist comprises all species of Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea) quoted in the literature referring to Iran and confirmed by our study. In total, 104 species within 17 genera and five subfamilies, Hydrophilinae (eight genera, 63 species), Chaetarthriinae (three genera, five species), Enochrinae (single genus, 20 species), Acidocer...

The fauna of Astigmatid mites in birds' nest was studied in Isfahan province of Iran. During 2014-2016 Calvolia priapus Volgin 1990 was collected from the Eurasian magpie or common magpie nest, Pica pica (Passeriformes: Corvidae). This is the second time definition of this species from the world and characters were compared with the first record. S...

Anthocoris golestanicus sp. n. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) is described from Golestan province (northern Iran). The species was collected on Rubus hyrcanus (Linnaeus) (Rosaceae) as the predator of Aphis idaei van der Goot, 1912 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Aleurocanthus zizyphi Priesner et Hosny, 1934 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Updated list...

Different pesticides have been used to control pests of barberry (Berberis vulgaris) in south Khorasan province, Iran. Due to use barberry in both raw and cooked, identification and quantification of residues of common pesticides (Diazinon, Oxydemeton-methyl and Phosalone) in barberry was monitored by using GC-MS. To achieve a suitable method for e...

The appearance of pesticides in agricultural products is a serious concern for consumers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the amount of pesticides in cucumber in Fars province. The process of work was that 64 samples of fresh cucumber were analyzed for the presence of 4 pesticides (diazinon, imidacloprid, primicarb and acetamiprid) using...

According to our analysis of literature sources on the family Hydraenidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) of Iran, it is represented by 67 species and three genera: Hydraena Kugelann, 1794 (21 species), Limnebius Leach, 1815 (six species) and Ochthebius Leach, 1815 (40 species). Twenty-two species are supposed to be endemic to Iran. Here, for the firs...

A faunistic study of superfamily Ascoidea (Acari: Mesostigmata) except family Ameroseiidae in Guilan province, Northern Iran was carried out during 2015-2016. During this study 13 species of seven genera belong to two families Ascidae and Melicharidae were collected and identified. Four species namely Asca aphidioides (LINNAEUS), Zerconopsis michae...

Mites are one of the largest and most diverse subclasses of Arachnida with a worldwide distribution. The order includes 456 families and more than 56000 species. In this study mesostigmatic soil mite fauna was studied as indicators of biodiversity in soil beneath 20 different plants selected from Eram botanical garden located in Shiraz (Fars provin...

The fauna of Iranian Histeridae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea) is summarized. In total, 127 species and subspecies from 37 genera and six subfamilies are reported from Iran: Abraeinae (eight species, four genera), Dendrophilinae (nine species, seven genera), Haeteriinae (three species, two genera), Histerinae (34 species, nine genera), Saprininae (71 sp...

The published data on Iranian Anthocoridae (Hemiptera) are summarized in this paper. In total 51 species of three sub-families Anthocorinae, Lyctocorinae and Scolopinae within 10 genera (Amphiareus Distant, Anthocoris Fallén, Bucha-naniella Reuter, Cardiastethus Fieber, Dufouriellus Kirkaldy, Elatophilus Reuter, Lyctocoris Hahn, Orius Wolff, Temnos...

In order to collecting and identifying of Astigmatic mites, sampling was carried out during 2015-2016 in Isfahan and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces, Iran was performed. A total of 15 species belonging to four families, seven genera were identified. The genus Sennertia Oudemans, 1905 and also the male species of Tyrophagus silvester Zachvatkin,...

In order to collecting and identifying of Astigmatic mites, sampling was carried out during 2015-2016 in Isfahan and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces, Iran was performed. A total of 15 species belonging to four families, seven genera were identified. The genus Sennertia Oudemans, 1905 and also the male species of Tyrophagus silvester Zachvatkin,...

Carabid beetles are a large cosmopolitan family of the Coleoptera which are distributed over broad geographic ranges and in all major terrestrial habitats. In this study, carabid beetles were collectedby light traps in Ahvaz vicinity, Khuzestan province, south-west Iran during 2013. Totally, 21 species belonging to 17 genera of Carabidae were c...

Erythraeus (Zaracarus) coleopterus Mortazavi, Hajiqanbar & Saboori, 2012 (Acari: Parasitengona: Erythraeidae) was described based on a single specimen from Kerman province, southeastern Iran, associated with a scarabaeid beetle, Cyphonoxia sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). This species reports for the second time from stored grain (off host) in Saqqe...

During a 2016 survey conducted in Markazi and Lorestan provinces located in the Central Iran, 1490 specimens of Dolichopodidae were collected and identified. Two genera (Lamprochromus sp. and Micromorphus sp.) and eight dolichopodid species [Chrysotus pennatus Lichtwardt, 1902, Sybistroma impar (Rondani, 1843), Tachytrechus beckeri Lichtwardt, 1917...

Anthocoris kmenti sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) is described from Mazandaran province (northern Iran). The species was collected on Rubus idaeus (Linnaeus) (Rosaceae), and confi rmed as the predator of Pealius setosus Danzig, 1964 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).

An annotated checklist of Myxophaga (Hydroscaphidae and Sphaeriusidae) and Adephaga (including Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Rhysodidae) from Iran is compiled. The total number of taxa include 39 species of 15 genera. The family Haliplidae is represented by 15 species, Gyrinidae by 12 species, Noteridae by seven species, Rhysodidae by three spe...

Mesostigmata ‫شناسايي‬ ‫گونه‬ ‫همگي‬ ‫كه‬ ‫شدند‬ ‫مي‬ ‫جديد‬ ‫كردستان‬ ‫استان‬ ‫فون‬ ‫براي‬ ‫ها‬ ‫آن‬ ‫بین‬ ‫در‬ .‫باشند‬ ‫گونه‬ ‫ها‬ Erythraeus southcotti (Goldarazena and Zhang, 3331) ‫كنه‬ ‫فون‬ ‫براي‬ ‫بیش‬ .‫است‬ ‫جديد‬ ‫ايران‬ ‫هاي‬ ‫گونه‬ ‫پراكنش‬ ‫و‬ ‫فراواني‬ ‫ترين‬ ‫كنه‬ ‫در‬ ‫اي‬ ‫گونه‬ ‫به‬ ‫مربوط‬ ‫شكارگر‬ ‫هاي‬ Cheyletus malaccensis (...

The distribution of the Byrrhidae, Elmidae, Limnichidae and Psephenidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) of Iran is summarized. A total of eight species of Byrrhidae (four genera), 17 species of Elmidae (seven genera), two species of Limnichidae (one genus), and two species of Psephenidae (two genera) are listed. Curimopsis (Curimopsis) taurica Paulus, 197...

A list of 20 species and subspecies of Carabidae belonging to nine genera and three subfamilies are reported from date palm gardens and rice fields in south-west Iran. Among them, Tachyura (Sphaerotachys) variabilis (Chaudoir, 1876) is newly recorded for Iran. 956 carabid taxa are currently recorded for Iran.

The distribution of Dryopidae and Heteroceridae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) of Iran is summarized. A total of ten species of Dryopidae in three genera (Dryops Olivier, Parahelichus Löbl & Smetana, and Praehelichus Löbl & Smetana), and 18 species of Heteroceridae in two genera (Augyles Schiödte and Heterocerus Fabricius) are listed. Augyles hispidulus...

the distribution of the Byrrhidae, elmidae, limnichidae and Psephenidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) of iran is summarized. A total of eight species of Byrrhidae (four genera), 17 species of elmidae (seven genera), two species of limnichidae (one genus), and two species of Psephenidae (two genera) are listed. Curimopsis (Curimopsis) taurica Paulus, 197...

The Iranian fauna of the Cimicidae and Largidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) is summarized in this paper. In total, 2 species from 2 genera of Cimicidae and single species of Largidae are listed.

The Iranian fauna of the Cimicidae and Largidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) is summarized in this paper. In total, 2 species from 2 genera of Cimicidae and single species of Largidae are listed.

An extensive survey of predatory coccinellid beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) was conducted in the Khatam County, Iran, over a period of six months (April-September, 2013). In this study, a total of 13 species belonging to nine genera of ladybirds were collected and identified, among them, Hyperaspis reppensis (Herbst, 1783) is a new record from...

Twenty localities of Yazd province in central Iran were investigated for lady bird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) during y ears 2009-2014. Here we report pol ymorphism of elytra coloration pattern in six species of ladybird beetles from Yazd province. In total, four morphs of Adalia decempunctata (LINNAEUS, 1758), and two m orphs of Clitosteth...

Twenty localities of Yazd province in central Iran were investigated for lady bird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) during y ears 2009-2014. Here we report pol ymorphism of elytra coloration pattern in six species of ladybird beetles from Yazd province. In total, four morphs of Adalia decempunctata (LINNAEUS, 1758), and two m orphs of Clitosteth...

The agricultural pest's population is controlled by diverse limiting factors in nature. Majority of ladybird beetles, both adults and larvae, are beneficial insects, predators of plant pests. They feed on wide variety of prey species such as aphids, scale insects, whiteflies, psyllids, thrips, mites, leafhoppers, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera larvae a...

important Tehran's forest park. One of the main problems of pine trees in the Chitgar park is pine bark beetle, which causes direct harms to these trees, and also is vector of some virus and bacterial pathogens. There is limited information about the life cycle and control methodologies for these pests. So, this research was conducted, for the firs...

317 specimens of Dolichopodidae were collected and 19 species were identified to species or genus level. Three dolichopodid species [Medetera jacula (Fallén, 1823), Rhaphium albifrons Zetterstedt, 1843 and Thrypticus bellus Loew, 1869] are recorded for the first time from Iran. The new distribution of 11 genera and 16 species in the Markazi and Lor...

Introduction: The leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina (L.) (Lepidoptera, Cossidae), is an important xylophagous pest on different trees such as walnut, Juglans regia (L.), which weaken the host trees by canalling in the trunks. Regarding type of damage and host range of the pest, it is so difficult to control. Catching of the male moths by traps containin...

Mites are one of the largest and most diverse subclasses of Arachnida with a worldwide distribution. The order includes 456 families and more than 56,000 species. In this study, mesostigmatic soil mite fauna was studied as indicators of biodiversity in the 52-hectare Police park of the city of Tehran, Iran. The area of the park was divided into...

Identification of Orius species (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) is usually based on male genitalia. We report a systematic study of the female copulatory tube of 7 Orius species from Fars province (Iran). Our results indicate that copulatory tubes can be used as a reliable character to identify females of this genus.

The fauna of Coleoptera from the rice fields and surrounding grasslands of northern Iran is studied. In total 27 species from 10 families Alleculidae (2), Anthicidae (6), Cantharidae (3), Cleridae (2), Elmidae (3), Glaphyridae (4), Elateridae (3), Helophoridae (2), Silphidae (1), and Spercheidae (1) were collected and identified. Zusammenfassung Di...

A b s t r a c t : The tephritid fauna (Diptera: Tephritidae) was studied in different places of Fars province (South Iran) during year 2013. A total of 15 species representing 13 genera belonging to five tribes and two subfamilies were collected and recognized. The genus Schistopterum BECKER, 1903 and two species viz., S. moebiusi BECKER, 1903 and...