Hussein Sadeghi

• PhD
• Professor (Full) at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

During a survey of gall-inducing aphids on pistachio trees in Razavi-Khorasan Province, larvae of a parasitic mite were collected inside the galls of Forda hirsuta (Aphididae). The mite was identified as Erythraeus (Erythraeus) pistacicus Haitlinger, Mehrnejad & Šundić based on morphological, and molecular data. This is the first record of this mit...

Trichogrammatid wasps are the most common natural enemies around the world used for biocontrol many important lepidoptran pests. Therefore, the availability of suitable storage methods for these parasitoids is valuable in biological control. In this study, the performance of Trichogramma brassicae reared on two different hosts and in two different...

Based on available literature sources, we have listed the genera and species of springtails (Collembola) of Iran located in Southwest Asia. In total, 301 named species of Collembola are listed in catalogue. This includes 286 described species in 109 genera from 20 families recorded from Iran. Of them, 15 species are also considered as dubious speci...

Phytoseiid mites are important for biological control of some pest species including phytophagous mites and small insects. The species, Phytoseius corniger Wainstein is one of the most abundant predatory mite in fruit orchards and urban green spaces in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Biological parameters of this predatory feeding on the two-spotte...

The common pistachio psylla, Agonoscena pistaciae, is a major pest of the pistachio trees, which is supposed to be consisted of many allopatric populations. Since psyllids, including A. pistaciae, have close associations with various obligate mutualists and facultative symbionts, the study was conducted to determine the diversity of bacterial endos...

During faunistic surveys of Short-Tongued (ST) bees in northeastern Iran, a total of 33 Andrena species were collected and identified. Within collected specimens, 12 species were new records for Iranian fauna. The subgenus Tarsandrena was also reported for the first time from the country. Taking into account the new records, the number of all bee s...

An annotated and updated checklist of Iranian bee taxa in the Halictus genus-group is presented and synopsized in this paper. Totally 59 species within two genera (Halictus Latreille and Seladonia Robertson) are listed which among them, Seladonia (Pachyceble) petrae (Blüthgen, 1933), Seladonia (Seladonia) mugodjarica (Blüthgen, 1933) and the rare S...

The list of new eriophyoid mites species were discovered, described and reported from arid and semi-arid regions in East Iran (South Khorasan, Iran), as a part of results of my PhD thesis that was published in The 4th International Persian Congress of Acarology (26 new species and 2 new records), also won the best oral presentation award.

Drought phenomenon as a consequence of climate change may become a major limiting factor for agricultural systems, and its impacts on plant-insect interactions are only partially understood. Addressing this issue, life-history responses of the jujube lace bug were evaluated on jujube tree under three water treatments (control, moderate and severe d...

Soil-dwelling Entomobryomorphan Collembola from the Northeast of Iran were sampled for the first time as part of a biodiversity surveying study with the aim of improving ecosystem conservation. Materials were obtained by sampling in three different ecosystems including forest, rangeland and agricultural fields between 2018 and 2019. The specimens w...

We examined the density, diversity, and seasonal fluctuation of soil inhabiting Collembola in different ecosystems: agricultural, rangeland, and forest ecosystems in the North Khorasan province of Iran from June 2018 to May 2019. The sampling program was conducted monthly on the three sites. Density was measured on the number of individuals per squ...

A checklist of the bees of the genus Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 of Iran, based on the literature data and also field surveys in northeastern Iran (North Khorasan and Khorasan-e Razavi provinces) is presented. The resulting checklist comprises nine subgenera and 63 species. Four species of the genus Hylaeus, including H. (Lambdopsis) rinki (Gorski, 185...

This article provides an annotated catalog of the Symphypleona and Neelipleona (Hexapoda: Collembola) of Iran based on published literature and specimens recently collected from three different ecosystems in North Khorasan province (Forest, Rangeland, and Agricultural) of the years 2018 and 2019. Thirty-five species in seven families and 17 genera...

The common pistachio psylla, Agonoscena pistaciae Burckhardt & Lauterer, 1989 (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae), is a key pest found in pistachio orchards in Iran. This pest has a high potential for developing resistance to insecticides due to its short life cycle and high reproductive potential. Intensive application of insecticides leads to excessive sele...

The leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina L. (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) is a serious pest of walnut trees in Iran. Due to special habitat of this cossid, the application of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) may offer an efficient strategy in suppressing populations of this pest. The efficacy of two commercially available EPNs Steinernema carpocapsae and Hetero...

2021) On the effect of ozonated water on mortality of Tetranychus urticae (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae) on Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae) in greenhouse conditions. Persian Journal of Acarology, 10(1): 95-106. ABSTRACT Pesticide-resistant populations of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, have been reported in many countries. This...

The common pistachio psylla, Agonoscena pistaciae Burckhardt and Lauterer (Hem: Aphalaridae) is one of the main and most destructive pests of pistachio orchards in Iran. Chemical control is a widely applied method to manage this pest problem. The intensive use of insecticides has led to the development of resistant populations of the common pistach...

During field surveys of eriophyid mites associated with autochthonous plants species in semi-arid and arid environments in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran, summer 2016 and 2017), seven new eriophyid mite species (Acari: Eriophyidae) were discovered. They are Aceria astratorae sp. nov. on Astragalus pinetorum Boiss. (Leguminosae), Aceria as...

The Ichneumonidae, one of the largest insect families, includes beneficial insects parasitizing several pests. Due to the geographic and climatic varability of Iran, a great Ichneumonidae diversity may be expected, but our knowledge about fauna and biodiversity of this family in Iran is still insufficient, with only a few sporadic biodiversity stud...

During the field study of eriophyoid mites associated with Lamiaceae species in semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran, summer 2017), two new eriophyid mite species (Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) were discovered. They are Aceria pocrii sp. nov. on Teucrium polium L. and Cecidophyes punctinea sp. nov. on Rosmarinus...

During the field study of eriophyoid mites from autochthonous plants in semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, from 2016 to 2017), four new Aceria species (Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) were collected. They are Aceria halothamni sp. nov. on Halothamnus auriculus (Moq.) Botsch. (Amaranthaceae), Aceria acan...

During a field survey in 2016–2107, three new species of eriophyid mites (Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) were collected from Leguminosae plants, from semi-arid and arid environment in Birjand region, South Khorasan province, East of Iran. They are Aculus onobrychiensis sp. nov. from Onobrychis laxiflora Baker, Anthocoptes dorokhshii sp....

During the field surveys of eriophyoid mites associated to plant species of Artemisia L. (Compositae) from semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran 2016-2017), three new Aceria spp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) were collected. They are Aceria gallartae sp. nov. on Artemisia sieberi Besser, Aceria khaniensis...

Although correct and precise identification of natural enemies is the bedrock of biological control, traditional identification methods for species may often rely on mundane and time-consuming dissection and rearing methods. The Anthocoris species complex associated with common psyllid species (Cacopsylla pyricola, Agonoscena pistaciae and Psyllops...

During the field study of eriophyoid mites from Clematis orientalis L. (Ranunculaceae) in semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran, from 2016 to 2017), two new eriophyid mite species (Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) were collected. They are Epitrimerus birjandica sp. nov. and Aculus clemachinensis sp. nov.; they are i...

During the field surveys on eriophyoid mites associated with plant species of the Rosaceae family in semi-arid and arid environments in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran 2016-2017), three new vagrant species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) were found. They are Epitrimerus vulgarubi sp. nov. on Rubus vulgaris Weihe & Nees, Phyllocoptes trilobos sp. nov...

The predatory bug, Anthocoris minki Dohrn (Hem.: Anthocoridae), is an important predator of ash psyllid, Psyllopsis repens Loginova (Hem.: Psyllidae) and is very abundant on ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior L.) in Mashhad region, Iran. Functional response parameters, handling time and searching efficiency are of particular value in understanding feedi...

Two new species and an additional record of eriophyid mites from semi-arid and arid environments in East Iran are reported. Aculops ammodendris sp. nov. from Ammodendron persicum Bunge ex Boiss. (Leguminosae) and Aceria launaeae sp. nov. from Launaea acanthodes (Boiss.) Kuntze (Asteraceae) are described and illustrated. No symptoms were observed on...

A survey of gall-inducing aphids on elm and poplar trees was carried out during 2017 in Razavi Kho-rasan province, NE Iran. As a result, 15 species of gall-inducing aphids from 5 genera, all belonging to the subfamily Eriosomatinae, were recorded on 6 host plant species. The collected species included the genera Eriosoma, Kaltenbachiella, Pemphigus...

Two new species belonging to the Eriophyidae were found on Tilia begoniifolia Steven in Golestan province of Iran, and are described and illustrated herein. Eriophyes begoniifoliae sp. nov. was associated to round galls protruded on both surfaces of the leaves. Aculus namdari sp. nov. was vagrant on the leaf undersurface and no damage was observed...

Identification of spider mites of the genus Tetranychus is strenuous due to their minute size and the restricted number of diagnostic characters. Most species of the Iranian Tetranychus spider mites are morphologically alike, distinguishable only based on male aedeagus; however, most of the intercepted Tetranychus specimens are females, leaving the...

The common pistachio psylla, Agonoscena pistaciae Burckhardt and Lauterer is a key pest throughout all pistachio producing regions of Iran. Pest management depends primarily on the application of chemical insecticides. The lack of compatibility between natural enemies and pesticides is the main concern to ecologists in the integrated management of...

Weather events such as drought and elevated atmospheric CO2 are likely to interact with plants in numerous ways with diverse mechanisms. As a consequence of changes in quality of plants, the performance parameters and population dynamics of herbivores are expected to be influenced. In this study, a split-plot design was used to evaluate the interac...

During a faunistic survey on eriophyoid mites associated with weeds in Golestan province of Iran, four eriophyoid species were collected. A new species, Aculops hyperisaemum sp. nov., was found on Hypericum androsaemum L. (Hypericaceae) and herein described and illustrated. Paraphytoptus paradoxus Nalepa, 1896, Aceria lamii (Liro, 1943) and Aceria...

Ant-aphid mutualism may increase or decrease plant yield. This depends on the relative cost of damage by ant-tended aphids versus the relative benefit of ant suppression of other (non-aphid) herbivores and associated yield losses. To evaluate the effect of mutualism between cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii, and brown ant, Lasius brunneus, on the produc...

Problepsis cinerea is reported as a new genus and species for the fauna of Iran. The species is recorded based on two females, collected in South Iran. Identification was confirmed by morphological characters and barcoding data. Information on the morphology and diagnostic characters are given, in comparison with the similar species. Remarks on the...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the biological traits of the native isolate of entophilic nematodes from Kerman region against the larvae of the leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina L. (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) the serious pest of walnut trees in Iran. Main purposes were pathogenicity assays in plate and branch, relationship between host body siz...

Two new vagrant species of eriophyoid mites, Brevulacus cornifrontis sp. nov. and Cecidophyes aliabadi sp. nov., living on the under surface of the leaves of Quercus castaneifolia (Fagaceae) in Iran are described and illustrated. It is also the first record of a species belonging to the genus Cecidophyes found in Iran. Keys to the World Brevulacus...

Tephritid fruit flies are ranked as one of the most damaging groups of insect pests. Morphological identification of fruit flies is mainly performed on adults due to the lack of adequate identification keys for immature stages. The peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders), infests some of the principal commercial fruits and vegetables. It is,...

Tephritid fruit flies are ranked as one of the most damaging groups of insect pests. Morphological identification of fruit flies is mainly performed on adults due to the lack of adequate identification keys for immature stages. The peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders), infests some of the principal commercial fruits and vegetables. It is,...

Alignment of 131 sequences including four B. zonata sequences to form the in-silico test set using Clustal W implemented in Genefious 10.1.3. (JPG)

The hoverfly Trichopsomyia ochrozona (Stackelberg, 1952) (Diptera: Syrphidae) is recorded for the first time from Iran. An illustrated key to the West Palaearctic species of Trichopsomyia is presented. Illustrations of the puparium of Trichopsomyia joratensis Goeldin, 1997 and the larva and puparium of T. ochrozona are given and their larval and ad...

The understanding of host specificity of predacious insects is one of the most important problems in the investigation of biological control. Prey preference and the potential for prey switching in Anthocoris minki Dohrn (Hem.: Anthocoridae) was assessed in two- choice experiments under environmentally controlled conditions. Manly's preference inde...

شته های جنس Pemphigus Harting (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Eriosomatinae) از مهم ترین شته های گال زای درختان صنوبر به شمار می روند. علی رغم اهمیت اقتصادی خسارت شته های گال زا روی درختان صنوبر، تاکنون مطالعه اختصاصی برای معرفی آن ها انجام نشده است. بررسی هایی که در بهار 1396 بر روی درختان صنوبر استان خراسان رضوی صورت گرفت، تعداد 9 گونه شته گال زا از روی د...

Aphid–ant associations are often described as mutually beneficial interactions in which honeydew is traded for protection from predators and parasitoids. The aim of the present study was to determine parasitization avoidance in ant‐tended aphid colonies. Field experiments were carried out on two host plants: hoary cress Lepidium draba (Brassicaceae...

Two new Diptacus species (Diptilomiopidae: Diptilomiopinae) including D. genusetosus sp. nov. and D. longiscatuber sp. nov. were collected from Alnus subcordata C. A. Meyer (Betulaceae) and Cornus sanguinea L. (Cornaceae), respectively, in Aliabad-e-Katul, Iran. They are described and illustrated. The new species appear to be vagrants on the leaf u...

Two new species of eriophyoid mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) were found on Zelkova carpinifolia (Ulmaceae) in Golestan Province, Iran. They are described as Tegolophus zelkofoliae sp. nov. and Rectalox dorsoenodis sp. nov. Both new species were vagrants on the leaf underside and no damage was observed on the infested plants. It is the...

The fitness of natural enemies should be altered in response to changes in herbivore quality induced by the impact of increased atmospheric CO2 levels on plants. We studied the effect of different CO2 levels on the aphid predator Episyrphus balteatus DeGeer fed either specialist or generalist aphids reared on either of two host plants under laborat...

Molecular species identification has become more ubiquitous in diagnostics of insects, particularly in situations where morphological identification is a laborious or time-consuming process. Tetranychid mites are serious agricultural pests. Identification of tetranychid mites is usually arduous and requires a high level of taxonomic expertise becau...

Introduction: The cowpea seed beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus F.) is one of the most injurious insects infesting a wide range of leguminous stored seeds such as Lens culinaris, Vigna radiata, Vicia faba and Vigna unguiculata (1). This insect also causes secondary infestation during pulse storage, and may cause total loss within three months. The b...

The tribes Phaeogenini Förster, 1869 and Platylabini Berthoumieu, 1904 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) were studied in Golestan province, Northeastern Iran, during 2015-2016. The specimens were collected using Malaise traps and sweeping nets. Totally, 8 species belonging to 6 genera were identified which among them, two genera including Misetus Wesmae...

Four species of eriophyoid mites are recorded from Iran, of which three represent new records and the other is a new species. These species are: Brevulacus salicinus n. sp. (Diptilomiopidae), found on Salix sp. (Salicaceae); Aceria wallichianae Keifer, 1975 from Ulmus minor (Ulmaceae); Aceria granulata Carmona, 1972 from Verbascum spp. (Scrophulari...

A survey of ant-aphid interaction was conducted by collecting and identifying samples of ants and aphids associated with some aphid host plants in the urban landscape of Mashhad and Yazd, Iran. As a result, a total of 11 ant species representing 3 subfamilies and 5 aphid species were identified. All ant species are newly recorded for the fauna of Y...

The aphid species, Cinara pinihabitans (Mordvilko 1894), is newly recorded from Iran. It was collected from mountain pine, Pinus mugo, during a survey on the insect fauna of urban green landscapes of the city of Mashhad, Iran from June 2014 to July 2015. Key words: Aphids, Pinus mugo, Mashhad, Iran

Food webs centered on aphids contain networks of species, some directly related to prey characteristics, others mediated via the characteristics of the host plant. These tritrophic interactions can be even more extensive and complex when ants are present in aphid colonies. This study investigated how the presence of ants (Cataglyphis aenescens Nyla...

The elm leaf beetle, Xanthogaleruca luteola (Müll). (Col: Chrysomelidae) is one of the most important pests on elm trees in Iran. Due to environmental issues of synthetic insecticides, biorational agents have been advised in control management programs of elm leaf beetle in urban green spaces. The susceptibility of adults and 3rd instar larvae of t...

The present study deals with coccinellid biodiversity on coniferous trees Pinus mugo and Thuja orientalis trees during 2014 and 2015 in urban landscape of Mashhad district, Iran. A total of nine species belong to six genera were identified. Coccinella septempunctata L. showed the highest population density on both tree species with relative frequen...

Three mite species of the family Eriophyidae from Iran are described and illustrated. They are: Tegolophus marrubiumer sp. nov. on Marrubium vulgare L. (Lamiaceae); Phyllocoptes sp. cf. balasi Farkas, 1962 on Sanguisorba minor Scop. subsp. minor (Rosaceae) and Aceria fasciculifolis sp. nov. on Astragalus fasciculifolius Boiss. (Fabaceae). Both new...

Intensive sampling on Curculionidae biodiversity in two part of Iran Yazd province (Center) and Razavi Khorasan province (NorthEast) have been conducted. 27 species and 24 genus were identified, that 4 Species are reported as new records for Iranian fauna.

In a survey investigating the spider fauna of Dargaz and Kalat counties in Razavi Khorasan Province of Iran, 13 families and 21 species were recognized, of which three are new to Iran: Minosia simeonica Levy, 1995, Nomisia negebensis Levy, 1995 and Thanatus atratus Simon, 1875. Also, genus Minosia Dalmas, 1921 is recorded for the first time in Iran...

During a survey for natural enemies of the rosaceous longhorn beetle (RLHB), Osphranteria coerulescens, two isolates of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) were found in Razavi Khorasan province of Iran. These isolates were determined to be of the species Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae using morphological characteristics and molecular analy...

This paper includes descriptions and illustrations of two new species including Aceria ulmosimilis Lotfollahi & Haddad n. sp. as blister making species and Aculus tetranemus Lotfollahi & Gol n. sp. as vagrant species on Ulmus minor Mill. (Ulmaceae), and information about three other eriophyid mites collected from Elm trees, Ulmus spp. (Ulmaceae) re...

1. Plant secondary metabolites can govern prey-predator interactions by altering the diet breath of predators and sometimes provide an ecological refuge to prey. Brassicaceae plants and their specialist pests can be used as a model system for understanding the role of chemically mediated effects restricting the diet breath of natural enemies, and c...

A revised checklist to the species of Psylloidea (Hemiptera) from Iran is presented based mainly on literature records, along with some new information on host plant data, distribution and natural enemies. The list includes 95 identified species 26 genera of 5 families, of which one species, Cacopsylla ambigua (Foerster), is newly recorded for the...

Karnyothrips flavipes (Jones 1912), which was collected from peach and mulberry branches infested with white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti), has been newly recorded from Iran. It is also considered to be the first record of the genus Karnyothrips (Watson 1923) for the country. A brief taxonomic diagnosis is provided to f...

This paper includes descriptions and illustrations of two new species including Aceria ulmosimilis Lotfollahi & Haddad n. sp. as blister making species and Aculus tetranemus Lotfollahi & Gol n. sp. as vagrant species on Ulmus minor Mill. (Ulmaceae), and information about three other eriophyid mites collected from Elm trees, Ulmus spp. (Ulmaceae) re...

The selection of oviposition sites by aphidophagous insects is complex because of tritrophic interactions among host plant, aphid and natural enemies. Several factors are known to affect the choice of oviposition site by aphidophagous hoverflies. The decisions of ovipositing females about where to lay their eggs are even more important in insects w...

In this paper, we present the results of a small collection of spiders from north-eastern Iran. One genus (Sosticus Chamberlin 1922) and four species, namely Drassodes chybyndensis Esyunin and Tuneva 2002, Sosticus loricatus (L. Koch 1866), Micaria ignea O. Pickard-Cambridge 1872 and Synema cf. plorator (O. P.-Cambridge 1872), are new records to th...

Four eriophyoid species were identified as new records for the Iranian fauna from South and Razavi Khorasan provinces. These species are Aceria amaranthi Abou-AwAd & El-bAnhAwy, 1992 (Eriophyinae) on Haloxylon aphyllum (Minkw.) iljin (Amaranthaceae), Aceria larreae (kEifEr, 1940) (Eriophyinae) on Zygophyllum eurypterum boiss. & buhsE (Zaygopyllacea...

Mutualism is an interaction in which two species provide benefits for each other. Antaphid associations play an important role on the biological control of aphid pests, as ants’ defence against natural enemies of aphids may reduce efficiency of predators, parasitoids and even microbial agent. Samplings were performed randomly from ants and aphids o...

The present study deals with coccinellid biodiversity on coniferous trees Pinus mugo and Thuja orientalis trees during 2014 and 2015 in urban landscape of Mashhad district, Iran. A total of nine species belong to six genera were identified. Coccinella septempunctata L. showed the highest population density on both tree species with relative frequen...

Abstract The elm leaf beetle, Xanthegaleroca luteola (Col: chrysomelidae) is an important pest of elm trees. In order to study population and life cycle of this pest, 50 branches of 45-cm length were cut each week from different directions of the elm trees that each branch include 10 leaf and transported to the laboratory from which 500 infested le...

Mutualistic relationships between aphids and ants play an important role on biological control of the aphid pests; as of the ants against natural enemies of aphids, causes reduction in efficiency of predators, parasitoids and even microbial agents like Fungi. Identifying of the ants in mutualistic relationship with aphids and range of their habitat...

Ladybird fauna of the pine and cypress trees in Mashhad district was studied during 2014 and 2015. Nine species belonging to 6 genera were detected. The specimens were identified using the available keys and morphological features of body and genitalia, Identification of species were confirmed by Dr Guy Hanley from university of Minot State, USA. T...

The elm leaf beetle, Xanthogaleroca luteola (Col: Chrysomelidae) is an important pest of elm trees. Although this pest attacks several species of elm, it is particularly fond of Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila), but may feed on other elm species as well The most sever damage inflicted by the elm leaf beetle occurs mainly during the larval stages of the...

ABSTRACT The predator bugs (Hetervoptera) are one of the powerful natural enemies in almost urban green spaces ecosystems, which have important role in biological control programs. Based on this, and considering the importance of softwoods as a key factor in air purification and beautification of the city and also Existence wide range of pests of g...

Abstract: One genus and 3 species are reported as new records for the fauna of Iran. They are Eriophyes tiliae (Nalepa, 1890) on Tilia begonifolia (Tiliaceae); Aceria tuberculatus Nalepa, 1891 on Tanacetum parthenium (Asteraceae); and Leipothrix liroi (Roiv., 1947) Jočić and Petanović (2012) on Primula sp. (Primulaceae).

One genus and 3 species are reported as new records for the fauna of Iran. They are Eriophyes tiliae (Nalepa, 1890) on Tilia begonifolia (Tiliaceae); Aceria tuberculatus Nalepa, 1891 on Tanacetum parthenium (Asteraceae); and Leipothrix liroi (Roiv., 1947) Jočić and Petanović (2012) on Primula sp. (Primulaceae).

A survey of ant-aphid associations was conducted by collecting and identifying samples of ants and aphids found together on aphid host plants in Mashhad region, Razavi Khorasan province of Iran. As a result, a total of 21 ant species representing 13 genera and 3 subfamilies and 26 aphid species belonging to 13 genera from 37 host plant species were...

Mutualistic interaction between aphids and ants is one of the classical examples of mutualism. The current study was carried out during 2013-2014 in Golestan province, North-eastern Iran, to investigate the myrmecophilous aphids and their relationships with ants. In this study, 11 ant species representing seven genera and two subfamilies associated...

Three species of order Psocoptera were collected of Iran. They are Ectopsocus briggsi MCLACHLAN, 1899 found on Salix caprea KILMARNOCK (Saliaceae) and Carpinus betulus FASTIGIATA (Betulaceae); Graphopsocus cruciatus LINNAEUS, 1768 on Rosa canina L. (Rosaceae), and Lachesilla quercus KOLBE, 1880 on S. caprea KILMARNOCK (Saliaceae) and Fraxinus excel...

Eight gall midge species were identified as new records for the fauna of Iran from the Golestan province: gall inducing species Rabdophaga rosaria (LOEW, 1850), Rabdophaga nervorum (KIEFFER, 1895), Iteomyia capreae (WINNERTZ, 1853), and zoophagous species Lestodiplosis heterobiae (BARNES, 1928), associated with Salix (Salicaceae); Dasineura irregul...

A new species of the genus Vittacus, V. veronicae Guo, Sadeghi & Xue sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on females collected from Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. (Plantaginaceae) in Ali Abad-e Katool, Golestan Province of Iran. This is the first report of the genus Vittacus from Iran. A key to the species of Vittacus is provided.

A list of 28 species of hover-flies (Syrphidae) collected in Kerman province of Iran in 2013 is given. All species are new for Kerman province, beside them Paragus romanicus Stanescu, 1992 is firstly recorded from Iran.

طی مطالعات انجام شده در اردیبهشت 1393 روی فون بندپایان درخت زبان گنجشک در شهرستان مشهد و حومه، نمونه‏هایی از شپش‏های چوب و کتاب جمع آوری گردید. نمونه ها نزد دکتر Charles Lienhard در موزه ی تاریخ طبیعی سوئیس ارسال گردید که با نام های Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein (Psocoptera: Trogiidae) و Schmidt (Psocoptera: Ectopsocidae) Ectopsocus vishnyakovae...

Abstract. Occurrence of two new parasitoids on ber fruit fly, Carpomya vesuviana Costa (Diptera: Tephritidae) was reported for the first time from Iran. Pest is found to be attacked by two parasitoids namely, Cyrtoptyx lichtensteini (Masi) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), an ectolarvalparasitoid and Coptera nr. silvestrii (Kieffer) (Hymenoptera: Diapri...

During a faunistic survey of natural enemies of spider mites of genus Tetranychus in Mashhad and vicinity, a predatory gall midge species belonging to the family Cecidomyiidae was collected and identified as Feltiella acarisuga Vallot. F. acarisuga is one of the ten species in the genus Feltiella and an important biological control agent of tetrany...

This paper presents the results of a faunistic survey of spiders inhabiting agricultural crops in different locations of Razavi Khorasan province in North-Eastern Iran. Fifteen species belonging to 15 genera of 14 families were determined. Ten species are recorded for the fauna of Razavi Khorasan for the first time, including three species namely Z...

The biological traits of the entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs),Steinernema carpocapsaeandHeterorhabditis bacteriophora, against the larvae of the leopard moth,Zeuzera pyrinawere evaluated in the laboratory. The traits included pathogenicity, penetration potential as well as foraging behaviour. Plate assays were performed using a range of EPN concen...

Four eriophyoid species were identified as new records for the Iranian fauna from South Khorasan province. These species are Aceria sobhiani Sukhareva, Aceria medicaginis (Keifer) (Eriophyinae: Acerini), Aculops cannabicola (Farkas) and Aculus anthobius (Nalepa) (Phyllocoptinae: Anthocoptini). These records increase the eriophyoid fauna of Iran to...