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Farahani S, Talebi A A, Barahoei H. Occurrence of the rare aphid parasitoid Praon bicolor Mackauer, 1959 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) in central Asia. J. Insect Biodivers. Syst 2015; 1 (1) :11-15
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Occurrence of the rare aphid parasitoid Praon bicolor Mackauer, 1959 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) in central Asia
Samira Farahani * 1, Ali Asghar Talebi2 , Hossein Barahoei3
1- Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Agricultural Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-336, Tehran, I.R. Iran
3- Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Zabol, 98615-538, I.R. Iran
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A seldom collected parasitoid of the pine aphids, Praon bicolor Mackauer, 1959, was captured in Malaise traps, mounted near the pine forests of Alborz Province (north central of Iran). It is the first record of this species from Iran and from the central Asian area. A brief diagnosis according to the morphological characters is presented and the host range within the conifers aphid parasitoids is also discussed.
Keywords: Northern Iran, central Alborz, Pine forest, new record
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Article Type: Short paper | Subject: Systematics/Coleoptera
Received: 2015/09/17 | Accepted: 2015/10/1 | Published: 2015/10/25
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