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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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
Abstract: (6496 Views)
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.
Article Type:
Short paper |
Subject:
Systematics/Coleoptera Received: 2015/09/17 | Accepted: 2015/10/1 | Published: 2015/10/25