Additions to the aphid (Hemiptera, Aphididae) fauna of Iran: three new records and their taxonomic significance

Mehrparvar, Mohsen

doi:10.48311/jibs.12.02.203

Additions to the aphid (Hemiptera, Aphididae) fauna of Iran: three new records and their taxonomic significance

Document Type : Full-length Research Article

Author

Mohsen Mehrparvar

Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran

10.48311/jibs.12.02.203

Abstract

Aphids (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea) represent a diverse group of sap-feeding insects of considerable ecological and economic importance. The Iranian aphid fauna has been the subject of numerous studies, yet new records continue to emerge due to the country’s diverse climates and habitats. In the present study, three aphid species are recorded from Iran for the first time: Brachyunguis calotropicus Menon & Pawar, 1958, Dysaphis atina Ghosh, Basu & Raychaudhuri, 1969, and Metopolophium montanum Hille Ris Lambers, 1966. Detailed morphological characteristics, host plant associations, and biometric data are provided for each species. A redescription of B. calotropicus is presented based on Iranian material, clarifying its morphological features. For M. montanum, the biometric data of the Iranian population extend the ranges in the original description, and an amendment to the “Key to apterae on Rosa” in Aphids on the World’s Plants is proposed. With these additions, the number of aphid species recorded from Iran increases from 576 to 579, further highlighting the underexplored diversity of the Iranian aphid fauna and the importance of continued faunistic and taxonomic research.

Graphical Abstract

Additions to the aphid (Hemiptera, Aphididae) fauna of Iran: three new records and their taxonomic significance

Keywords

Biodiversity

Fauna

Species Distribution

Taxonomy

Western Asia

Subjects

Faunistics

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