Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects of Zayandeh Roud River and Its Branches, Isfahan Province, Iran.
Shayeghi، Mansoreh نويسنده Department of Entomology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Shayeghi, Mansoreh , Vatandoost، Hassan نويسنده , , Gorouhi، Abdollah نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Gorouhi, Abdollah , Sanei-Dehkordi، Ali Reza نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Sanei-Dehkordi, Ali Reza , Salim-Abadi، Yaser نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Salim-Abadi, Yaser , Karami، Mohsen نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Karami, Mohsen , Jalil-Navaz، Mohammad Reza نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Jalil-Navaz, Mohammad Reza , Akhavan، Amir Ahmad نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Akhavan, Amir Ahmad , Shiekh، Zahra نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Shiekh, Zahra , Vatandoost، Sajad نويسنده Department of Zoology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Vatandoost, Sajad , Arandian ، Mohammad Hossein نويسنده Esfahan Health Research Station, National Institute of Health Research, Esfahan, Iran ,
Background: Aquatic insects are the major groups of arthropods that spend some parts of their life cycle in the water. These insects play an important role for transmission of some human and animal diseases. There is few information about the aquatic insects fauna of Iran.
Methods: To study the aquatic insects fauna, adult, nymphal and larval collections were carried out from different habitats using the standard technique in Zayandeh Roud River, Isfahan Province,central Iran, during summer 2011.
Results: In total, 741 speimens of aquatic insects were collected and morphologically identified. They include 7 families and 12 genera representing 2 Orders. The order of Diptera (92.31%) and Coleoptera (7.69%). The families Culicidae, Syrphidae and Chironomidae from Diptera order, Gyrinidae, Dytiscidae, Haliplidae, Hydrophilidae from Coleoptera order were identified.
Conclusion: Some aquatic insects play an important role for transmission of human and animal diseases. These insects also are important for biological control. Therefore ecological study on aquatic insects can provide information about ecology of insects in an area for any decision making.