در استان هاي تهران و گيلان HOM: COCCODAE شناسايي زنبورهاي پارازيتوييد و هيپرپارازيتوييد تعدادي از عمومي ترين شپشك هاي نرم تن

An Identification of Parasitoids and Hyperparasitoids of the Most Common Soft Scales (Hom.:Coccidae) in Tehran and Guilan Provinces

During 2002, a study was conducted to collect and identify parasitoid and hyperparasitoid wasps of the most common soft scales (Hom.:Coccidae) including Coccus hesperidum (L.), Eulecanium coryli (L.), E. tiliae L., Sphaerolecanium prunastri Fonscolombe, Saissetia oleae (Oliver) and Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock in Tehran and Guilan provinces. Primary parasitoids identified were Blastothrix sericea (Dalman), Encyrtus lecaniorum Mayr, Metaphycus angustfrons Compere, Microterys hortulanus Erdos, Microterys nietneri (Motschulsky) (Hym. :Encyrtidae) and Coccophagus lycimnia (Walker) (Hym.:Aphelinidae). Whereas two identified secondary ones were: Cerapterocerus mirabilis Westwood (Hym .:Encyrtidae) and Pachyneuron muscarum (L.)(Hym.:Pteromalidae). During the study, an egg predator, Moranila californica (Howard) (Hym.:Pteromalidae), was also identified and collected. The species, M angustifrons, M hortulanus and M. californica are new records from Iran.