Title of article :
Seven new records of Mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) for Alborz Mountains, (Tehran Province) Iran
Author/Authors :
Mirzaee, Z Islamic Azad University - Tehran Medical Branch , Pashaie Rad, Sh Faculty of Biological Science - Shahid Beheshti University
Abstract :
There are few papers about the fauna of the mantids in Iran and should be considered as poorly known taxon in Iran. New faunistic records of 10 species of mantids for the fauna of Iran are presented. Seven species- Empusa fasciata, E. hedenborgii, E. pennicornis (Empusidae), Bolivaria brachyptera, Ameles persa (Mantidae), Iris nana, I. polystictica (Tarachodidae) – are new records for the mantid fauna of Iran.
Keywords :
Mantodea , Alborz Mountain , Iranian Plateau , New records
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
