Title of article :
Aphids living on Asteraceae plants in North Khorasan, Iran: report of three aphid species new to fauna of Iran
Author/Authors :
Sedighi ، Neda Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - Ferdowsi University of Mashhad , Hosseini ، Mojtaba Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - Ferdowsi University of Mashhad , Mehrparvar ، Mohsen Department of Biodiversity - Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences - Graduate University of Advanced Technology
Abstract :
During 2015–2017, 28 aphid species belonging to 12 genera were collected and identified on Asteraceae plants in North Khorasan province, Iran. Among these, three aphid species including Macrosiphoniella frigidivora Holman Szelegiewicz, 1974, Macrosiphoniella szalaymarzsoi Szelegiewicz, 1978 and Protaphis iliensis Kadyrbekov, 2001 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are new for aphid fauna of Iran. Brief redescriptions of Iranian populations of these three species are given and compared to the original descriptions.
Keywords :
Aphididae , Compositae , Hemiptera , Iran , new record
Journal title :
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
Journal title :
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
