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Occurrence of the rare root aphid parasitoid, Aclitus obscuripennis (Hymeoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran

  • Samira Farahani , Ali Asghar Talebi , Petr Starý and Ehsan Rakhshani EMAIL logo
From the journal Biologia

Abstract

The sampling surveys were conducted in the northern Iran, using several Malaise traps, during 2010–2011. A single specimen of a rare root aphid parasitoid, Aclitus obscuripennisFörster, 1862 (Hym.: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) was identified among the collected specimens. This is the first record of the genus Aclitus in Iran and western Asian area. Aclitus obscuripennis is re-described and illustrated and its occurrence in Iran is discussed. Additional specimens from central Europe were examined and compared. Our findings introduced a new tritrophic ecological system to be further investigated in upcoming studies

Acknowledgements

Contribution by E. Rakhshani was supported by the grant UOZ-GR-9517-2, University of Zabol. Petr Starý was supported by his institute.

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Received: 2017-8-22
Accepted: 2017-11-20
Published Online: 2017-12-29
Published in Print: 2017-12-20

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