Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of northeastern Iran: aphidiine-aphid-plant associations, key and description of a new species

J Insect Sci. 2012:12:1-26. doi: 10.1673/031.012.14301.

Abstract

Aphid parasitoids of the subfamily Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of northeastern Iran were studied in this paper. A total of 29 species are keyed and illustrated with line drawings. The aphidiines presented in this work have been reared from 42 aphid host taxa occurring on 49 plant taxa from a total of 33 sampling sites. Sixty-six aphidiine-aphid-plant associations are presented. Trioxys metacarpalis sp. nov. from Chaitaphis tenuicaudata Nevsky (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Kochia scoparia, is described. The species diversity based on the comparative faunistic analysis is discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aphids / parasitology*
  • Biological Control Agents
  • Female
  • Food Chain
  • Host-Parasite Interactions
  • Hymenoptera / anatomy & histology
  • Hymenoptera / classification*
  • Hymenoptera / physiology*
  • Iran
  • Male
  • Plant Development
  • Plants / classification
  • Reproduction

Substances

  • Biological Control Agents