APHIDS (HEMIPTERA: APHIDIDAE) ASSOCIATED WITH GRASSLANDS OF CENTRAL ALBORZ, IRAN
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The aphid fauna associated with various host plants in grassland areas of central Alborz in Iran were studied. The samples were collected from 2002-2010 from different locations in the southern foothills of the Alborz Mountains which are a major highland on the plateau of Iran. Eighty aphid species from 32 genera in association with 168 host plants were collected and identified. In all, 284 aphid-host plant associations were recorded, 112 of which are new to Iran. Our results showed that grassland areas of central Alborz could be considered as major refugia for aphids from where they migrate to the neighboring cultivated fields. The aphid fauna associated with various host plants in grassland areas of central Alborz in Iran were studied. The samples were collected from 2002-2010 from different locations in the southern foothills of the Alborz Mountains which are a major highland on the plateau of Iran. Eighty aphid species from 32 genera in association with 168 host plants were collected and identified. In all, 284 aphid-host plant associations were recorded, 112 of which are new to Iran. Our results showed that grassland areas of central Alborz could be considered as major refugia for aphids from where they migrate to the neighboring cultivated fields.
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MOKHTARI, A., NOZARI, J., REZWANI, A., RASOLIAN, G., PETROVIĆ-OBRADOVIĆ, O., & RAKHSHANI, E. (2012). APHIDS (HEMIPTERA: APHIDIDAE) ASSOCIATED WITH GRASSLANDS OF CENTRAL ALBORZ, IRAN. Acta Entomologica Serbica, 17(1/2), 1-22. Retrieved from https://aes.bio.bg.ac.rs/index.php/aes/article/view/34
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TSCHARNTKE, T., KLEIN, A.M., KRUESS, A., STEFFAN-DEWENTER, I. & THIES, C., 2005. Landscape perspectives on agricultural intensifi cation and biodiversity - ecosystem service management. Ecology Letters, 8: 857-874.
VAN EMDEN, H.F. & HARRINGTON, R., (eds) 2007. Aphids as Crop Pests. CABI Publishing, London, 717 pp.
BLACKMAN, R.L. & EASTOP, V.F., 2006. Aphids on the world’s herbaceous plants and shrubs. Wiley & Sons Ltd., London, 1020 pp.
DIXON, A.F.G., 1998. Aphid Ecology. Chapman & Hall, New York, 300 pp.
HAVELKA, J., TOMANOVIĆ, Ž., KAVALLIERATOS, N.G., RAKHSHANI, E., PONS, X., PIKE, K.S. & STARÝ, P., 2012. Review and key to the world parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of Aphis ruborum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its role as a reservoir. Annales of the Entomological Society of America, 105: 386-394.
HODJAT, S.H., 1993. A list of aphids and their host plants in Iran. Shahid Chamran University, 148pp.
HOLMAN, J., 2009. Host Plant Catalog of Aphids: Palaearctic region. New York, USA, 1216 pp.
KAVALLIERATOS N.G., STATHAS G.J., ATHANASSIOU C.G. & PAPADOULIS G.T., 2002. Dittrichia viscosa and Rubus ulmifolius as reservoirs of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) and the role of certain coccinellid species. Phytoparasitica, 30: 231-242.
KRANTZ G.W., 1978. A Manual of Acarology, 2nd ed. Oregon State University Book Stores, Inc., OR, 509 pp.
RADJABI, GH., 1989. Insects Attacking Rosaceous Fruit Trees in Iran; Homoptera. Vol. 3. Plant Pests and Diseases Research Institute, Tehran, 256 pp. [In Persian]
RAKHSHANI, E. 2012. Aphid parasitoids (Hym., Braconidae, Aphidiinae) associated with pome and stone fruit trees in Iran. Journal of Crop Protection, 1(2): 81-95.
RAKHSHANI, E., TALEBI, A.A., KAVALLIERATOS, N.G., REZWANI, A., MANZARI, S. & TOMANOVIĆ, Ž., 2005. Parasitoid complex (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) of Aphis craccivora (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) in Iran. Journal of Pest Science, 78: 193-198.
RAKHSHANI, E., TALEBI, A.A., STARÝ, P., TOMANOVIĆ, Ž., MANZARI, S., KAVALLIERATOS, N.G. & ĆETKOVIĆ, A., 2006. A new species of Aphidius Nees, 1818 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) attacking Uroleucon aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) from Iran and Iraq. Journal of Natural History, 40: 1923-1929.
RAKHSHANI, E., TALEBI, A.A., MANZARI, S., TOMANOVIĆ, Ž., STARÝ, P. & REZWANI, A., 2007. Preliminary taxonomic study of the genus Praon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) and its host associations in Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 26: 19-34.
RAKHSHANI, E., TALEBI, A.A., STARÝ, P., TOMANOVIĆ, Ž., KAVALLIERATOS, N.G. & MANZARI, S., 2008a. A review of Aphidius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran: host associations, distribution and taxonomic notes. Zootaxa, 1767: 37-54.
RAKHSHANI, E., TOMANOVIĆ, Ž., STARÝ, P., TALEBI, A.A., KAVALLIERATOS, N.G., ZAMANI, A.A. & STAMENKOVIĆ, S., 2008b. Distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran. European Journal of Entomology, 105: 863-870.
REMAUDIÈRE G, REMAUDIÈRE M., 1997. Catalogue of the world’s Aphididae. INRA, Paris, 475 pp.
REMAUDIERE G. & DAVATCHI A., 1954. Sur un Brachyunguis Das (Hom., Aphididae) nouveau de l’Iran. Rev. Pathol. Vég. Entomol. Agric. France, 33: 241-246.
REMAUDIÈRE G. & DAVATCHI A., 1961. Un Cryptomyzus (Hom., Aphidoidea) nouveau de l’Iran. Rev. Pathol. Vég. Entomol. Agric. France, 40: 3-11.
REMAUDIERE G., 1964. Un genre nouveau d’Aphididae graminicole de l’Iran (Hom., Aphidoidea). Rev. Pathol. Vég. Entomol. Agric. France, 43: 63-70.
REZWANI, A., 2001. Identification key of aphids in Iran. Publication of Agricultural research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran, 304 pp. [in Persian]
STARÝ, P., 1986. Creeping thistle, Cirsium arvense, as a reservoir of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae) in agroecosystems. Acta Entomologica Bohemoslavaca, 83: 425-431.
STARÝ, P., 1988 Aphidiidae. In: MINKS A.K. & HARREWIJN, P. (eds.): Aphids, Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests, Vol. 2B, Elsevier Publ. B.V, Amsterdam, pp.: 171-184.
STARÝ, P., REMAUDIÉRE, G., GONZÁLEZ, D. & SHAHROKHI, S., 2000. A review and host associations of aphid parasitoids (Hym., Braconidae, Aphidiinae) of Iran. Parasitica, 56: 15-41.
TIZADO, E.J., NUŇEZ-PÉREZ, E. & NITEO, J.A., 1992. Reservorios silvestre de parasitoides de pulgones del género Aphis con interés agrícola en la provincia de León. (Hym., Braconidae: Aphidiinae; Hom., Aphididae). Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal Plagas, 18 (2): 309-313.
TOMANOVIĆ, Ž., RAKHSHANI, E., STARÝ, P., KAVALLIERATOS, N.G., STANISAVLJEVIĆ, L.Ž., ŽIKIĆ, V. & ATHANASSIOU, C.G., 2007. Phylogenetic relationships between the genera Aphidius Nees and Lysaphidus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) with description of Aphidius iranicus sp. nov. Canadian Entomologist, 139: 297-307.
TSCHARNTKE, T., KLEIN, A.M., KRUESS, A., STEFFAN-DEWENTER, I. & THIES, C., 2005. Landscape perspectives on agricultural intensifi cation and biodiversity - ecosystem service management. Ecology Letters, 8: 857-874.
VAN EMDEN, H.F. & HARRINGTON, R., (eds) 2007. Aphids as Crop Pests. CABI Publishing, London, 717 pp.