Aphids living on Echinops in Iran: Turanoleucon jashenkoi (Hemiptera, Aphididae) as a new record | ||
| Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 301-308 PDF (1.43 M) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zahra Goodarzifar1; Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh1; Mohsen Mehrparvar* 2 | ||
| 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran | ||
| 2Department of Biodiversity Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental SciencesGraduate University of Advanced Technology7631133131 Kerman, IRAN | ||
| Abstract | ||
| So far, three aphid species including Aphis fabae Scopoli, 1763, Brachycaudus cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) and Paczoskia meridionalis Holman, 1981 are reported on Echinops in Iran. In this study, two more aphid species were collected on Echinops in Iran: Myzus persicae(Sulzer, 1776) and Turanoleucon jashenkoiKadyrbekov, 2002.The little-known aphid genus Turanoleucon and the species T. jashenkoiare reported here for the first time from Iran. The biometric data of apterous and alate viviparous females of Iranian population of T. jashenkoiare given from specimens collected from Fars province, Iran. The morphological differences between Iranian population and the original description of the species, i.e. Kazakhstan population, are discussed. An identification key to the apterous viviparous female aphids living on Echinops in Iran is provided. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Macrosiphini; fauna; Taxonomy; distribution | ||
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