Distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran
Eleven species of parasitoids were found to attack 7 species of wheat aphids in Iran. The Simpson's Index of diversity (D) used to compare the aphidiine diversity in various cereal crop systems in geographically different regions of Iran ranged from 0.197 to 0.488, depending on locality. There...
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doaj-e3f27a064b914484b636db22681ab0312021-04-16T20:34:28ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292008-12-01105586387010.14411/eje.2008.114eje-200805-0009Distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in IranEhsan RAKHSHANI0Željko TOMANOVIĆ1Petr STARÝ2Ali-Asghar TALEBI3Nickolas G. KAVALLIERATOS4Abbas-Ali ZAMANI5Srdjan STAMENKOVIĆ6Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, P.O. Box 998615-538, I. R., IranInstitute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech RepublicDepartment of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, P.O. Box 14115-336, I. R., IranLaboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 Stefanou Delta str., 14561 Kifissia, Attica, Greece; e-mail: nick_kaval@hotmail.comDepartment of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Razi, Kermanshah, I. R., IranInstitute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaEleven species of parasitoids were found to attack 7 species of wheat aphids in Iran. The Simpson's Index of diversity (D) used to compare the aphidiine diversity in various cereal crop systems in geographically different regions of Iran ranged from 0.197 to 0.488, depending on locality. There were significant differences among species diversities at different altitudes. The central highlands (1000-1500 meters above mean sea level) were the areas with the most diverse aphid parasitoid complex, differing significantly from that at lower and higher altitudes. We found that altitude explained about 10% of the cereal aphid parasitoid distribution pattern in Iran. Species of the genus Aphidius Nees were the most abundant and widely distributed. These were Aphidius rhopalosiphi De Stefani, Aphidius uzbekistanicus Luzhetski, Aphidius colemani Viereck and Aphidius matricariae Haliday. A. uzbekistanicus, Ephedrus plagiator (Nees) and Ephedrus persicae Froggat were encountered mainly on the plains at lower altitudes. Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) was mainly recorded at higher altitudes in Iran along with its dominant parasitoid species, Diaeretiella rapae (MIntosh). The fact that Iran is close to the presumed area of D. noxia origin (Central Asian submountains) could be very important in further biological control efforts against this pest aphid. According to our results, Aphidius ervi Haliday is a very rare parasitoid of cereal aphids in Iran, which contrast with its high abundance in Europe and North America.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200805-0009_Distribution_and_diversity_of_wheat_aphid_parasitoids_Hymenoptera_Braconidae_Aphidiinae_in_Iran.phpcereal aphidsparasitoidsaphidiinaebraconidaeiranbiodiversity |
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Ehsan RAKHSHANI Željko TOMANOVIĆ Petr STARÝ Ali-Asghar TALEBI Nickolas G. KAVALLIERATOS Abbas-Ali ZAMANI Srdjan STAMENKOVIĆ Distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran European Journal of Entomology cereal aphids parasitoids aphidiinae braconidae iran biodiversity |
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Distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran |
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Distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran |
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Distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran |
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Distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran |
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Distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran |
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distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (hymenoptera: braconidae: aphidiinae) in iran |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science |
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European Journal of Entomology |
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1210-5759 1802-8829 |
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Eleven species of parasitoids were found to attack 7 species of wheat aphids in Iran. The Simpson's Index of diversity (D) used to compare the aphidiine diversity in various cereal crop systems in geographically different regions of Iran ranged from 0.197 to 0.488, depending on locality. There were significant differences among species diversities at different altitudes. The central highlands (1000-1500 meters above mean sea level) were the areas with the most diverse aphid parasitoid complex, differing significantly from that at lower and higher altitudes. We found that altitude explained about 10% of the cereal aphid parasitoid distribution pattern in Iran. Species of the genus Aphidius Nees were the most abundant and widely distributed. These were Aphidius rhopalosiphi De Stefani, Aphidius uzbekistanicus Luzhetski, Aphidius colemani Viereck and Aphidius matricariae Haliday. A. uzbekistanicus, Ephedrus plagiator (Nees) and Ephedrus persicae Froggat were encountered mainly on the plains at lower altitudes. Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) was mainly recorded at higher altitudes in Iran along with its dominant parasitoid species, Diaeretiella rapae (MIntosh). The fact that Iran is close to the presumed area of D. noxia origin (Central Asian submountains) could be very important in further biological control efforts against this pest aphid. According to our results, Aphidius ervi Haliday is a very rare parasitoid of cereal aphids in Iran, which contrast with its high abundance in Europe and North America. |
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cereal aphids parasitoids aphidiinae braconidae iran biodiversity |
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