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Title: Distribution and diversity of wheat aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran
Authors: Rakhshani, Ehsan
Tomanović, Željko 
Starý, Petr
Talebi, Ali Asghar
Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
Zamani, Abbas Ali
Stamenković, Srđan 
Keywords: Aphidiinae;Biodiversity;Braconidae;Cereal aphids;Iran;Parasitoids
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2008
Journal: European Journal of Entomology
Volume: 105
Start page: 863
End page: 870
Abstract: 
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.
URI: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/178
ISSN: 1210-5759
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2008.114
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