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Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
A survey on family Andrenidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in Gorgan County, Iran
Safoora
Allahverdi
Ahmad
Nadimi
Ali
Afshari
The Andrenidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) are widely distributed in the Palaearctic region. We present the results of a survey of the Andrenid bee fauna of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Iran, between 2014 and 2015. Bees were collected from flowers with sweep nets, and killed with ethyl acetate. The survey led to the identification of twentythree species belonging to genera of Andrena Fabricius, 1775 and Melitturga Latreille, 1809 and subgenera of Campylogaster (1 species), Chlorandrena (1 species), Holandrena (2 species), Hoplandrena (1 species), Melanapis (1 species), Melandrena (4 species), Micrandrena (4 species), Nobandrena (1 species), Notandrena (1 species), Plastandrena (2 species), Simandrena (1 species), Truncandrena (1 species), Zonandrena (2) and Melitturga (1 species). Among these, eight and two species are new to the fauna of Iran and Asia, respectively. Available biological data, and geographical distribution of the newly recorded species are discussed briefly
Andrenidae
Gorgan County
Iran
New record
2016
05
01
145
156
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28368_9c5f34c2d8146cb3e1271bb58685d04d.pdf
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
Contribution to the knowledge of the jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) fauna of Kurdistan Province (Iran), Part 2. Subfamilies Buprestinae and Agrilinae
Hamed
Ghobari
Mark
Kalashian
Jamasb
Nozari
The results of a faunistic survey of jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Kurdistan Province of Iran are presented. Totally 30 species belonging to two subfamilies (Buprestinae and Agrilinae) and 8 genera were collected and identified. Of these 1 species is new for Iranian fauna and 19 species are new for Kurdistan Province.
Buprestidae
Iran
Kurdistan
New records
2016
05
01
157
166
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28396_76999ed305134d58c631cb3a5681c544.pdf
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
Catalogue of Iranian subfamily Galerucinae s. str. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Mostafa
Mirzaei
Jamasb
Nozari
The first comprehensive catalogue of leaf beetles of subfamily Galerucinae s. str. from Iran is presented. In total, 44 species belonging to 18 genera of three tribes (Galerucini, Hylaspini and Luperini) are listed. In Iran, Galerucinae is represented by 11 endemic species. For every species provincial distributions are given based mainly on available literature records, along with some additional distributional records from a field survey of several localities in Iran in 2012-2015. All species deposited in Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum (University of Tehran) were also examined. Luperus perlucidus IablokoffKhnzorian, 1956 is reported as a new record for Iranian Chrysomelidae fauna. Moreover, Theone octocostata afghanistanica Mandl, 1968, Galerucella nymphaeae (Linnaeus, 1758), Galeruca pomonae (Scopoli, 1763), Exosoma thoracicum (Redtenbacher, 1843) and Luperus kiesenwetteri Joannis, 1865, which had been omitted in the catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, were added again to the leaf beetle fauna of Iran. In addition, 13 new records for the administrative provinces of Iran are provided.
Chrysomelidae
Galerucinae
Catalogue
New record
Iran
2016
05
01
167
180
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28428_4197c3e925ce7fba16a1e1a7e542e524.pdf
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
New data on Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar, 1976 from south eastern Iran
Elahe
Seddiqi
Ebrahim
Shokoohi
Javad
Karimi
During a survey on the entomopathogenic nematodes from Kerman province of Iran, three new populations of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora were recovered from natural areas. Description, measurement and illustration are provided for these isolates. Molecular analysis on ITS sequence of new isolates of H. bacteriophora set these populations close to a population from South Africa (EU700310). H. bacteriophora and H. georgiana formed a monophyletic group. This is the first data of ITS rDNA of H. bacteriophora from south eastern Iran (Kerman province). Analysis of Iranian H. bacteriophora showed that Kerman isolates place close to Mashhad isolates.
Heterorhabditis
Iran
ITS rDNA
morphology
phylogeny
taxonomy
2016
05
01
181
190
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28495_d5380a1f533208548bbc357292fe4208.pdf
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
Hover flies of Khaf city in South-east of Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Elahe
Shojaei Hesari
Shahrokh
Pashaie Rad
Morteza
Seifalah Zade Zooeram
In this article the fauna of the hoverflies in South-east of Razavi Khorasan Province has been identified during 2010-2011. The species were collected by sweeping net on various flowering plants. Among of 231 collected specimens, 17 species belonging to 10 genera and two subfamilies were verified. That all of them were newly recorded for the khaf region. Eumerus ornatus (Meigen, 1822) was a new record for the fauna of Razavi Khorasan Province.
Khaf city
Razavi Khorasan Province
Syrphidae, Iran
2016
05
01
191
201
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28458_3bdf5a887359c189ea511ea2e4be980f.pdf
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
An internal transcribed spacer 2 gene fragment, as a suitable phylogenetic marker in Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus (Acari: Rhipicephalinae) species
Zakkyeh
Telmadarraiy
Mohammad
Nasrabadi
Mohammad Mehdi
Sedaghat
Asadollah
Hosseini-Chegeni
Saedeh Sadat
Hashemi-Aghdam
Reza
Hosseini
S.
Gholami
Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus (Acari: Ixodidae: Rhipicephalinae) are the most important ectoparasites and biological vector of pathogen agents. The taxonomy of some Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus species is more debatable. The traditional taxonomy of ticks have been revolutionized using polymerase chain reaction. The specificity, efficiency and accuracy of PCR is highly dependent on the oligonucleotide primers. In this study, five primers designed for amplification of a fragment ITS2 so-called TAH-1, TAH-2, TRH (for Hyalomma) and TAH-3, TAH-4 (for Rhipicephalus). Successfully, 24 and 29 ITS2 sample was sequenced using these primers. As well as, an ITS2 phylogenetic tree were constructed using BEAST basis on the Bayesian Inference (BI) method. The most Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus species well differentiated using ITS2 fragment since the designed primer fail to amplify gene target in few cases.
PCR
Primer
ITS2
Hyalomma
Rhipicephalus
Phylogenetic relationship
2016
05
01
203
209
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28555_0e143743e56d6050c686d7e557f934c9.pdf
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
Systematics of the Genus Trachylepis Fitzinger, 1843 (Sauria: Scincidae) with special reference to the Middle East: A review
Zahed
Bahmani
Nasrullah
Rastegar-Pouyani
Eskandar
Rastegar Pouyani
There are several papers related to the split of the Mabuya group (sensu lato) into four different subfamilies (Chinoniniinae, Mabuyinae, Dasiinae, and Trachylepidinae). The genus has undergone drastic taxonomic changes . In the history of this genus various names such as, Lacerta, Euprepis ,Mabuya and Trachylepis have been applied. The Iranian species of Mabuya and totally the Middle East species of this old genus come under AfroMalagasy clade. Also septemtaeniata and transcaucasica are more related to Euprepis branch in Afro-Malagasy clade. Further, transcaucasica should be treated as a subspecies of Euprepis and with septemtaeniata as a good species. The Turkish species of Mabuya not only belong to any of the four aforementioned genera, but also diversified from Mabuya and the rest of Trachylepis species. There is no record of T.aurata from Iran, but Turkish populations belong to T.aurata. The populations from central and northern Iran belong to T. aurata transcaucasiaca and southern populations belonging to Trachylepis septemtaeniata. According to Morphological and molecular data, the Turkish T.vittata, T.aurata, T. septemtaeniata are separate species and T. vittata is branched off first. Based on morphological characters the Iranian T.vittata is a distinct species. The aim of this study is to provide a detailed account on current taxonomic and distributional status of the genus Trachylepis with special reference to the Middel East and Iranian Plateau species.
systematics
Scincidae
Trachylepis
Iran
2016
05
01
211
224
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28682_566f57365ba5f56c113e0aae24cd6e42.pdf
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
Systematics of the genera Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834 and Eurylepis Blyth 1854 (Sauria: Scincidae) in Iran: A review
Hiva
Feizi
Nasrullah
Rastegar-Pouyani
Eskandar
Rastegar Pouyani
Nastaran
Heidari
There are several papers related to the split of the genus Eumeces sensu lato into four distinct genera (Eumeces sensu stricto Wiegmann, 1834; Plestiodon Duméril & Bibron, 1839; Mesoscincus Griffith, Ngo & Murphy, 2000 and Eurylepis Blyth, 1854). From these, three important ones stand out. The genus has undergone extensive taxonomic changes. There was an initial morphologcial split which identified the correct four groups but failed to get the correct nomenclatures. These errors were later corrected. In a chronological order, Novoeumeces suggested as a new name for the schneiderii group and subsequently rechanged to the genus Eumeces sensu stricto. North American-clade is now considered as Plestiodon. The name Eumeces (sensu stricto) was retained for the group close to the type species (Eumeces pavimentatus) which is part of the African-Central Asian clade. There are now only five species of Eumeces left. The others (old Eumeces) are now found in Eurylepis (2 species), Mesoscincus (3 species) and Plestiodon (47 species). A detailed story of these changes plus a brief comparison of current four genera based on mentioned morphological characters in the literatures are discussed in this paper.
systematics
Scincidae
Eumeces
Eurylepis
Novoeumeces
Iran
2016
05
01
225
237
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28333_3559958298a238b18ae54fd2ebd2e360.pdf
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
Annotated checklist of semi-venomous and venomous snakes of Iraq
Israa
Nadhim Habeeb
Rasoul
Karamiani
Nasrullah
Rastegar-Pouyani
This study includes a check-list of semi-venomous and venomous snakes in Iraq along with their distribution and classification. Collectively, from the family Colubridae, one genus, and three species, and Lamprophiidae, two genera, four species of semi-venomous snakes and from the families Viperidae five genera and six species, Elapidae one genus and two species, Hydrophiinae five genera, and eight species of venomous snakes are distributed in different geographic regions of Iraq.
Checklist
snakes
Semi-venomous
venomous
distribution
Iraq
2016
05
01
239
248
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28585_9c63a2b700cda52e7ed5c28f3197c56c.pdf
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
Northern distribution limits of Trachylepis vittata and the locally apparent lack of polymorphism
John
Mulder
Attention is drawn to the overlooked occurrence of the Bridled skink in relatively northern provinces of central Turkey, viz. Sivas and Gümüşhane. Zoogeographical issues are discussed and ecological implications of living at high elevations are compared to those of lowland conditions. The apparent lack of uniform and bilineata colour pattern morphs, viz. the absence of polymorphism is indicated.
distribution
Polymorphism
Trachylepis vittata
Turkey
2016
05
01
249
254
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28650_d2b74951b3dfef37ebe2305f6a1305b4.pdf
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
IJAB
1735-434X
1735-434X
2016
12
2
A checklist of herpetofauna from Sabzevar, Northeastern Iran
Reza
Nasrabadi
Eskandar
Rastegar Pouyani
Seyyed Saeed
Hosseinian Yousefkhani
Ali
Khani
The reptile's fauna of Sabzevar was investigated during 10 years (2003-2013). In total 42 species belonging to 29 genera, 13 families and two orders (Squamata and Testudines) were collected and identified. The most diverse group in the area is lizards with 23 species, followed by snakes with 18 species and the testudines with one species. The most diverse families are Colubridae, Lacertidae with 8 and Gekkonidae with 5 species respectively, followed by Agamidae with 4 species, Viperidae, Boidae and Scincidae with 3 species each, Lamrophiidae and Spherodactylidae with 2 species and 4 families Elapidae, Thyphlopidae, Varanidae and Testudonidae with only one species each.
Biodiversity
Reptiles
Sabzevar
northeastern Iran
2016
05
01
255
259
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28622_ff92b3cd04e61a23c602ab66d249df7c.pdf