A study of Coccinellid species with a focus on those associated with Pistacia spp (Anacardiacae) in western part of Iran

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

Abedin Safari ¹

Hassanali Vahedi ¹

Hadis Nehrangi ¹

Mohamad Roshan- Heidari ²

Amir Biranvand ³

Oldřich Nedvĕd ⁴

Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh ⁵

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

² Department of Agriculture, Imperial College, University of London.

³ Young Researchers and Elite Club, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad, Iran.

⁴ Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic & Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

⁵ Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.

10.22067/ijab.2025.90735.1087

Abstract

The coccinellid fauna in Kermanshah province, were studied between 2020 and 2023. More than 4418 individuals were collected from different plants and ecosystems. Consequently, a total of 26 species were identified, half of them were recorded on both cultivated and wild pistachios, which mainly infested by Sternorrhyncha suborder. The identified species belonged to five tribes: Chilocorini (five species, three genera), Coccinellini (11 species, seven genera), Hyperaspidini (one species, one genus), Scymnini (eight species, four genera), Sticholotidini (one species, one genus). Among the 26 species identified, ten were recognized as new records for the Kermanshah region, indicated with a single star*.Thirteen species associated with pistachio trees in the same area were marked with two stars**. Data about collection of each species including prey species and host plants are presented with synonyms, previous records, present records, distribution, and remarks. Color plates of adult specimens and genitalia are given. 

Keywords

Faunistic

Predator

Anacardiacae

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Distribution

Subjects

• Morphology
• Taxonomy
• Zoogeography

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