Checklist of Aphidiinae parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and their host aphid associations in Iran

Authors
1 University of Zabol
2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol
3 Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
4 Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Greece
5 Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
6 nstitute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iran
10.48311/jcp.2014.1108
Abstract
Fauna of the Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Iran is reviewed and the data on their host aphid associations are summarized. Seventy-eight species belonging to 17 genera of Aphidiinae are listed in the associations with 193 aphid species. A total of 491 parasitoid-aphid associations are presented. The distribution of the Aphidiinae species in different parts of Iran and other countries is also discussed.
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