First record of Coccobius pistacicolus (Yasnosh, 1968) (Hym.: Aphelinidae) from Iran

Nasrin Shahbazvar; Reza Hosseini; Shahab Manzari; George Japoshvili

Journal of Crop Protection (Jan 2019)

First record of Coccobius pistacicolus (Yasnosh, 1968) (Hym.: Aphelinidae) from Iran

Nasrin Shahbazvar,
Reza Hosseini,
Shahab Manzari,
George Japoshvili

Affiliations

Nasrin Shahbazvar: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Reza Hosseini: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Shahab Manzari: Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.
George Japoshvili: Institute of Entomology, Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 131 – 134

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In the present study, which is based on the material collected from Southern part of Caspian Sea, Iran during 2013- 2016, one parasitoid species of the genus Coccobius Ratzeburg was identified as Coccobius pistacicolus (Yasnosh, 1968) (Hym: Aphelinidae). This species, which is reported for the first time from Iran, was collected in Rasht, Guilan province, and reared from Lepidosaphes pallida (Maskell) (Hem.: Diaspididae) on Ficus carica (Moraceae). Diagnostic characters of C. pistacicolus are provided.

Published in Journal of Crop Protection

ISSN: 2251-9041 (Print); 2251-905X (Online)
Publisher: University of Tarbiat Modares
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Agriculture
Website: https://jcp.modares.ac.ir/

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