based on a study on the parasitengona mite fauna of east azarbaijan province (iran) accomplished in 2007 and 2008, several specimens were collected. among them, erythraeus (erythraeus) adanaensis saboori & cobanoglu, 2010 is getting reported for the first time from iran.

  The present studywas carried out to survey ectoparasites fauna of gold fish (Carassius auratus) in Mazandaran province (Iran) from April 2009 to March 2010. A total of 200 samples were obtained from 10 ornamental fish supply centers and transferred alive to the laboratory. In this study, the following ectoparasites were isolated: Ichthyophthirius multifillis , Trichodina spp., Gyrodactyl...

BACKGROUND Scorpions' stings and their own mortalities place them among the most important health and medical problems. The dreadful features and especially their poisonous stings are considered a major cause of human stress and abhorrence/phobia. The current study aimed to study the scorpion fauna of Ilam Province, south western Iran in order to manage scorpionism related problems. METHODS I...

Abstract From the upper Maastrichtian (Tarbur Fm.) and Paleocene of Iran, 20 species scleractinian corals belonging to 17 genera 14 families, one octocoral Heliopora are newly recorded. Furthermore, coral previously described from Tarbur Fm. revised included in evaluation, resulting a total 37 28 families (including 3 subfamilies) for Iranian K/Pg-boundary time period. The majority taxa (21 out...

* Correspondence: [email protected] Bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are one of the most important pests of woody plants, with immense economic impact, attacking unthrifty, broken, over-mature, dying, or, rarely, even healthy hosts (Wood, 1982). Among bark beetle species, the larger European elm beetle, Scolytus scolytus (Fabricius, 1775), the smaller European elm beetle, ...

Objective: In soil habitats, mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) are among the most important predators of smallarthropods and nematodes. Methods: A study was carried out during 2009-2010 to identify theirfauna in Khorramabad county, Western Iran. Soil samples were taken from different regions. Mites were extracted by Berlese-Tullgren funnel and cleared in nesbit fluid. Microscopic slides...

Objective: In soil habitats, mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) are among the most important predators of smallarthropods and nematodes. Methods: A study was carried out during 2009-2010 to identify theirfauna in Khorramabad county, Western Iran. Soil samples were taken from different regions. Mites were extracted by Berlese-Tullgren funnel and cleared in nesbit fluid. Microscopic slides...

Insects with over 30,000 aquatic species are known as very successful arthropods in freshwater habitats. Some of them are applied as biological indicators for water quality control, as well as the main food supply for fishes and amphibians. The faunistic studies are the basic step in entomological researches; the current study was carried out emphasizing on the fauna of aquatic insects in Karaj...