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 i...

the present survey deals with the floristic study of dalab woodlands, located in manesht and ghelarang protected area, western iran. it covers an area of 4335 ha. in total, 224 vascular plant species belonging to 46 families and 156 genera were identified. the largest families are asteraceae (29 species), fabaceae (23 species), poaceae (22 species), and apiaceae (18 species). astragalus (13 spe...

In a study on AMF (Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi) flora of alfalfa rhizosphere in Kohgiluyeh and Boierahmad province (SW Iran), 23 species belonging to nine genera: Acaulospora, Claroideoglomus, Diversispora, Entrophospora, Funneliformis, Gigaspora, Glomus, Septoglomus and Scutellospora, were identified.F. mosseae was the most abundant species. Also this is the first report of A. spinosa from Iran.

The lichen specimens belonging to the order Lecanorales were collected from calcareous rocks in various areas of Mashhad. (Khorasan province). Specimens were taken back to the laboratory and identified. The identification of the species is based on morphology, anatomy and chemistry. They compose of  8  taxa  belonging  to 7 genera, namely, Lecanora conferta, L. muralis, Rhizocarpon umbilicatum,...

In this paper, nine species of bolete fungi belonging to genera Boletus, Leccinum, Suillus and Xerocomus are reported from Arasbaran (E. Azarbaijan Province, N.W. Iran).From identified species Boletus edulis, B. erythropus, B. fechtneri, B. fragrans and X. ferrugineus are reported from Arasbaran as new for Iran.B. pulverulentus, L. pseudoscabrum, S. collinitus and S. granulatus have already bee...

Specimens of the subfamily Rogadinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) were collected in northern Iran during 2010-2011 with a series of Malaise traps. Twelve species belonging to three genera (Aleiodes Wesmael, 1838, Heterogamus Wesmael, 1838 and Clinocentrus Haliday, 1833) were identified, with one genus (Heterogamus) and seven species new for the fauna of Iran. An updated checklist of the genera and...

Despite to its importance for retaining biodiversity and human health, urban wetlands have received much less attention than other wetland types in northern Iran. This study deals with the floristic characteristics of one of the largest urban wetlands in Central Mazandaran, Roshanabad wetland in Babol.  All vascular plants were collected during two growing seasons of 2014 and 2015 and water sam...

A DNA barcode is a short sequence of standardized genomic region that is specific to a species. According to studies of bird species, the 694-bp sequence of the mitochondrial gene encoding cytochrome c oxidase 1 (COI) is extremely useful for species identification and phylogeny. In the present study, we analyzed the COI barcodes of 31 species from 18 genera belonging to the Phasianidae family i...

during 1995-1997, a faunistic survey was carried out on spider mites and their predacious mites in urmieh region, iran. a total of 15 species belonging to 7 families and 13 genera were collected and identified, of which one genus and species is a new record for iran (marked by two asterisks), and 6 species are new records for west azerbaijan province (marked one asterisks).

The paper deals with the common edible fruit yielding plants, During the course of medicinal plant survey of shevaroy hills of Eastern ghats. Salem district, Tamil Nadu. Thirty species belonging to 23 genera and 21 families yield edible fruits. They are listed in alphabetical order followed by family, common name and Tamil names.