Introduction of Holotrichius mesoleucus, Kiritshenko (Het: Reduviidae)

پژوهش های حفاظت گیاهان ایران

Article 16, Volume 24, Issue 3 - Serial Number 12, September 2010   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/jpp.v24i3.7635

Authors

Mahboubeh Rahimi Moghbeli^* ; mehdi modarres awal; Deivid Redy

Abstract

Abstract
Information on Reduviidae species are sporadic and very rare in Iran due to the few survey conducted on this bugs. A study was done to determine the diversity of this family during 2008 - 2009. Several species were collected among them Holotrichius mesoleucus (Kiritshenko, 1914) was found to be the species recorded for the first time in Iran. This species was collected from Avena fatua in Mashhad region during 2008. It is also important to know that the female of this species is introduced here, is for the first time in the world.