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Homa Mohseni successfully defended her Master Thesis entitled “Investigating the effects of drought stress and mycorrhizal fungi on bean plant and green pea aphid”. (20 September 2022)

Paper published: A new species of Metopolophium Mordvilko, 1914 (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae) on Rosa beggeriana from Iran (12 September 2022)

Paper published: A new species of the aphid genus Uroleucon Mordvilko, 1914 (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) on Launaea acanthodes from Iran (12 September 2022)

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New Aphid species

  • Macrosiphoniella kermanensis Mehrparvar & Rezwani, 2007
  • Colonies of Obtusicauda iranica sp. n. on Artemisia kopetdaghensis (Asteraceae).
    Colonies of Obtusicauda iranica sp. n. on Artemisia kopetdaghensis (Asteraceae).
  • Obtusicauda iranica sp. n., oviparous female. A- Head and antennal tubercles; B- Dorsal surface of abdomen; C- Hind tibia with pseudosensoria on it; D- Structure of pseudosensoria on hind tibia; E- Cauda.
    Obtusicauda iranica sp. n., oviparous female. A- Head and antennal tubercles; B- Dorsal surface of abdomen; C- Hind tibia with pseudosensoria on it; D- Structure of pseudosensoria on hind tibia; E- Cauda.
  • Obtusicauda iranica sp. n., alate viviparous female. A- ANTIII with secondary rhinaria; B- AN-TIV; C- ANTV; D- ANTVI; E- cauda.
    Obtusicauda iranica sp. n., alate viviparous female. A- ANTIII with secondary rhinaria; B- AN-TIV; C- ANTV; D- ANTVI; E- cauda.
  • Obtusicauda iranica sp. n., apterous viviparous female. A- Head and antennal tubercles, B. ANTIII with secondary rhinaria, C- ANTIV, D- ANTV, E- ANTVI, F- URS, G- dorsal surface of abdo-men, H- ventral surface of abdomen, I- cauda, J- SIPH, K- hind femur, L- hind tibia and tarsus.
    Obtusicauda iranica sp. n., apterous viviparous female. A- Head and antennal tubercles, B. ANTIII with secondary rhinaria, C- ANTIV, D- ANTV, E- ANTVI, F- URS, G- dorsal surface of abdo-men, H- ventral surface of abdomen, I- cauda, J- SIPH, K- hind femur, L- hind tibia and tarsus.

New Aphid Records for Fauna of Iran

  • Macrosiphoniella umarovi Narzikulov, 1972
    Macrosiphoniella umarovi Narzikulov, 1972 Apterous viviparous female
  • Coloradoa heinzei (Borner)
    Coloradoa heinzei (Börner, )
    Apterous viviparous female
  • Liosomaphis atra Hille Ris Lambers, 1966
    Liosomaphis atra Hille Ris Lambers, 1966 Apterous viviparous female
  • Macrosiphoniella vallesiacae Jörg & Lample, 1988
    Macrosiphoniella vallesiacae Jörg & Lample, 1988
    Apterous viviparous female
  • Uroleucon pilosellae (Börner, 1933), Apterous viviparous female
    Uroleucon pilosellae (Börner, 1933) Apterous viviparous female
  • Turanoleucon jashenkoi Kadyrbekov, 2002, Apterous viviparous female
    Turanoleucon jashenkoi Kadyrbekov, 2002 Apterous viviparous female

Miscellaneous

  • A colony of Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (Kaltenbach, 1843)
    A colony of Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (Kaltenbach, 1843) on tansy plant
  • Metopeurum fuscoviride Stroyan, 1950
    A colony of Metopeurum fuscoviride Stroyan, 1950 attended by ants on tansy plant
  • Uroleucon tanaceti (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Uroleucon tanaceti (Linnaeus, 1758) on tansy plant
  • Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (Kaltenbach, 1843)
    An ant worker (Lasius niger) is dragging down the leg of Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria. It has been frequently observed that L. niger prey upon M. tanacetaria and carry them to their nests.
  • Mohsen in his office