Introduction of some species of Neuroptera order as a predator from the rangelands and gardens from Kurdistan province

Document Type : Scientific Letters

Authors

1 Botanical Garden of Nowshahr, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mazandaran, Iran.

2 Department of Agricultural Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The Neuroptera is one of the most important orders of insects, including green and brown lacewing, ant lions, and several other families. The members of this order play a significant role in the natural control of the harmful arthropods of rangeland, crop, and horticultural products. Since there is little information about the fauna of this order in Iran and especially in Kurdistan province, an attempt has been made to study a part of the province's Neuroptera. Investigations were carried out to collect and identify species of this order using light trap and hand net in 2012. Samples after the collecting, transferred to the laboratory, and the labels related to them were attached. Species were identified by using valid sources. In this study, 19 species of the four families of Ascalaphidae, Chrysopidae, Myrmeleontidae, and Nemopteridae were studied. All species are reported for the first time in the province. Also, morphological characteristics and photos are provided for the studied regions.

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Iran Nature
Volume 6, Issue 5 - Serial Number 30
November and December 2021
Pages 55-65

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