Species Diversity of Aquatic Hemiptera in Ghare-Agag River in Jahrom Region

Subject Areas : Plant Protection

Hadi  Ostovan ¹ ()
Azadeh  Aref Nia ² ()

Received: 2011-11-09 Accepted : 2012-07-05 Published : 2011-05-22

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During 2003-2004, a faunistic study was conducted to collect and identify on aquatic Hemiptera in Ghare-Agag river in Jahrom region  ( Fars province ). A total of 14 species belonging to 6 families were collected and identified.These species were confirmed by Dr.Linnavuori (Finland)  and Dr. Zettel (Austria).They are listed as follows :   Family Gerridae (Leach, 1815) 1- Aquarius paludum paludum (Fabricius, 1794), 2- Gerris (Gerris) costaefieberi Stichel, 1938, 3- Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus (Schummel, 1832) Family Veliidae Brullé, 1836 1-Microvelia (Microvelia) pygmaea (Dufour, 1833), 2- Velia (Plesiovelia) manciniilyciae Tamanini, 1955 Family Hydrometridae (Billberg, 1820) 1-Hydrometra stagnorum (Linnaeus, 1758) Family Leptopodidae Brulle, 1836 1-Valleriola assouanensis (A. Costa, 1875) Family Corixidae Leach, 1815 1-Corixa affinis Leach, 1817,  2- Sigara (Tropocorixa) hoggarica Poisson, 1929, 3- Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis (Leach, 1817), 4- Micronecta (Micronecta) anatolica anatolica Lindberg, 1922 Family Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 1-Anisops debilis perplexus Poisson, 1929, 2- Notonecta (Notonecta)maculata Fabricius, 1794, 3- Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Delcourt, 1909