Faunistic study on Pentatomid bugs (Hem ., Pentatomidae) in West Azarbaijan province, Iran

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

M. Nateq Golestan ¹ , M. H. Safaralizadeh ² , A. M. Sarafrazi ³

1 - Islamic Azad University, Birjand Branch
2 - Department of Entomology, Agricultural Faculty, Urmia University
3 - Insects Taxonomy Research Department, Plant Pests & Diseases Research Institute, Tehran

Received: 2009-10-20 Accepted : 2011-01-22 Published : 2011-02-20

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The faunistic study of Pentatomid bugs was carried out in west Azarbaijan province. during 2002-2003 Totally 35 species belonging to 22 genera from Pentatominae and Podopinae subfamilies were collected that genus Trochiscocoris Reuter and two species Bagrada confuse Hv. and Trochiscocoris hemipterus (Jakovlev) are new records from Iran. All species were identified based on male genitalia and some other morphological characters. Following is the scientific names of the identified species. The new records for Iran showed by one asterisk.