Cassida palaestina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a new record for the chrysomelid fauna of Iran

Subject Areas : Plant Protection

Hossein Moradian ¹ , Hadi Ostovan ² , Mostafa Haghani ³

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Received: 2009-05-13 Accepted : 2010-07-04 Published : 2009-12-22

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Samples of the tortoise beetles genus Cassida were collected on Centaurea behen L. across Gachsaran district during a 2-year period between 2008 and 2009. The beetle was identified as Cassida palaestina Reiche. This species is recorded for the first time from Iran and considered an important natural control agent feeding on weedy herbs such as Centaurea behen L. 

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