Species of Adialytus Förster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) in Iran: taxonomic notes and tritrophic associations

By

Rakhshani, Ehsan
Starý, Petr
Tomanović, Željko

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

221

Pages

81-95

Subjects

Adialytus , host aphid associations , species complex , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.221.3541

 

Abstract

The species of Adialytus Förster in Iran are taxonomically studied and new data on distribution and host associations are presented. The existence of a species complex, in the case of A. ambiguus (Haliday), and the morphological variability in commonly used taxonomic characters has been discussed. In total, four valid species belonging to the genus Adialytus including A. ambiguus (Haliday), A. salicaphis (Fitch), A. thelaxis (Starý) and A. veronicaecola (Starý) have been identified and recorded from Iran. Also, we recognized two additional phenotypes: “A. arvicola” (Starý) and “Adialytus cf. ambiguus” (Haliday). These phenotypes and A. veronicaecola are newly recorded from Iran in association with Sipha and Aphis species, respectively. An illustrated key for identification of the species and two variable phenotypes is presented.