RECOGNITION OF LADYBIRD FAUNA (COL.: COCCINELLIDAE) IN THE ALFALFA FIELDS OF KHORRAMABAD

Authors: A. Ansari Pour, J. Shakarami
Journal: Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (JAPS)
ISSN: 1018-7081 (Print), 2309-8694 (Online)
Volume: 22  Issue: 4  Pages: 939-943
Year: 2012
DOI: NA
URL: https://doi.org/NA
Publisher: Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum

Abstract:
<p>Ladybird fauna in alfalfa fields of the Khorramabad district were studied during 2009 &ndash; 2011. In this study, a total of 15 species were detected belonging to 8 genera of ladybird. Samples were collected then identified by characteristics of their appearance and genitalia using valid keys. The species identified were:&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Coccinella septempunctata</em>&nbsp;(Linnaeus, 1758)<a id="OLE_LINK6" name="OLE_LINK6"></a><a id="OLE_LINK5" name="OLE_LINK5">,&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;Coccinella undecimpunctata</em>&nbsp;(Linnaeus, 1758)</a>, &nbsp;<em>Hippodamia variegata</em>&nbsp;(Goeze, 1777),&nbsp;<em>Hyperaspis quadrimaculata</em>&nbsp;(Redtenbacher, 1843),&nbsp;<em>Exochomus pubescens</em>&nbsp;(Kuster, 1848)<a id="OLE_LINK71" name="OLE_LINK71"></a><a id="OLE_LINK70" name="OLE_LINK70">,&nbsp;</a><em>Exochomus flavipes</em>&nbsp;(Goeze, 1777)<a id="OLE_LINK67" name="OLE_LINK67"></a><a id="OLE_LINK66" name="OLE_LINK66"></a>,&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;Exochomus melanocephalus</em>&nbsp;(Zoubkoff, 1833), &nbsp;<em>Scymnus apetzi</em>&nbsp;(Mulsant, 1846)<a id="OLE_LINK44" name="OLE_LINK44"></a><a id="OLE_LINK43" name="OLE_LINK43">,&nbsp;</a><em>Scymnus flavicollis</em>&nbsp;<a id="OLE_LINK46" name="OLE_LINK46"></a><a id="OLE_LINK45" name="OLE_LINK45">(Redtenbacher, 1843)</a><a id="OLE_LINK57" name="OLE_LINK57"></a><a id="OLE_LINK56" name="OLE_LINK56">,&nbsp;<em>Scymnus syriacus</em>&nbsp;(Marseul, 1868)</a><a id="OLE_LINK50" name="OLE_LINK50"></a><a id="OLE_LINK49" name="OLE_LINK49">,&nbsp;</a><em>Scymnus pallipes</em>&nbsp;(Mulsant, 1850),&nbsp;<em>Propylea quatuordecimpuctata</em>&nbsp;(Linnaeus, 1758),&nbsp;<em>Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata</em>&nbsp;(Linnaeus, 1758),&nbsp;<em>Oenopia conglobata</em>&nbsp;(Linnaeus, 1758)<a id="OLE_LINK28" name="OLE_LINK28"></a><a id="OLE_LINK27" name="OLE_LINK27">,&nbsp;<em>Oenopia oncina</em>&nbsp;(Olivier, 1808)</a></p>

Keywords: Ladybird, Fauna, Khorramabad, Lorestan, Iran.