Moghaddam Masumeh, Watson Gillian W
Department of Insect Taxonomy Research, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organisation, Tehran, Iran..
Zootaxa. 2021 Jan 12;4907(1):zootaxa.4907.1.1. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4907.1.1.
Iran is situated at the junctions of the Palaearctic and Oriental zoogeographical regions, and the Caspian, Baluchi and Irano-Tiranian floral zones, so it has a very diverse scale insect fauna. Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) are economically important in forestry, agriculture and horticulture. This taxonomic account of the armoured scales (Diaspididae) of Iran is the first of three works planned to cover all the scale insects in the country. It provides a resource for accurate laboratory identification of all the species known to occur in Iran or that are likely to be found there. Keys to the families of scale insects found in Iran, and to the 49 genera and 144 species of Diaspididae found there, are provided. Detailed line drawings of all the species known to occur in Iran are provided to facilitate identification. These are accompanied by detailed descriptions, distribution data, information on natural enemies, economic importance and host-plants recorded in Iran. The main purpose of the work is to provide agricultural entomologists concerned with pest control and quarantine inspection worldwide with a reliable means of species identification.
伊朗位于古北区和东洋区动物地理区域以及里海、俾路支和伊朗-图兰植物区的交界处,因此拥有非常多样化的蚧虫动物群。蚧虫(半翅目:蚧亚目)在林业、农业和园艺业中具有重要的经济意义。这份关于伊朗盾蚧科(Diaspididae)的分类学报告是计划涵盖该国所有蚧虫的三项研究中的第一项。它为准确鉴定已知在伊朗出现或可能在该国发现的所有物种提供了实验室资源。文中给出了在伊朗发现的蚧虫科的检索表,以及在该国发现的盾蚧科49个属和144个物种的检索表。提供了已知在伊朗出现的所有物种的详细线条图,以方便鉴定。这些线条图还配有详细描述、分布数据、天敌信息、经济重要性以及在伊朗记录的寄主植物信息。这项工作的主要目的是为全球关注害虫防治和检疫检查的农业昆虫学家提供一种可靠的物种鉴定方法。