A fauna study of plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Malayer (Hamedan province, Iran)

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

M. Rouzbahani ¹ , R. Vafaie-Shoushtari ²

1 - Entomology Department, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran
2 - Department of Entomology, Agricultural Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran

Received: 2016-01-23 Accepted : 2016-08-27 Published : 2016-11-21

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Abstract :

The fauna of plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) was studied in Malayer, Hamedan province, Iran. A total of 13 plant bugs species belonging to 7 genera, from the subfamilies of Deraeocorinae, Mirinae and Phylinae were collected from different host plants and identified. among collected specimens, 3 species were predaceous and 10 species were plant feeder, which Among them 7 species Deraeocoris serenus, Trigonotylus pulchellus, Trigonotylus ruficornis, Polymerus vulneratus, Adelphocoris bimaculicollis, Agnocoris reclairei, Amblytylus concolor were reported for the first time from the Hamedan province.