محمدرضا لشکری

هیات علمی

[ 1 ] - Redescription of the little-known psyllid Cacopsylla dissimilis (Baeva, 1963) comb. nov. (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) from Iran

During a faunistic survey of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) in the Iranian province of Kerman in spring 2015, Cacopsylla dissimilis (Baeva) comb. nov. was collected on Salix pycnostachya. This species was previously known only from Tajikistan. It is reported here for the first time from Iran. The host species, Salix pycnostachya, is also newly recorded. We provide detailed morphol…

[ 2 ] - Variation of host plant-associated populations of Dubas bug, Ommatissus lybicus de Bergevin (Hem.: Tropiduchidae) in southern Iran

Dubas bug, Ommatissus lybicus de Bergevin (Hem.: Tropiduchidae), is a key pest of date palms in Iran.This pest was first reported on date palms in 1966 and has been established throughout the date producing regions in southern Iran since. Date palm is the only host plant of Dubas bug. It attacks almost all date palm varieties, esp. Mazafati variety in city of Bam, Kerman Province and other variet…

[ 3 ] - Molecular study of ash psyllids, Psyllopsis (Hemiptera: Liviidae), and their Wolbachia endosymbiont

Three ash psyllid species, Psyllopsis repens Loginova 1963, Psyllopsis securicola Loginova 1963 and Psyllopsis machinosus Loginova 1963, which have been distributed in the Central Asia and Europe, are important pests on genus Fraxinus spp. in the urban area of Iran. They have similar adult and larval morphology as well as same host and biology. On the other hand morphologically identification of …

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