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Lysiphlebus fabarum

  • 1. Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, P. O. Box 98615 - 538, I. R. Iran.
  • 2. Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Zabol, P. O. Box 98615 - 538, I. R. Iran.
  • 3. Research Center Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia. & Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia. & Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, King Khalid University, Dhahran Al Janoub, Saudi Arabia.
  • 4. Institute of Entomology, Biology Center, Laboratory of Aphidology, AVCR, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
  • 5. Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, I. R. Iran.
  • 6. Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 11855, Athens, Attica, Greece.
  • 7. Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studensky trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.

Description

Lysiphlebus fabarum (Marshall, 1896)

Figs 40, 130, 233, 329, 430, 507, 567

Material examined

SAUDI ARABIA • 11 ♀♀, 3 ♂ ♂; Abha; May 2013; on Lablab purpureus; Z. Ahmad leg. (DPPZ).

Host records

Acyrthosiphon ilka Mordvilko (?) (Starý 1979; Starý et al. 2000); Acyrthosiphon gossypii Mordvilko (?) (Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Acyrthosiphon lactucae (Passerini) (?) (Starý et al. 2000); Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (?) (Zeren & Düzgüneş 1983; Uysal et al. 2004); Aphis acetosae L. (Starý et al. 2000; Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis affinis Del Guercio (Starý & Kaddou 1971; Starý 1976; Starý & Sekkat 1987; Starý et al. 2000; Uysal et al. 2004; Talebi et al. 2009; Rakhshani et al. 2012b; Nazari et al. 2012; Tomanović et al. 2012; Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013); Aphis althaeae (Nevsky) (Starý 1979; Starý et al. 2000; Rakhshani et al. 2012b); Aphis astragali Ossiannilsson (Laamari et al. 2011, 2012); Aphis aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe (Rosen 1967, 1969; Avidov & Harpaz 1969; Starý 1976; Hussein & Kawar 1984; Tremblay et al. 1985; Yumruktepe & Uygun 1994; Aghajanzadeh et al. 1995; Starý et al. 2000; Uysal et al. 2004; Boukhris-Bouhachem 2011; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis brunnea Ferrari (Chaouche & Laamari 2015); Aphis chloris Koch (Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a); Aphis craccivora Koch (Starý 1976, 1979; Starý & Kaddou 1971; Monajemi & Esmaili 1981; Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Zeren & Düzgüneş 1983; Abou-Fakhr 1982; Tremblay et al. 1985; Starý & Sekkat 1987; Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a; Abou-Fakhr & Kawar 1998; Starý et al. 2000; Ölmez & Ulusoy 2003; Aslan et al. 2004; Uysal et al. 2004; Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Rakhshani et al. 2005a, 2006a; Abdel- Samad & Ahmed 2009; Talebi et al. 2009; Mossadegh et al. 2011; Barahoei et al. 2011, 2012, 2013; Laamari et al. 2011, 2012; Nazari et al. 2012; Rakhshani et al. 2012b, 2013; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013; Satar et al. 2014); Aphis davletshinae Hillie Ris Lambers (Ölmez & Ulusoy 2003; Uysal et al. 2004; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis epilobiaria Theobald (Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a); Aphis epilobii Kaltenbach (Nazari et al. 2012; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis euphorbiae Kaltenbach (Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis euphorbicola Rezwani & Lampel (Rakhshani et al. 2012b, 2013; Barahoei et al. 2013); Aphis fabae Scopoli (Davatchi & Shojai 1968; Starý 1976; Al-Azawi 1970; Starý & Kaddou 1971; Abou-Fakhr 1982; Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Zeren & Düzgüneş 1983; Tremblay et al. 1985; Starý & Sekkat 1987; Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a; Yumruktepe & Uygun 1994; Abou- Fakhr & Kawar 1998; Starý et al. 2000; Ölmez & Ulusoy 2003; Aslan et al. 2004; Uysal et al. 2004; Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Talebi et al. 2009; Laamari et al. 2011, 2012; Rakhshani et al. 2012b, 2013; Nazari et al. 2012; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013; Barahoei et al. 2011, 2012, 2013; Chaouche & Laamari 2015); Aphis fabae cirsiiacanthoidis Scopoli (Aslan et al. 2004; Uysal et al. 2004; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis galiiscabri Schrank (Güz & Kilinçer 2005); Aphis gerardianae Mordvilko (Rakhshani et al. 2012b, 2013); Aphis gossypii Glover (Avidov & Harpaz 1969; Al-Azawi 1970; Starý 1976, 1979; Abou-Fakhr 1982; Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Zeren & Düzgüneş 1983; Tremblay et al. 1985; Starý & Sekkat 1987; Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a; Yumruktepe & Uygun 1994; Abou-Fakhr & Kawar 1998; Starý et al. 2000; Ölmez & Ulusoy 2003; Uysal et al. 2004; Talebi et al. 2009; Laamari et al. 2011, 2012; Boukhris-Bouhachem 2011; Mossadegh et al. 2011; Rakhshani et al. 2012b, 2013; Nazari et al. 2012; Barahoei et al. 2011, 2012, 2013; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013; Satar et al. 2014); Aphis hederae Kaltenbach (Abou-Fakhr 1982; Tremblay et al. 1985; Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a; Abou-Fakhr & Kawar 1998); Aphis idaei van der Goot (Talebi et al. 2009; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013; Barahoei et al. 2013); Aphis intybi Koch (Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Starý et al. 2000; Aslan et al. 2004; Uysal et al. 2004; Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Talebi et al. 2009; Rakhshani et al. 2012b; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013); Aphis nasturtii Kaltenbach (Starý 1976, 1979; Starý et al. 2000; Nazari et al. 2012; Laamari et al. 2012; Rakhshani et al. 2013; Barahoei et al. 2013); Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe (Starý et al. 2000; Aslan et al. 2004; Uysal et al. 2004; Talebi et al. 2009; Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis origani Passerini, Aphis plantaginis Goeze (Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis pomi De Geer (Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Radjabi 1989; Starý et al. 2000; Uysal et al. 2004; Rakhshani 2012); Aphis punicae (Passerini) (Starý 1976; Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a; Talebi et al. 2009; Laamari et al. 2012; Nazari et al. 2012; Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013); Aphis ruborum (Börner) (Starý & Kaddou 1971; Starý 1976, 1979; Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Starý et al. 2000; Uysal et al. 2004; Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis rumicis L. (Starý et al. 2000; Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Talebi et al. 2009; Nazari et al. 2012; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis salviae Walker (Starý 1979; Starý et al. 2000; Güz & Kilinçer 2005); Aphis solanella Theobald (Starý & Kaddou 1971; Starý 1976; Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Zeren & Düzgüneş 1983; Uysal et al. 2004; Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Nazari et al. 2012; Rakhshani et al. 2013 Talebi et al. 2009 – as Aphis evonymi F.; Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013 – as Aphis evonymi F.); Aphis spiraecola Patch (Starý et al. 2000; Laamari et al. 2012; Rakhshani 2012; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis taraxacicola (Börner) (Starý 1979; Starý et al. 2000); Aphis tirucallis Hille Ris Lambers (Ölmez & Ulusoy 2003; Uysal et al. 2004); Aphis umbrella (Börner) (Abou-Fakhr 1982; Tremblay et al. 1985; Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a; Abou-Fakhr & Kawar 1998; Starý et al. 2000; Talebi et al. 2009; Nazari et al. 2012; Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Aphis urticata Gmelin (Starý et al. 2000; Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Rakhshani et al. 2013), Aphis verbasci Schrank (Güz & Kilinçer 2005); Aphis sp. (Starý & Kaddou 1971; Starý 1976, 1979; Starý et al. 2000; Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Barahoei et al. 2013; Laamari et al. 2012; Nazari et al. 2012); Brachycaudus amygdalinus (Schouteden) (Nazari et al. 2012; Rakhshani 2012); Brachycaudus cardui (L.) (Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Elmali & Toros 1994; Starý et al. 2000; Aslan et al. 2004; Uysal et al. 2004; Talebi et al. 2009; Laamari et al. 2011; Rakhshani et al. 2012b; 2013; Nazari et al. 2012; Barahoei et al. 2013; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013); Brachycaudus helichrysi (Kaltenbach) (Starý 1976; Starý et al. 2000; Aslan et al. 2004; Uysal et al. 2004; Jafari et al. 2011; Laamari et al. 2011, 2012; Jafari & Modarres Awal 2012; Nazari et al. 2012; Rakhshani 2012; Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013); Brachycaudus persicae (Passerini) (Rakhshani 2012); Brachycaudus tragopogonis (Kaltenbach) (Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Uysal et al. 2004; Barahoei et al. 2012, 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2012b, 2013); Brachycaudus tragopogonis setosus (Hille Ris Lambers) (Starý et al. 2000); Brachyunguis harmalae Das (Talebi et al. 2009; Rakhshani et al. 2012b, 2013); Brachyunguis zygophylli (Nevsky) (Barahoei et al. 2011, 2012, 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Cavariella aegopodii (Scopoli) (Abou-Fakhr 1982; Tremblay et al. 1985; Uysal et al. 2004); Capitophorus elaeagni (Del Guercio) (Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Uysal et al. 2004); Coloradoa sp. (Starý 1979; Starý et al. 2000); Dysaphis lappae Koch (Starý 1979); Dysaphis plantaginea (Passerini) (Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Starý et al. 2000; Aslan et al. 2004; Uysal et al. 2004; Rakhshani 2012; Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Dysaphis radicola (Mordvilko) (Talebi et al. 2009; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Dysaphis rumecicola emicis (Mimeur) (Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a); Hayhurstia atriplicis (L.) (Nazari et al. 2012; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Hyadaphis coriandri (Das) (Talebi et al. 2009; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Hyadaphis foeniculi (Passerini) (Tremblay et al. 1985); Hyalopterus amygdali (Blanchard) (?) (Rakhshani 2012); Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy) (?) (Starý 1976; Erkin 1983; Uysal et al. 2004; Jafari et al. 2011; Jafari & Modarres Awal 2012; Laamari et al. 2012); Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) (Talebi et al. 2009; Rakhshani et al. 2013), Lipaphis fritzmuelleri Börner (Talebi et al. 2009); Lipaphis lepidii (Nevsky) (Starý 1979; Starý et al. 2000; Talebi et al. 2009; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Macrosiphoniella papillata Holman (?) (Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Macrosiphoniella sanborni (Gillette) (?) (Starý et al. 2000); Macrosiphum rosae (L.) (?) (Taheri & Rakhshani 2013); Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner) (Barahoei et al. 2011; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Melanaphis sp. (Barahoei et al. 2012, 2013); Metopolophium dirhodum (Walker) (?) (Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Myzus beybienkoi (Narzikulov) (Talebi et al. 2009; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Karaat & Goven 1986; Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a; Ölmez & Ulusoy 2003; Uysal et al. 2004; Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Talebi et al. 2009; Boukhris-Bouhachem 2011; Laamari et al. 2011, 2012; Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Phorodon humuli (Schrank) (Mokhtari et al. 2000; Starý et al. 2000); Protaphis alexandrae (Nevsky) (Rakhshani et al. 2012b, 2013); Protaphis anthemidis (Börner) (Talebi et al. 2009; Nazari et al. 2012; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Protaphis elongata (Nevsky) (Talebi et al. 2009; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Protaphis terricola (Rondani) (Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Barahoei et al. 2013; Rakhshani et al. 2013); Protaphis sp. (Starý 1976, 1979; Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a; Barahoei et al. 2013); Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) (Starý 1976; Düzgüneş et al. 1982; Özder & Toros 1999; Uysal et al. 2004); Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (L.) (Mokhtari et al. 2000; Starý et al. 2000); Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) (Rakhshani et al. 2008b, 2013; Nazari et al. 2012; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013; Gadallah et al. 2017); Saltusaphis scirpus Theobald (Starý et al. 2000; Tomanović et al. 2012); Saltusaphis sp. (Starý 1979); Sitobion avenae (Fabricius) (?) (Elmali & Toros 1994; Özder & Toros 1999; Uysal et al. 2004); Uroleucon compositae (Theobald) (?) (Laamari et al. 2011); Uroleucon jaceae (L.) (?) (Aslan et al. 2004; Uysal et al. 2004; Güz & Kilinçer 2005).

Distribution in the Middle East and North Africa

Algeria (Starý 1976; Laamari et al. 2011, 2012; Chaouche & Laamari 2015); Egypt (Mackauer & Starý 1967; Starý 1976; Abdel-Samad & Ahmed 2009; Gadallah et al. 2017); Iran (Starý 1979; Aghajanzadeh et al. 1995; Starý et al. 2000; Rakhshani et al. 2005a, 2006a, 2012b, 2013; Mossadegh et al. 2011; Nazari et al. 2012; Rakhshani 2012; Barahoei et al. 2011, 2012, 2013; Taheri & Rakhshani 2013); Iraq (Starý 1969a, 1976; Al-Azawi 1970; Starý & Kaddou 1971); Israel (Rosen 1967, 1969; Avidov & Harpaz 1969; Starý 1976; Mescheloff & Rosen 1990a); Lebanon (Mackauer & Starý 1967; Starý 1976; Abou-Fakhr 1982; Hussein & Kawar 1984; Tremblay et al. 1985; Abou-Fakhr & Kawar 1998); Morocco (Mimeur 1934; Starý 1976; Starý & Sekkat 1987); Syria (Starý 1976); Tunisia (Boukhris- Bouhachem 2011); Turkey (Starý 1976; Eastern part – Karaat & Goven 1986; Ölmez & Ulusoy 2003; Aslan et al. 2004; Uysal et al. 2004; Güz & Kilinçer 2005; Central part – Satar et al. 2014; Western part – Erkin 1983; Erdoğan et al. 2008; Akar & Erdoğan 2017); UAE (Starý et al. 2013).

General distribution

Australasian, Eastern and Western Palaearctic, Oceanic, Oriental.

Remarks

Specimens reared from Brachycaudus tragopogonis (Kaltenbach) are most probably refer to Lysiphlebus volkli Tomanović & Kavallieratos, 2018.

Notes

Published as part of Rakhshani, Ehsan, Barahoei, Hossein, Ahmad, Zubair, Starý, Petr, Ghafouri-Moghaddam, Mostafa, Mehrparvar, Mohsen, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Čkrkić, Jelisaveta & Tomanović, Željko, 2019, Review of Aphidiinae parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of the Middle East and North Africa: key to species and host associations, pp. 1-132 in European Journal of Taxonomy 552 on pages 34-36, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.552, http://zenodo.org/record/3476562

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