Contributions to the leafhoppers (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) of Khuzestan, southwest of Iran

A faunal study of leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) was conducted in some parts of Khuzestan Province (southwest of Iran) in ۲۰۱۴ and ۲۰۱۵. Totally, ۹۰ species belonging to ۴۹ genera and seven subfamilies were collected and identified. Most of samples were collected by using sweeping net and Malaise trap and a few by aspirator and sticky yellow trap. As a result of this study ۴۷ species are recorded from Khuzestan Province for the first time and eight species are new records for the fauna of Iran including Euscelidius schenckii (Kirschbaum, ۱۸۶۸); Hardya (Hardya) melanopsis (Hardy, ۱۸۵۰); Paradorydium (Paradorydium) lanceolatum (Burmeister, ۱۸۳۹); Hecalus prasinus (Matsumura, ۱۹۰۵); Psammotettix emarginatus Singh, ۱۹۶۹; Grammacephalus pallidus (Linnavuori, ۱۹۷۸); Helionidia punctulata (Ramakrishnan and Menon, ۱۹۷۴) and Eupteryx (Eupteryx) kaghanensis Ahmed, ۱۹۶۹. For each species geographical distribution in Iran are completely mentioned. In addition morphological data and illustration of adults and their male genitalia are given for the eight newly recorded species.

کلیدواژه ها:

Leafhoppers ، fauna ، Khuzestan ، distribution ، new records ، Iran