Arthropod Fauna of the UAE

0434386 - BC 2015 RIV AE eng M - Monography Chapter
Starý, Petr - Rakhshani, E. - Tomanović, Ž. - Kavallieratos, N. G. - Havelka, Jan
Order Hymenoptera, family Braconidae. Aphid parasitoids of the Arabian Peninsula (subfamily Aphidiinae).
Arthropod Fauna of the UAE. Vol. 5. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah Printing, Publishing, Distbn and Advertising, 2014 - (van Harten, A.), s. 407-425. ISBN 978-9948-22-086-2
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA522/09/1940
Grant - others:Serbian Ministry of Education and Science(RS) 43001
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : Braconidae
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology

A review of the aphidiine parasitoids of aphids in the Arabian peninsula is presented. Material and research methods are mentioned, most of the material was sampled by Malaise, light and water/pan/traps. The research results determined 13 species from 8 genera . The key to the identification as well as photographies of ovipositing parasitoid females, mummified aphids and attenting ants are added as well as the pictures of the representative species. The fauna, its distribution, relationships and economic significance are reviewed. The list of references includes both the respective faunal papers as well as titles recommended for a further study.
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