First record of the seed beetle Perapion hydrolapathi (Col.: Apionidae) from Iran
نویسندگان
1 Fars Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Shiraz, Iran.
2 Research Institute of Forest and Rangelands of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
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چکیده
The Family Apionidae economically important beetles, which feed on the seed of various rangland plants. This report is part of survey conducted during 2009-2012 to identify the seed - eating pests of Astragalus sp. Rangland plants in the Fars province of Iran. The Apionid species prapion hydrolapathi Marsham, 1802 was collected on plant, Astragalus camptoceras (Bunge.), and is first recorded from Iran.
