در خوزستان NIPACOCCUS VIRIDIS NEW شناسايي مورچه هاي همزيست با شپشك آرد جنوب

Fauna of Symbiotic Ants with the Southern Mealybug, Nipaecoccus viridis New. (Hom.: Pseudococcidae), on Citrus in Khuzestan

Symbiotic ants with Nipaecoccus viridis New. ʹwere collected on citrus trees in Khuzestan, southern province of Iran, from September 1996 to December 1997. Collected specimens were identified in Iran and confirmed by The North Carolina Museum, USA. Total of 16 species from 12 genera and 3 subfamilies were collected from which 9 species were the first record for Iran. Except the species Polyrhachis lactepennis Smith, all were new records for the region (**). The two species are probably new for the world (***). Keys to genera and species collected in this study have also been presented. A-myrmicinae 1- Crematogaster antaro Forel, 1894** 2- Teramorium sp. * * 3- Monamorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) ** 4- M.abeillei Ander, 1881** 5- Pheidole tenerWana Forel, 1893 6- Ph. Pallidula Nylander, 1889 7- Aphaenogaster syriacus Emery, 19084* B-Dolichoderinae 8- Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, 1911 C-Formicidae 9- Polyrhachis lacteipennis Smith, 1839 10- Camponotus xerexes Forel, 1904* * 11- C. oasium Fore!, 1890** 12- Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889** 13- Paratrechina flavipes (Smith, 1874)" 14- Lasius sp. Near platythorax 15- Cataglyphis livida (Ander, 1881)