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A Faunistic Study on the Mantodea (Insecta) from Western Iran © Norwegian Journal of Entomology. 21 June 2016 A faunistic study on the Mantodea (Insecta) from western Iran NAJMEH SAMIN, HASSAN GHAHARI & AHMAD KATBEH-BADR Samin, N., Ghahari, H. & Katbeh-Badr, A. 2016. A faunistic study on the Mantodea (Insecta) from western Iran. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 63, 116–119. This paper deals with the fauna of Mantodea in Ilam and Kermanshah provinces in western Iran. In total 8 species from 7 genera (Empusa Illiger, 1798, Ameles Burmeister, 1838, Mantis Linnaeus, 1758, Sphodromantis Stål, 1871, Microthespis Werner, 1908, Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 1835 and Iris Saussure, 1869) and 5 families (Empusidae, Amelidae, Mantidae, Eremiaphilidae and Tarachodidae) were collected and identified. Ameles syriensis Giglio-Tos, 1915 and Eremiaphila andresi Werner, 1910 are new records for the fauna of Iran. Key words: Mantodea, fauna, new records, Iran Najmeh Samin, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University Tehran, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] * Hassan Ghahari, Department of Plant Protection, Yadegar – e- Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Ahmad Katbeh-Badr, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan. E-mail: [email protected] * Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Introduction 2014). About 34 species of mantids have been recorded from Iran so far, but the true number Mantodea is a group of mostly large and of Iranian Mantodea needs more investigations. conspicuous predatory insects, which is mostly The aim of this research is a faunistic work on confined to the tropical regions and includes Mantodea specimens collected from some regions approximately 2366 described species in 436 of western Iran, and introducing two new records genera (Ehrmann 2002, Otte & Spearman 2005, for the country. Classification by Ehrmann & Roy Kment 2012). They are carnivorous insects in Ehrmann (2002) and Roy (2014) have been preying upon a wide array of animals, ranging followed. from springtails (Collembola) to small vertebrates (Prete et al. 2002) and are occasionally used in biological pest control (Symondson et al. 2002). Material and methods The fauna of Iranian Mantodea was poorly studied by a few disparate studies (Uvarov 1938, Uvarov The materials of this research were collected & Dirsh 1952, Beier 1956, Mofidi-Neyestanak from different localities of western Iran, Ilam 2000, 2014, Battiston & Massa 2008, Ghahari et al. (33.6384°N 46.4226°E) and Kermanshah 2008, Sakenin et al. 2008a, b & 2011, Morshedi- (34.3176°N 47.0869°E) provinces mainly by Aghbolagh et al. 2012, Ghahari & El-Den Nasser sweeping net and searching vegetation visually. 116 Norwegian Journal of Entomology 63, 116–119 (2016) Identification was carried out with the aid of Empusa pennicornis pennicornis (Pallas, 1773) Giglio-Tos (1927), Beier (1934, 1935), Kaltenbach Mantis pennicornis Pallas 1773: 728. Mantis pallasiana (1976, 1982, 1996, 1998), Abu-Dannoun & Olivier 1792: 637-638 (#66). Gongylus marginatus Thunberg 1815: 294. Empusa (Empusa) orientalis Burmeister 1838: Katbeh-Baderbu (2007), Battiston et al. (2010), 546-547. Mohammad et al. (2011) and Ghahari & El-Den Material examined: Ilam province, Mehran, Nasser (2014). 162 m, 33°16′N 46°24′E, 1♀, 1♂, June 2012. Kermanshah province, Javanrud, 1367 m, 34°46′N 46°19′E, 1♂, August 2011. Results and discussion Distribution outside Iran: China, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. In this research, totally 8 species of Mantodea were collected from some regions of western Iran. AMELIDAE Two species Ameles syriensis Giglio-Tos, 1915 AMELINAE and Eremiaphila andresi Werner, 1910 are new records for the fauna of Iran. The new records Amelini represent the eastern distributional limit for the two species. It would be interesting to conduct Ameles Burmeister, 1838 future sampling for these species to verify how Ameles Burmeister, 1838: 531. Parameles Saussure, 1869: 59, their distribution may extend to eastern regions. 72 Some mantid species of eastern part of Iraq Ameles syriensis Giglio-Tos, 1915 may be occurred in western Iran. The fauna of Ameles syriensis Giglio-Tos, 1915: 150 Mantodea was poorly studied in most regions of Material examined: Ilam province, Ilam, 987 the world because of low population density. Since m, 33°41′N 46°16′E, 1♀, June 2012. New record Iran is a large country with various geographical for the fauna of Iran. regions and climates, especially most regions of Distribution outside Iran: Jordan, Syria, the country contain warm climates, so we expect Turkey. more diverse fauna of mantids in different regions of Iran especially in southern parts. The list of MANTIDAE species with distributional data is given below. MANTINAE EMPUSIDAE Mantini EMPUSINE Mantis Linnaeus, 1758 Empusini Gryllus (Mantis) Linnaeus, 1758: 425. Mantes Geoffroy, 1764: 399. Mantis Lichtenstein, 1802: 18. Empusa Illiger, 1798 Empusa Illiger, 1798: 499 Mantis religiosa religiosa Linnaeus, 1778 Gryllus (Mantis) religiosus Linnaeus, 1758: 426. Mantis sancta Fabricius, 1787: 228. Mantis maroccana Thunberg, Empusa fasciata Brulle, 1832 1815: 287. Mantis pia Audinet-Serville, 1839: 193. Mantis Empusa fasciata Brulle, 1832: 83 radiata Fischer-Waldheim, 1846: 101. Mantis capensis Material examined: Kermanshah province, Saussure, 1872: 46. Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758 (cited in Sahneh, 1365 m, 34°30′N 47°35′E, 1♀, 1♂, Werner, 1913: 211). Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758 (cited in August 2011. Ilam province, Darrehshahr, 712 m, Storey, 1918: 50). 33°08′N 47°22′E, 1♀, June 2012. Material examined: Kermanshah province, Distribution outside Iran: Algeria, Asia Javanrud, 1367 m, 34°46′N 46°19′E, 1♀, 1♂, Minor, Crete, Croatia, Cyprus, East-Europe, August 2011; Kermanshah, 1308 m, 34°20′N Egypt, Greece, India, Italy, Jordan, Slovenia, 47°00′E, 2♀, August 2011. Ilam province, Palestine, Rumania, Turkey. Ilam, 987 m, 33°41′N 46°16′E, 1♀, June 2012; 117 Samin et al.: A faunistic study on the Mantodea from western Iran Darrehshahr, 712 m, 33°08′N 47°22′E, 1♂, June Material examined: Ilam province, 2012. Darrehshahr, 712 m, , 1♀, June 2012. New record Distribution outside Iran: Africa, Asia, for the fauna of Iran. Europe, North America. Distribution outside Iran: Egypt, Iraq, Libya. Paramantini TARACHODIDAE IRIDINAE Sphodromantis Stål, 1871 Sphodromantis Stål, 1871: 390, 399. Iris Saussure, 1869 Iris Saussure, 1869: 64. Sphodromantis viridis viridis (Forskål, 1775) Gryllus viridis Forskål, 1775: 81. Mantis guttata Thunberg, Iris oratoria (Linnaeus, 1758) 1815: 290. Mantis (Stagmatoptera) bioculata Burmeister, Gryllus (Mantis) oratorius Linné, 1758. Mantis dentata 1838: 537. Hierodula bioculata Burmeister, 1838 (cited in Goeze, 1778. Mantis bella Salzmann, 1817. Ameles minima Krauss, 1890: 236). Sphodromantis bioculata Burmeister, Charpentier, 1825. Mantis fenstrata Brullé, 1832. 1838 (cited in Werner, 1913: 210). Sphodromantis bioculata Material examined: Kermanshah province, Burmeister, 1838 (cited in Storey, 1918: 50). Hierodula (Sphodromantis) viridis Forskål, 1775 (cited in Beier 1935: Kermanshah, 1308 m, 34°20′N 47°00′E, 1♀, 1♂, 87). Sphodromantis viridis viridis Roy 2010: 347. August 2011. Material examined: Kermanshah province, Distribution outside Iran: Algeria, Crete, Kermanshah, 1308 m, 34°20′N 47°00′E, 1♀, 1♂, Croatia, Greece, Cypres, Egypt, France, India, August 2011. Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Spain, Distribution outside Iran: Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tchad, Tunisia, Turkey. Oman, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. Acknowledgements. The authors are grateful to R. Ehrmann (SMNK, Karlsruhe-Germany) for his insightful comments on SOLYGIINAE the manuscript and providing some necessary papers. This research was supported by Islamic Azad University (Young Solygiini Researchers and Elite Club, and Yadegar – e- Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch). Microthespis Werner, 1908 Microthespis Werner, 1908: 119. References Microthespis dmitriewi Werner, 1908 Microthespis dmitriewi Werner, 1908: 120. Abu-Dannoun, O. & Katbeh-Bader, A. 2007. Mantodea Material examined: Kermanshah province, of Jordan. Zootaxa 1617, 43–56. Sahneh, 1365 m, 34°30′N 47°35′E, 2♀, August Battiston, R. & Massa, B. 2008. The Mantids of 2011. Caucasus (Insecta, Mantodea). Atti della Accademia Distribution outside Iran: Ethiopia, Jordan, Roveretana degli Agiati a. 258, ser. VIII, vol. VIII, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, B, 5–28. United Arab Emirates, Yemen. Battiston, R., Picciau, L., Fonatana, P. & Marshal, J. 2010. Mantids of the Euro-Mediterranean area. EREMIAPHILIDAE WBA Handbooks 2. World Biodiversity Association, EREMIAPHILINAE Verona, 239 pp. Beier, M. 1934. Mantodea. Subfam. Sibyllinae, Empus- Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 1835 inae. Genera Insectorum, Fascicule, 197: 10 pp. Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 1835: 468. Eremophila Burmeister, Beier, M. 1935. Mantodea. Subfamilie: Mantinae. 1838: 524. Centromantis Werner, 1904: 404. Genera Insectorum, Fascicule 203: 146 pp. Beier, M. 1956. Mantiden aus Iran 1954 (Orthopt.). Eremiaphila andresi Werner 1910 Ergebnisse der Entomologischen Reisen Willi Eremiaphila andresi Werner, 1910: 200. Richter, Stuttgart, im Iran 1954 und 1956, Nr. 118 Norwegian Journal of Entomology 63, 116–119 (2016) 2. Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische of Dasht-e Moghan in Ardabil province, Iran. Naturkunde in Württemberg 111 (1), 68–75. Journal of Field Crop Entomology 1 (3), 85–94. Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea
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