Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol.27, No.5, 2015 Description of three species of Clytra Laicharting, 1781 ( Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) from Kurdistan Region – Iraq pp. (13-18) Hozan Q. Hammamurad Nabeel A. Mawlood College of Agriculture College of Agriculture Salahaddin University Salahaddin University Received: 04/05/2015 Accepted: 02/06/2015 Abstrac The present work includes a details description of three species of Clytra Laicharting from Kurdistan Region – Iraq. The species was collected from some plants during the period of April tile July - 2013. Important body parts such as Labrum, Pronotum and male genitalia were illustrated and drawing. Localities, date of collection and plant hosts were mentioned. Introduction lytrinae is one of very important subfamily of Chrysomelidae contains 1500 species of 62 genera belonging to six tribes in the world, it consists of 38 genera in one tribe, C Clytini in the Palearctic region (Seeno and Wilcox, 1982). The genus Clytra increased to include 56 species, six varieties and 21 aberrations, as shown in the catalogue of Clavareau (1913). Fundamental progress was made in the taxonomy of the genus due to the following works: Lopatin (1962), Daccordi and Petitpierre (1977), Tan (1992). Lopatin (1984) reported the genus Clytra consist of 50 species in old world and 16 species in palearctic region. Kasap (1987) indicated the list of Clytrinae represented seven species in Turkey, Labidostomis Chevrolat, Tituboea Lacordaire, Lachnaia Dejean, Clytra Laicharting, Smaragdina Chevrolet, Part of MSc. thesis for the first author Cheilitoma Dejean and Coptocephala Chevrolet. Lobl and Smetana (2010) recorded 175 species in palearctic region. In Iraq there are not any taxonomic study of the subfamily species except Derwesh (1963) listed five species of Clytridae Clytra nigrocincta Lacordaire, C. novempunctata Olivier, Gynandrophthalm aunipunctata Ol., Labidostomis longimana L. and L. rufa (Waltl). Derwesh (1965) mentioned 11 species of Clytridae includes, Clytra nigrocincta Lacordaire, C. novempunctata Olivier, C. valeriana Menetries, Coptocephala unifasciata Scop., Gynandrophthalm aunipunctata Ol., Labidostomis decipiens Faldreman, L. longimana (Linnaeus), L. propiqua Ol., L. rufa (Waltl), Melitonoma sp., and Tituboeama cropus Ill. Abdul- Rassoul (1976) recorded two species Clytra nigrocincta Iacordaire and Gynandrophthalma unipunctata Olivier. Al-Ali (1977) recorded six species of the family, Clytra nigrocincta Lacordaire, Coptocephala unifasciata (Scop.)., Gynandrophthalma unipunctata Ol., G. viridana Lac., Labidostomis longimana (Linnaeus), and L. propinqua (Fald.). Materials and Methods The specimens were collected from the period of April tile July 2013 from the flowers of some plants in different localities of Kurdistan region - Iraq. The specimens were placed in boiling water for 10-15 minutes to soften their parts. Then the parts were separated and put in 10% KOH which placed in water bath for 10-15 minutes; after that placed in distilled water for 2-3 minutes. The parts are placed in ethyl alcohol 25% and dissected under microscope, then transferred to ethyl alcohol 50%, 75% and 100% respectively for two minutes of each concentrations, then placed in xylol for two minutes, for translucency, finely placed in Canada 31 Vol.27, No.5, 2015 Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol.27, No.5, 2015 balsam to support slides for subsequent examination under microscope (Aslan and Warchalowski, 2000) .The species were identified by using taxonomic keys of (Hubble, 2010). Results and Discussion Key to the Clytra species 1- Pronotum unicolor shine black (Fig.1b). ……......……...C. bodemeyri -Pronotum brown with two or three black spot …………….………...… 2 2- Labrum nearly cup shaped (Fig.1d). Pronotum brown with three black spots (Fig.1e). Apical part of tegmen oval …………….C. novempunctata - Labrum nearly square shaped (Fig.1g). Pronotum brown with two black spot (Fig.1h). Apical part of tegmen acute ………….…..….C. valeiriana Genus: Clytra Laicharting, 1781 Description of Clytra bodemeyri Weise, 1900 Body: Cylindrical shaped brown reddish, length 6.8-9.2 mm, width 3.5-4.5 mm. Head: Oval, with narrow black suture edge. Eyes black, oval. Vertex black, weakly convex, with moderate of dense punctures. Coronal suture present. Frons black, weakly convex, with low dense of punctures. Clypeus weakly convex, triangular, laterally with low dense of fine punctures. Antennae black, serrate, 1st segment cup shaped, 2.6 times as long as 2nd segment, 2nd segment nearly rounded shaped, segment 11th oval shaped, 1.2 times as long as 10th segment. Labrum (Fig.1a) dark brown reddish, nearly spherical shaped, length 0.2-0.3 mm, with 11-12 of pale yellow setae, anterior margin moderately curved at the middle. Mandible black, highly sclerotized, length 0.4-0.5 mm, apical part with two denticles, inner denticles shorter than the outer, dorsal surface with 10-11 short pale yellow setae. Maxilla pale brown, 1st segment of maxillary palp small nearly square shaped, 2nd segment cup shaped ,1.5 times as long as 1st segment, 4th segment slightly tubular shaped, 1.5 times as long as 3rd segment, distilacinia slightly triangular expanded, moderately sclerotized, apical part bears of low pale golden setae. Labium brown, prementum nearly square shaped, 3rd segment of labial palp nearly cup shaped, 0.8 times as shorter as 2nd segment. Thorax: Pronotum (Fig.1b) shine black, nearly rectangular shaped, surface with randomly irregular punctures, the anterior margin slightly concave, posterior margin round at the middle, the anterior and posterior with high row of pale yellow setae, anterior angle slightly acute and posterior angle round shaped, procoxal cavity close, anterior margin of prosternum concave, prosternal process nearly boat shaped .Scutellum black, nearly triangular, anterior margin straight, posterior part straight, lateral margin slightly concave, surface smooth. Elytra brown reddish, one black spot irregular elongated in the middle, surface with moderate dense randomly of punctures, one black spot small in anterior , lateral margin dark brown, epiplura with moderate dense of fine punctures. Legs black, fore and hind femur nearly oval elongated, apical part with row1/4 of white spines, spurs is absent; hind tibia cylindrical shape. Abdomen: Black, oval shaped, posterior margin of 5thtergite straight, posterior margin of 5thsternite round, speculum gaster brown, nearly Y-shaped strongly jointed at 2/7 of apical part. Male genitalia: Aedeagus (Fig.1c) brown, length 1.8-2.2 mm, bulb shaped, apical part acute. Basal hood pale brown, slightly sclerotized, nearly tubular shaped. Tegmen brown, Y-shaped, present at the lower part of the aedeagus. 31 Vol.27, No.5, 2015 Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol.27, No.5, 2015 Female: resemble to male except posterior margin of 5thtergite straight, posterior margin of 5thsternite emarginated. Examined specimens: The specimens were collected from different localities of Erbil governorate; Kalak, Bsheran; Bardarsh ,from dwarf mesquite, Prosopis farcta in 10/5/2013 Description of Clytra novempunctata Olivier, 1808 Body: Sub cylindrical shaped, reddish brown, length 5.7-7.7 mm, width 2.4-3.5 mm. Head: Oval, with narrow black suture edge. Eyes dark brown, round. Vertex black, convex, with low dense of fine punctures .Coronal suture present. Frons black, convex, with moderate dense of punctures. Clypeus flat, triangular, laterally with dense of fine punctures and pale setae. Antennae serrate, dark brown, 1st segment cup shaped, 3.1 times as long as 2nd segment, 2nd segment nearly rounded shaped, segment 11th oval shaped , 1.3 times as long as 10th segment. Labrum (Fig.1d) yellowish brown, oval shaped, length 0.1-0.2 mm, with 12-14 of pale yellow setae, anterior margin moderately curved at the middle. Mandible black, high sclerotized , length 0.3-0.4 mm ,apical part with three denticles, inner denticles shorter than the outer, dorsal surface with 10-11 of pale white setae. Maxilla dark brown, 1st segment of maxillary palp small nearly triangular shaped, 2nd segment tubular shaped, 3 times as long as 1st segment, 4th segment nearly tubular shaped, 1.5 times as long as 3rd segment, distilacinia slightly triangular, moderately sclerotized, apical part bears row of low pale brown setae. Labium brown, prementum nearly globular shaped, 3rd segment of labial palp, oval shaped, 1.2 times as long as 2nd segment. Thorax: Pronotum (Fig.1e) reddish brown, nearly rectangular , surface with three black spot at the middle, anterior margin low concave, posterior margin nearly rounded at the middle, anterior angle nearly acute posterior angle rounded, procoxal cavity close, anterior margin of prosternum high concave, prosternal process constricted at the middle. Scutellum shine black, triangular, anterior margin low concave, posterior part round, lateral margin curved, surface with low dense of fine punctures. Elytra brown reddish, lateral margin dark brown, three black spot on surface, two spot on the middle not jointed other spots in anterior margin. Legs black, fore and hind femur nearly oval elongated, apical part with row 1/3 of short pale yellow spines, spurs is absent; hind tibia cylindrical shape. Abdomen: Shine black, nearly oval shaped, speculum gaster brown, Y-shaped strongly jointed at 2/5 of apical part. Male genitalia: Aedeagus (Fig.1f) brown, length 1.5-1.9 mm, nearly hook shaped, apical part acute. Basal hood pale brown, slightly sclerotized, nearly tubular shaped. Tegmen brown,