J Insect Biodivers Syst 01(1): 37–45 ISSN: 2423-8112 JOURNAL OF INSECT BIODIVERSITY AND SYSTEMATICS Research Article http://jibs.modares.ac.ir http://zoobank.org/References/88F70D5D-E67A-4C67-B17E-05E3AB3FC321 The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) on Artemisia spp. (Asteraceae) in Iran Masumeh Moghaddam1 and Abbas Mohammadi-Khoramabadi2 1 Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, 19395-1454, Iran. 2 Department of Plant Production, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Darab, Shiraz University, Darab, 74711-96711, Iran ABSTRACT. A total of 12 species of Coccomorpha from five scale insect families have been recorded on Artemisia spp. (Asteraceae) in Iran. They were belong to Acanthococcidae (1), Coccidae (3), Diaspididae (4), Ortheziidae (1) Received: 27 September 2015 and Pseudococcidae (3). In this study Peliococcus chersonensis (Kiritshenko), Pelionella grassiana (Goux) (Pseudococcidae) are redescribed and illustrated Accepted: based on adult females to show their morphology in Iran. Rhizococcus 12 November 2015 borchsenii (Danzig) (Acanthococcidae) was also the third newly recorded Published: species for the fauna of Iran. Species that have been previously collected or 25 November 2015 recorded on Artemisia in Iran are listed and information is given about host plants and global distribution for each species. Subject Editor: Mehmet Bora Kaydan Key words: Artemisia, Scale insects, Coccomorpha, Peliococcus chersonensis, Pelionella grassiana, Rhizococcus borchsenii, Iran. Citation: Moghaddam, M. and Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, A. 2015. The scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) on Artemisia spp. (Asteraceae) in Iran. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 1(1): 37–45. Introduction several scale insect families and genera. The species of the family Acanthococcidae Large areas of Iran are naturally covered exclusively known to feed on Artemisia with pasture Artemisia spp. (Asteraceae). (Kozár et al. 2013), and also the family Thirty-four species belonging to Artemisia Pseudococcidae with twenty and one are thought to occur in Iran, which from species develop only on Artemisia spp. the viewpoint of distribution, density and (Garcia et al. 2015). coverage, is one of the most important plant genera in the country (Ahadai- A survey of scale insects on Artemisia Dolatsara et al. 2015). The total number of in Iran was undertaken by Moghaddam scale insect species associated with (2013), she recorded only five species: Artemisia spp. is 86 species belonging to 10 Acanthopulvinaria orientalis (Nazonov) families worldwide (Garcia et al. 2015). (Coccidae), Contigaspis farsetiae (Hall), C. sarkissiani (Kaussari & Balachowsky), Host specificity of scale insects on Orthezia urticae (L.) (Ortheziidae) and Asteraceae and particularly on Artemisia Targionia porifera (Borchsenius) spp., is known for species belonging to (Diaspidae). The objectives of this study Corresponding author: Masumeh Moghaddam, E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2015, Moghaddam and Mohammadi-Khoramabadi. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 38 Scale insects on Artemisia spp. in Iran are to update the list of scale insects known on Artemisia spp. in Iran. Remarks: A Palaeartic species, European parts and Far East. Rhizococcus borchsenii Materials and Methods known only on the roots or root crown of The scale insect specimens were collected Artemisia sp. This is the first record of this from different areas in Iran. Collecting species from Iran. data, include locality (name of the province, city, GIS coordinates, etc.), date Family Coccidae (soft scales) of collection, collector name are given. Each Acanthopulvinaria orientalis (Nasonov) sample was put into 75% ethanol in the Material examined: on Artemisia sp. in field. The preparation of slide-mounted Iran: Khorasan -e Razavi province, specimens followed the methods described Mashhad, Binaloud Mnt., 7 adult ♀♀, by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992). 11.v.2012, Coll. Rabiye. The terms used in the descriptions of Remarks. A Palaeartic species, mainly mealybugs are those used by Williams occurs in Irano-Turanian area. A. orientalis (2004). is a polyphagous species (Garcia et al. 2015) Each illustration shows the dorsum on and known from at least 9 host plants in the left and the venter on the right with Iran (Moghaddam 2013). enlargements of important characters around the margins. These enlargements Rhizopulvinaria artemisiae (Signoret) are not drawn to scale. The host plant Material examined: on Artemisia sp. in information for each scale insect species is Iran. Khorasan -e Jonoubi province, Tabas, taken from Moghaddam (2013) and the Naibandan Protected Area, 4 adult ♀♀, biogeographical data are those of Garcia et 06.ii.2014, N:32°30′15.6″, E:57°22′03.9″, 1533 m. al. (2015). Remarks. Rhizopulvinaria artemisiae is a All specimens were collected by M. Palaearctic species, and is already recorded Moghaddam, unless otherwise indicated. from all the Palaearctic subregions (Garcia Microscope slides of scale insects of et al. 2015). In addition of Artemisia, it Artemisia spp. collected by other workers in occurs on Astragalus spp. (Fabaceae) and Iran were examined and their identification Noaea spp. (Amaranthaceae) in Iran confirmed. All slide material used in this (Moghaddam 2013). study are deposited in the Coccoidea Collection, Hayk Mirzayans Insect Rhizopulvinaria turkestanica (Archan- Museum (HMIM), Insect Taxonomy gelskaya) Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran Material examined: on Artemisia sp. in (IRIPP). Iran: Semnan province, Shahmirzad, 10 ♀♀, 07.ix.2014, N:35°46′47.0″, E:33°19′36.2″. Results Remarks. Rh. turkestanica is a Palaearctic species, and is recorded from Irano- Family Acanthococcidae (felt scales) Turanian subregion (Garcia et al. 2015). In Rhizococcus borchsenii (Danzig) addition of Artemisia, it occurs on Material examined: on Artemisia sp. Carthamus spp. (Asteraceae), Astragalus spp. Semnan province, Shahroud, Parvar Area (Fabaceae) and Noaea spp. (Amaranthaceae) Protected, 9 ♀♀, 06.ix.2014, N:35°58′04.4″ in Iran (Moghaddam 2013). E:53°30′22.7″, 2013 m. Moghaddam and Mohammadi-Khoramabadi 39 Family Diaspididae (armored scales) Remarks. Targionia porifera is a Palaearctic Contigaspis farsetiae (Hall) species, and it is recorded in Irano- Turanian subregion (Garcia et al. 2015). In Material examined: on Artemisia sp. in addition of Artemisia, the host plants Iran: Azarbaijan -e Sharghi province, Jolfa, Seidlitzia spp. (Amaranthaceae) and Asiab Kharabeh, 6 ♀♀, 04.ix.2007, Zygophyllum spp. (Polygonaceae) are N:38°51′30.5″, E:45°51′24.1″, 980 m.; recorded in Iran (Moghaddam 2013). Kerman province, Kerman, 6 ♀♀, 1.vi.1953, N:30°17′20.7″, E:57°04′11.7″, Coll. Sarkissian. Family Ortheziidae Remarks. Contigaspis farsetiae is a Orthezia urticae (Linnaeus) Palaearctic species, that is known from Material examined: on Artemisia sp. in Irano-Turanian and Mediterranean Iran: Kerman province, Baft, Khabr subregions (Garcia et al. 2015). The other National Park, Kaht, 21.v.2011, host plants are mentioned in Moghaddam N:28°45′55.2″, E:56°26′49.3″, 2468 m; (2013). Khorasan -e Jonoubi province, Ghaen, Shaskooh, 2 ♀♀, 31.v.2014, N:33°39′41.1″, Contigaspis sarkissiani (Kaussari & E:59°56′42.0″, 1270 m; Khorasan -e Shomali Balachowsky) province: Ashkhaneh, Ghorkhod National Material examined: on Artemisia sp. in Park, 2 ♀♀, 23.viii.2012, N:38°02′56.6″, Iran: Esfahan province, Biabanak, 8 ♀♀, E:57°02′36.7″, 1370 m.; Esfarayen, Salook 05.v.1952, Coll. Sarkissian; Fars province, National Park, 5 ♀♀, 17.vi.2012, Jahrom, 4 ♀♀, 15.v.1956, Coll. M. Kaussari; N:37°10′18.4″, E:57°12′18.7″, 1268 m.; Sistan Khorasan -e Jonoubi province, Ferdos, & Balouchestan, Khash, Koosheh, Tabas, 1 ♀, 25.i.1955, Coll. Sarkissian. Sardarya, 1 ♀♀, 22.iv.2012, N:28°37′38.7″ Remarks. Contigaspis sarkissiani is recorded E:61°00′56.3″, 2583 m. in Palaearctic and only from Iran. In Remarks. This species has been mainly addition of Artemisia, it is recorded on found in Palaearctic region and also O. Astragalus spp. (Fabaceae) (Moghaddam, urticae is recorded on various plant species 2013). in Iran (Moghaddam 2013). Rhizaspidiotus canariensis (Lindinger) Family Pseudococcidae (mealybugs) Material examined: on Artemisia sp. in Artemicoccus bispinus (Borchsenius) Iran: Semnan province, Shahroud, Parvar Material examined: on Artemisia sp. in Protected Area, 2 ♀♀, 07.ix.2014, Iran: Khorasan -e Jonoubi province, Tabas, N:36°02′30.4″ E:53°36′28.1″, 2512 m. Naibandan National Park, Abbaneh, 4 ♀♀, Remarks. Rhizaspidiotus canariensis is a 02.vi.2014, N:32°30′07.4″ E:57°16′50.5″, 1522 Palaearctic species (Garcia et al. 2015). In m; Khorasan -e Shomali province, addition to Artemisia, it occurs on Achillea Esfarayen, Salook National Park, 3 ♀♀, spp. (Asteraceae) in Iran (Moghaddam 21.vi.2012, N:37°09′20.9″ E:57°16′24.5″, 1190 2013). m. Distribution: Palaearctic, Armenia, Targionia porifera (Borchsenius) Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan Material examind: on Artemisia sp. in Iran: (Garcia et al. 2015). 5 ♀♀, (No. 173, 239) in collection HMIM without collection data. 40 Scale insects on Artemisia spp. in Iran Remarks. Artemicoccus bispinus was conical to lanceolate setae, 5−7 trilocular recorded first time in Iran by Moghaddam pores, plus 1