First report of the aphid, Appendiseta robiniae (Gillette, 1907) (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea), from Iran

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During the faunistic survey of aphid species associated with ornamental shrubs in the urban green spaces of Mashhad, the capital city of Khorasan-Razavi province of Iran, in 2015, specimens of the species Appendiseta robiniae (Gillette, 1907) were collected from a colony on Vitex agnus-castus. This aphid species is reported here for the first time from Iran. 

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Journal of Entomological Society of Iran
Volume 36, Issue 3 - Serial Number 66
December 2016
Pages 233-234

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