First report of scaly cricket Arachnocephalus vestidos Costa, 1855 (Orth., Mogoplistidae) from Iran

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Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran 19395-1454, Iran

10.52547/jesi.42.4.7

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Mid of September 2022 and the near sandy bank of Neka River in the north of Iran, a cricket was collected on prickly lettuce bushes (Lactuca serriola L.) amongst wild bushes of rubus (Lactuca serriola L.) and trees of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.). Identification through morphological taxonomic keys and comparison with previously named specimens in the Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM) confirmed a new record. This is the first report of the genus and species of cricket Arachnocephalus vestidos Costa, 1855 from Iran. This insect has been reported from west to southwest Palearctic so far. The specimen is deposited in HMIM of the Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP). The detailed morphological characteristics of the family, genus and species, as well as a key to identify the genera and species of scaly crickets in Iran is provided. So far, three species of three genera belonging to Mogoplistidae are reported from Iran.

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First report of scaly cricket Arachnocephalus vestidos Costa, 1855 (Orth., Mogoplistidae) from Iran

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Journal of Entomological Society of Iran
Volume 42, Issue 4
February 2023
Pages 325-329

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