A taxonomic study on Damsel bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Nabidae, Nabinae) of Guilan province and adjacent areas in Iran, with an illustrated key to the genera and species

Damsel bugs (Hemiptera, Nabidae) are predatory insects belonging to the order of Hemiptera. During the spring-summer of ۲۰۲۱–۲۰۲۲, nabid specimens were collected from Guilan province and adjacent areas. In this study, three species (four subspecies) belonging to two genera were collected and identified: Himacerus mirmicoides (O.Costa, ۱۸۳۴); Nabis viridulus Spinola, ۱۸۳۷; Nabis pseudoferus pseudoferus Remane, ۱۹۴۹ and Nabis pseudoferus orientarius Remane, ۱۹۶۲, furthermore, four species (four subspecies) belonging to two genera were examined from the insect collection of the Natural History Museum of the University of Guilan (UGNHM) including Himacerus major (A.Costa, ۱۸۴۲); Nabis pseudoferus transcaspicus Remane, ۱۹۶۲; Nabis punctatus punctatus A.Costa, ۱۸۴۷ and Nabis capsiformis Germar, ۱۸۳۸. In this paper, based on the morphological characteristics and genitalia of males, brief diagnostic descriptions, illustrated identification key and digital images of species habitus were provided to facilitate the identification of Nabidae of Guilan province and its adjacent areas.

کلیدواژه ها:

Biocontrol ، fauna ، Iran ، identification key ، predator ، male genitalia