Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok 14. - Natura Somogyiensis 30. / Miscellanea 14. (Kaposvár, 2016)
Kahrarian M.: New records of Psocoptera (Psocodea: Insecta) in Iran
36 Natura Somogyiensis Cherry, Walnut), grasses and under stones. The Psocids species were collected directly with entomological aspirators, hand or extracted by Berlese funnel. In total 50 specimens were available for study. Most of these were dissected in 75 % ethyl alcohol and identified by Prof. Charles Lienhard Natural, History Museum, Geneva, Switzerland. Most of the material mentioned below is deposited in the Psocoptera collection, Natural History Museum, Geneva, Switzerland but a small reference collection of some of the species mentioned is deposited at the department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran. Results and Discussion Totally, 8 species of the Liposcelis have been found by this research. The Psocids species marked with star (*) are recorded for the first time for the fauna of Iran, while Liposcelis corrodens (Heymons, 1909), Liposcelis decolor (Pearman, 1925) and Liposcelis keleri Günther, 1974 are a first report for the Western Provinces of Iran. Liposcelis edaphica Lienhard, 1990* Material examined: one specimen ($), collected in the litter around oak trees (Quercus infectorid) from Sare pol-e- Zahab County, Patagh village (N 34°24 E 046°00, elev. 1451) in Kermanshah Province, Iran, September 2013. Leg. M. Kahrarian. General distribution: in Europe and Asia Countries such as Greece and China (Yoshizawa & Lienhard 2010). It is the first record of this species in Iran. Liposcelis priesneri Enderlein, 1925* Material examined: One specimen (2), collected in the litter around Walnut trees (Juglans regia L.) from Sahneh County, Derekeh village (N 34°27 E 047°40, elev. 1911) in Kermanshah Province, Iran, April 2014. Leg. M. Kahrarian. General distribution: Albania, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, former Yugoslavia (Yoshizawa & Lienhard 2010). It is the first record of this species in Iran. Liposcelis silvarum (Kolbe, 1888)* Material examined: One specimen (2), collected in the litter around oak trees (Q. infectorid) from Marivan county (N 35°30 E 046°25, elev. 1320) in Kordestan Province, Iran, April 2016. Leg. M. Kahrarian. General distribution: cosmopolitan, in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, former USSR, former Yugoslavia, Armenia, Mongolia, Morocco, Canary Islands, USA (Yoshizawa & Lienhard 2010). It is the first record of this species in Iran. Liposcelis sp. of group A* Material examined: Two specimens ($), collected in the litter around Pine trees (P. eldarica) from Kermanshah city (N 34°20 E 047°06, elev. 1337) in Kermanshah Province, Iran, April 2014. Leg. M. Kahrarian; One specimen (9), collected in the litter around oak trees (Q. infectoria) and under stones from Dalaho County (N 35°52 E 043°06, elev. 1667) in Kermanshah Province, Iran, January, 2014. Leg. M. Kahrarian.
