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Effects of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and fine particulate matter on insect abundance and diversity in urban green spaces by Heidari Latibari, Minoo, Moravvej, Gholamhossein, Arias-Penna, Diana Carolina, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa

“…The impact of three air pollutants, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) on the diversity and abundance of insect fauna…”
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Microplitis manilae Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Biology, Systematics, and Response to Climate Change through Ecological Niche Modelling by Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Butcher, Buntika A

“…The parasitoid wasp Ashmead (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) is an important natural enemy of caterpillars and of a range of noctuids, including pest species of…”
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Impact of seasonality and ladybird predators on the population dynamics of Mugo pine aphids by Heidari Latibari, Minoo, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa

“…Pine-feeding aphid species cause considerable aesthetic damages and decrease the decorative value in the urban green spaces. In present study, aphids and…”
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A peered look at Gracilepyris (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) by Meidani, Zahra, Khayrandish, Mohammad, Azevedo, Celso O., Madjdzadeh, Seyed Massoud, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa

“…[Display omitted] •One new species of Gracilepyris is described; all previously described species are discussed and illustrated.•Designation of the neotype for…”
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Name game conundrum: identical specific epithets in Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) by Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Arias-Penna, Diana Carolina, Heidari Latibari, Minoo, Butcher, Buntika A

“…It is a privilege to recognize a new species and immortalize it with a name. Taxonomists may use etymologies recalling the sampling locality, habitat, species…”
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New record of black fungus gnat (Diptera: Sciaroidea, Sciaridae) from Iran, with a first record for the fauna of the Middle East by Moravvej, Gholamhossein, Heidari Latibari, Minoo, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa

“…View on Scopus This paper presents new information on black fungus gnats (Sciaridae) based on field studies at seven localities in Iran. Five sciarid species…”
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Ophiclypeus, a new genus of Cardiochilinae Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the Oriental region with descriptions of three new species by Kang, Ilgoo, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Sharkey, Michael J, Quicke, Donald L. J, Butcher, Buntika A, Carlton, Christopher E

“…A new genus of the braconid subfamily Cardiochilinae, Ophiclypeus gen. nov. , is described and illustrated based on three new species: O. chiangmaiensis Kang,…”
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Taxonomic and faunistic study of Aulacidae (Hymenoptera, Evanioidea) from Iran, with illustrated key to species by Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Turrisi, Giuseppe Fabrizio

“…Aulacidae are parasitoids of wood-boring larvae of Hymenoptera and Coleoptera, known in all zoogeographic regions of the World, except Antarctic. Two aulacids,…”
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An Upgrade Pinning Block: A Mechanical Practical Aid for Fast Labelling of the Insect Specimens by Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mohammad Hossein, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Mokhtari, Azizollah

“…A new mechanical innovation is described to deal with standard labelling of dried specimens on triangular cards and/or pinned specimens in personal and public…”
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A checklist of Platygastridae and Scelionidae (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) of Iran by Minab, Farzad, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Talamas, Elijah J., Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa

“…Iranian species of the superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera) belonging to two families Platygastridae, (12 genera, 35 species) and Scelionidae (13 genera,…”
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Revision of the genus Napamus Papp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) by Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Rakhshani, Ehsan, van Achterberg, Cornelis, Mokhtari, Azizollah

“…World representatives of the genus Napamus  (Papp,  1993 ) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) are reviewed, and their relationships are discussed on the basis of…”
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Dietary Challenges for Parasitoid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea); Coping with Toxic Hosts, or Not? by Quicke, Donald L J, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Butcher, Buntika A

“…Many insects defend themselves against predation by being distasteful or toxic. The chemicals involved may be sequestered from their diet or synthesized de…”
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Book review: Ichneumonid wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae): their classification and biology by Moghaddam, Mostafa Ghafouri, Arias-Penna, Diana Carolina, Latibari, Minoo Heidari

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Occurrence of an uncommon genus, Amyosoma Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Braconinae) in Iran by Rahmani, Zahra, Samartsev, Konstantin, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Rakhshani, Ehsan

“…(Szépligeti, 1902), representing a new generic record is first recorded for the fauna of Iran. It was collected from North East of the country (North Khorasan…”
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The novel host associations for the aphid parasitoid, Pauesia hazratbalensis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) by Heidari Latibari, Minoo, Moravej, Gholamhossein, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Barahoei, Hossein, Hanley, Guy A.

“…Here, we report a species of pine aphid, Cinara pinihabitans (Mordvilko, 1895) (Hemiptera, Lachnidae) as a new host record for Pauesia hazratbalensis Bhagat,…”
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The genus Clinocentrus Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae) in Iran, with the description of a new species by Derafshan, Hossein Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Farahani, Samira, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, van Achterberg, Cornelis

“…The Iranian species of the genus Clinocentrus Haliday are reviewed. Clinocentrus amiri Rakhshani & Farahani sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new…”
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Review of Aphidiinae parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of the Middle East and North Africa: key to species and host associations by Rakhshani, Ehsan, Barahoei, Hossein, Ahmad, Zubair, Starý, Petr, Ghafouri-Moghaddam, Mostafa, Mehrparvar, Mohsen, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Čkrkić, Jelisaveta, Tomanović, Željko

“…In this study, a total of 108 Aphidiinae species, belonging to 18 genera, associated with 240 aphid species in 16 countries of the Middle East and North Africa…”
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Family Ismaridae Thomson (Hymenoptera, Diaprioidea), new to fauna of Iran by Rahmani, Zahra, Kim, Chang‐Jun, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Rakhshani, Ehsan

“…Occurrence of the family Ismaridae Thomson is recorded for the first time from Iran, represented by a single species, Ismarus rugulosus Förster, 1850. A series…”
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Demographic traits of Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) fed on Sitobion avenae Fabricius (Hemiptera: Aphididae) by Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Golizadeh, Ali, Hassanpour, Mehdi, Rafiee-Dastjerdi, Hooshang, Razmjou, Jabraeil

“…Lady beetles are the most important predatory species among arthropods, so studying their population parameters gives a clear picture about their life span…”
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IMicroplitis manilae/I Ashmead : Biology, Systematics, and Response to Climate Change through Ecological Niche Modelling by Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Butcher, Buntika A

“…This study focused on the parasitoid wasp Microplitis manilae, which is an important natural enemy of noctuid caterpillars, including the pest species of…”
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