The stinging Apidae and Vespidae (Hymenoptera: Apocrita) in Iranian islands, Qeshm, Abu–Musa, Great Tunb and Lesser Tunb on the Persian Gulf

Objective: To study the stinging flying Hymenoptera (Apidae and Vespidae) fauna in four Iranian Islands, Qeshm, Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu-Musa on the Persian Gulf. Methods: The flies were captured by used of Malaise trap, fly trap, bottle trap and insect net-hashing from March 2011 to July 2...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Main Authors: Mehdi Khoobdel, Maryam Tavassoli, Mehdi Salari, Fateme Firozi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014
Subjects:
Stinging Hymenoptera
Bee
Wasp
Persian Gulf
Iranian islands
Middle East
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Arctic
Musa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1153
https://doaj.org/article/f0b8e99972434541bc9dcdb626652e36
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Summary:Objective: To study the stinging flying Hymenoptera (Apidae and Vespidae) fauna in four Iranian Islands, Qeshm, Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu-Musa on the Persian Gulf. Methods: The flies were captured by used of Malaise trap, fly trap, bottle trap and insect net-hashing from March 2011 to July 2012. Results: In this study, 11 species of stinging Hymenoptera were reported for the first time in Persian Gulf region. Conclusions: Some of this species such as Vespa orientalis and Polistes olivaceus are more common in the Persian Gulf islands and can cause clinical problem to islands resident and travelers.

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