The same situation is also known for the Uroleucon aphids, which manifest a
similar parasitoid assemblage, in part (Rakhshani et al. 2006a, b). Ephedrus niger
and Binodoxys centaureae (European species) are the most common parasitoids
attacking aphids of both genera. Praon unitum Mescheloff & Rosen is also an
uncommon parasitoid of the same group (Fig. 9.5).
There are also some generalist parasitoids, especially Praon volucre (Haliday)
which have a considerably wider host range (Rakhshani et al. 2007a, b). Except a
few cases, the parasitoid complex of Macrosiphoniella aphids is a good
Table 9.6 Aphid parasitoids associated with economically indifferent aphids and the representative host plants in Iran
Parasitoid
Host aphids
Host plant
Importance
Aphidius absinthii
Marshall
Macrosiphoniella
spp.
Artemisia spp.
Indifferent
Aphidius asteris Haliday
Macrosiphoniella
spp.
Artemisia spp.
Indifferent
Aphidius funebris
Mackauer
Uroleucon spp.
Acroptilon, Centaurea,
Chondrilla, Conyza, Sonchus,
Tragopogon
Important
Aphidius iranicus
Rakhshani & Starý
Coloradoa spp.
Artemisia spp.
Indifferent
Aphidius persicus
Rakhshani & Starý
Uroleucon spp.
Artemisia, Chondrilla,
Lactuca, Launaea, Picnomon,
Sonchus
Indifferent
Aphidius stigmaticus
Rakhshani & Tomanović
Macrosiphoniella
spp.
Tanacetum polycephalum
Indifferent
Aphidius urticae Haliday
Microlophium
carnosum
Urtica dioica
Indifferent
Ephedrus niger Gautier,
Bonnamour & Gaumont
Macrosiphoniella
spp.
Uroleucon spp.
Chysanthemum, Chondrilla,
Acroptilon, Sonchus, Conyza
Important
Lysiphlebus desertorum
Starý
Protaphis spp.
Artemisia spp.
Important
Praon absinthii Bignell
Macrosiphoniella
spp.
Artemisia spp.
Indifferent
Praon orpheusi
Kavallieratos, Athanassiou
& Tomanović
Hyperomyzus
lactucae (L.)
Sonchus spp.
Indifferent
Praon unitum Mescheloff
& Rosen
Uroleucon spp.
Acroptilon, Sonchus
Indifferent
Praon yomenae Takada
Uroleucon spp.
Acroptilon,Centaurea,
Cichorium, Launaea,
Picnomon, Sonchus
Important
Trioxys metacarpalis
Rakhshani & Starý
Chaitaphis
tenuicaudata
Nevsky
Kochia scoparia
Indifferent
Trioxys panonnicus Starý
Titanosiphon sp.
Artemisia spp.
Indifferent
Trioxys tanaceticola Starý Coloradoa spp.
Artemisia spp.
Indifferent
9 Aphid Parasitoids: Aphidiinae (Hym., Braconidae)
361