and Ahmadi 1993; Fallahzadeh et al. 2000, 2006; Fallahzadeh and Hesami 2004),
Lorestan (Jafari and Kamali 2007; Ansari pour and Shakarami 2011, 2012;
Biranvand et al. 2014), Alborz (Ansari pour 2012), Tehran (Ghanbari et al. 2012),
Varamin and vicinity (Samin and Shojai 2013).
2.2.52 Oenopia oncina (Olivier 1808)
This species reported from Tehran, Khuzestan, Hormozgan provinces (Vojdani
1965), Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari (Bagheri and Mossadegh 1995), Golestan
(Montazeri and Mossadegh 1995), West Khorasan (Kalantari and Sadeghi 2000),
Isfahan (Seifollahi et al. 2000), Fars province, Jahrom (Alemansoor and Ahmadi
1993; Fallahzadeh et al. 2006; Fallahzadeh and Hesami 2004), Lorestan Province
(Ansaripour and Shakarami 2011, b, 2012; Biranvand et al. 2014), Arak, Markazi
province (Ahmadi et al. 2012), Kermanshah (Gholami Moghaddam et al. 2014).
2.2.53 Pharoscymnus brunneosignatus (Marder 1949)
It has been reported from Khorasan Razavi (Ebrahimi et al. 2012).
2.2.54 Pharoscymnus ovoideus Anthor, P. arabicus Anthor
and P. setulesus Chevrolat
These three species have been reported by Ahmadi and Yazdani (1991) from Fars
province feeding on scale insects (Diaspididae) especially Parlatoria blanchardi.
The first one has been reported by Haji-Zadeh et al. (1998) from Guilan.
2.2.55 Pharoscymnus pharoides Marseul
It was reported by Ahmadi et al. (1993b) from Fars province on Diaspidid scale
insects firstly. Then Bagheri and Mossedegh (1995) reported it from Chaharmahal va
Bakhtiari.
2.2.56 Pharoscymnus cf. smirnovi (Dobzhansky l927)
Yazd (Zare Khormizi et al. 2014).
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