Report of Egeirotrioza intermedia Baeva (Hem.: Triozidae) from Iran

In a survey on harmful arthropods associated with Euphrates poplar, damaged leaves as gall were collected in selected sites of natural stands in Tehran, Khuzestan, khorasan Razavi and Esfahan Provinces. Specimens kept in rearing jars in the laboratory conditions (24-26 C and 50-60 RH) for emergence of adults. The species were identified as Egeirotrioza ceardi (Bergevin) and Egeirotrioza intermedia Baeva, 1963. This is the first record of the species E. intermedia from Iran. The Jumping plant lice, E. intermedia is distributed in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Israel on Populus diversifolia Schrenk and Populus pruinosa Schrenk (Gegechkori & Loginova, 1990). Malenovsky et al. (2012) studied Jumping plant lice (Hom.: Psylloidea) of Afghanistan. They reported the species; E. intermedia on Populus diversifolia and Populus pruinosa. Burckhardt and Lauterer (1993) studied the Jumping plant-lice (Hom.: Psylloidea) of Iran. They reported the species, Camarotoscena fulgidipennis Loginova, Camarotoscena hoberlandti Vondracek, Camarotoscena unicolor Loginova and Egeirotrioza ceardi (Bergevin) on poplars. In this species, the nymphes suck sap of leaves and damage of the pest is observed as galls spherical shape, diagonal 5 mm, in upper or lower the leaves. Based on the results obtained, dispersal areas of E. intermedia and their collected dates in Iran as followed:- Tehran Provinces: khogir area (30 Oct. 2008).- Alborz Provinces: Karaj (Reasearch Center of Alborz) (22 Oct. 2008).- Khuzestan Province: Shoshtar (Gotvand and Koshkak areas); Haft Tapeh –Dezful (Choghazanbil area); Ramhormoz (Zobaeidimousa Village); Sousangerd (Sableh Village). (11 Dec. 2010).- Khorasan Razavi Province: Sarakhse (Research Station of Gharahgol and edge of Road Sarakhse – Jahanbani) (19 Nov. 2010).- Esfahan Province: Esfahan (edge of Zayandeh Rood river and center of Esfahan City); Kashan (Research Station of Dry & Desert Regions) and Aran & Bidgol (Sombak area) (7 Oct. 2010).