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

Mehdi Khoobdel; Maryam Tavassoli; Mehdi Salari; Fateme Firozi

doi:10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1153

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

Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2014 May;4(Suppl 1):S258-62. doi: 10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1153.

Authors

Mehdi Khoobdel¹, Maryam Tavassoli², Mehdi Salari², Fateme Firozi³

Affiliations

¹ Health Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Science, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C. Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Bee; Iranian islands; Middle East; Persian Gulf; Stinging Hymenoptera; Wasp.