Corresponding author: Tandis Abdollahi (
Academic editor: Mick Webb
The leafhopper fauna of northwestern Iran: Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi, Azarbaijan-e-Gharbi and Ardabil provinces is listed from previously published records and from our current work. Sixty-nine species are included with four species (
Abdollahi T, Jalalizand AR, Mozaffarian F, Wilson M (2015) A faunistic study on the leafhoppers of northwestern Iran (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae). ZooKeys 496: 27–51. doi:
The
The family
The earliest available record of
Northwestern Iran (the study area) covers nearly 100,503 square kilometers and consists of three provinces: Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi, Azarbaijan-e-Gharbi and Ardabil. It is located in Irano-Turanian zoogeographical region (
The aim of this research was to collect and identify the leafhoppers in northwestern Iran and to prepare a checklist as a starting point for gathering the sporadic publications and studying the fauna for the whole of Iran. A total number of 69 species belonging to 11 subfamilies are recorded.
The present study was carried out in three northwestern provinces including, Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi, Azarbaijan-e-Gharbi and Ardabil provinces (Figure
Distribution map of leafhoppers in northwestern Iran (For codes see Table
List of the localities, their coordinates and the codes
Locality names | Coordinates | Locality names | Coordinates |
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Ajabshir | Moghan | ||
Bonab | Eskanlu | ||
Bostanabad-Siah chaman | Parsabad | ||
Heiran | Sarein | ||
Kaleibar, Arabshahi | Siah chaman-Basmenj | ||
Kaleibar, 1863m | Sufian | ||
Kaleibar, 1732m | Tabriz | ||
Kandovan | Tabriz-Shabestar | ||
Khalkhal | Tabriz-Bostanabad | ||
Mahabad | Uromieh | ||
Maku | Uromieh, Mirzabad | ||
Marand | Uromieh-Sarv | ||
Miyaneh-Siah chaman | Zonuschay | ||
Miyaneh-Zanjan |
The genera and species from northwestern Iran recorded through the present study and other publications are as follows (* indicates species not found in the present study). For those species with specimens examined, a reference to the authority used for the identification is included in parenthesis following the taxon heading. The classification used follows mainly
Sufian (
Iran; Saudi Arabia (
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♂, 2♀, Ajabshir, Yaichi village, 1922 m,
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Britain I., Bulgaria, Canary Is., Channel Is., Cyprus, French mainland, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Moldova, Portuguese mainland, Romania, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Spanish mainland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, North Africa (
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♂, 1♀, Kaleibar, Arabshahi, 1391 m,
Afro-tropical region, East Palaearctic, Europe (Austria, Balearic Is., Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Canary Is., Crete, Cyprus, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Moldova, Portuguese mainland, Romania, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland, Yugoslavia), Near East, North Africa (
Sufian, Marand (
Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Corsica, Crete, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Madeira, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia Central, Russia North, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia) (
Ardabil: 8 ♂♀, Heiran, 1527 m,
Ardabil: 1♂, 7♀, 10 km to Parsabad,
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 25 ♂♀, Eskanlu, Aras river, 290 m,
Azarbaijan-e-Gharbi: 1♂, Maku, Cheshme Soraya, 900 m, 22.August.1994, leg. Ebrahimi & Sarafrazi (Fig.
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia Central, Russia North, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Nearctic region, Oriental region (
Azarbaijan-e-Gharbi: 15♂♀, Mahabad, KoushkDareh, 1499 m,
Dlabola, 1981 reported this species from Sufian and Marand. (Fig.
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Nearctic region, North Africa (
Miyaneh- Siah chaman (
Iran (
Ardabil: 2♂♀, Moghan, 65 m,
Ardabil: 21♂♀, Parsabad, 80 m,
Ardabil: 1♂, 1♀, 12 km to Khalkhal, 1998 m,
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 74♂♀, Tabriz, Khosroshahr, 1346 m,
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♂, Sahand mountain, Kandovan, 2661 m,
East Palaearctic, Europe (Bulgaria, French mainland, Greek mainland, Italian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Sicily, Spanish mainland, Yugoslavia), Near East, North Africa (
Ardabil: 1♂, 10 km to Parsabad,
East Palaearctic, Europe (Ukraine), Near East (
Marand (
Europe (Bulgaria, Greek mainland, Italian mainland, Romania, Yugoslavia), Near East (
Sufian (
Iran (
Sufian, Zonuschay (
East Palaearctic, Europe (South Russia, Ukraine), Near East (
Sufian (
Iran (
Marand (
Iran (
Sufian, Zonuschay (
East Palaearctic, Europe (South Russia), Near East (
Miyaneh-Siah chaman (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria (doubtful), Bulgaria, Canary Is., French mainland, Greek mainland, Italian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland, Yugoslavia), Near East (
Marand (
Iran (
Aradebil: 11♂♀, Sarein. Ardestan, 1700 m, 2.July.1997, leg. Barari & Mofidi (Fig.
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♂, Bonab, 13.6 m,
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 9♂♀, Kandovan, 2645 m,
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia Central, Russia North, South Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Nearctic region, North Africa (
This species is newly recorded from Iran.
Zonuschay, Marand (
Europe (South Russia, Ukraine) (
Marand (
Iran (
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♂, Kaleibar, 1863 m,
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, European Turkey, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Moldova, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, South Russia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, North Africa (
Sufian (
Afro-tropical region, East Palaearctic, Europe (Balearic Is., Canary Is., French mainland, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Portuguese mainland, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Spanish mainland, The Netherlands (doubtful), Ukraine), Near East, North Africa (
Miyaneh- Siah chaman (
Ukraine (
Sufian (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greek mainland, Italian mainland, South Russia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, North Africa (
Ardabil: 1♀, Moghan, Parsabad, 9.May.1969, leg. Abaii. (Fig.
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♀, Tabriz, Gharachaman, 1600 m, 16.January.1976, leg. Boroumand & Pazouki (Fig.
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia Central, Russia North, South Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Nearctic region, North Africa (
Zonuschay, Marand (
Israel (
Ardabil: 32♂♀, Heiran, 1527 m,
Australian region, East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Britain I., Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia Central, Russia North, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Nearctic region, North Africa, Oriental region (
This species is newly recorded from northwestern Iran.
Marand (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greek mainland (doubtful), Slovakia, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Yugoslavia) (
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 51♂♀, Kandovan, 2645 m,
Europe (Bulgaria, French mainland, Greek mainland) (
Sufian (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Austria, Britain I., Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland (doubtful), Ireland, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, South Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Nearctic region (
Zonuschay, Maku (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Iceland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia Central, Russia North, South Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Nearctic region (
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 30♂♀, Sahand mountain, Kandovan, 2661 m,
East Palaearctic, Europe (Austria, Azores, Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Madeira, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia Central, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, North Africa (
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♂, Sahand Mountain, Kandovan, 2661 m,
East Palaearctic, Europe (Austria, Britain I., Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia North, Sweden, The Netherlands) (
This species is newly recorded from Iran.
Zonuschay (
Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan (
Tabriz (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Balearic Is., Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, European Turkey, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland (doubtful), Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia Central, Russia North, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, North Africa (
Marand, Zonuschay, Sufian, Maku (
Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Canary Is., Cyprus, Czechoslovakia (Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia), Egypt, France, German FR., Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy (also Sardinia and Sicily), Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Madeira Archipelago, Mongolia, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey (Anatolia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Moldavia, s.Russia, Turkmenia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (
Miyaneh-Zanjan, Bostanabad-Siah chaman, Siah chaman-Basmenj (
Europe (Cyprus, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Italian mainland, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Spanish mainland, Switzerland, Ukraine), Near East, North Africa (
Zonuschay (
Iran, Israel, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan (
Zonuschay (
Europe (Cyprus, Greek mainland, Ukraine), Near East (
Zonuschay, Marand (
East Palaearctic, Europe (South Russia), Near East (
Zonuschay, Marand (
Europe (South Russia) (
Zonuschay (
Afro-tropical region, East Palaearctic, Europe (Canary Is.), Near East, North Africa (
Zonuschay, Sufian (
Europe (South Russia) (
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♂ 1♀, Marand, 12.July.2007, Light trap, leg. Lotfalizadeh (Fig.
East Palaearctic, Europe (Moldova, Ukraine), Near East (
This species is newly recorded from Iran.
Sufian (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany (doubtful), Greek mainland, Hungary, Poland, South Russia, Yugoslavia), Near East (
Sufian (
France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Moldavia, Ukraine (
Ardabil: 4♂♀, Moghan, 18.May.1978, leg. Abaii (Fig.
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 3♂♀, Marand, 1610 m, 28.July.1976, leg. Broumand & Pazouki (Fig.
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♀, Tabriz, Gharachaman, 1600 m, 16.July.1976, leg. Broumand & Pazouki (Fig.
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Madeira, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia Central, Russia North, South Russia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Nearctic region, North Africa (
Miyaneh-Zanjan (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Austria, Bulgaria, Greek mainland, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, South Russia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East (
Ardabil: 87♂♀, 12 km to Khalkhal, 1998 m,
Ardabil: 1♂, 10 km to Parsabad, 80 m,
Ardabil: 3♂♀, Moghan, 65 m,
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 6♂♀, AjabShir, Yaichi village, 1922 m,
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 2♂♀, Kaleibar, 1732 m,
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♂, Kandovan, 2645 m,
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 20♂♀, Kandovan, 1978 m,
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 4♂♀, Eskanlu, Aras river, 290 m,
Azarbaijan-e-Gharbi: 11♂♀, Uromieh, MirzaAbad, 1450 m, 21.July.1976, leg. Boroumand & Pazouki (Fig.
Kazakhstan (
This species is newly recorded from Iran.
Sufian (
Bulgaria, France, Italy, Switzerland, Altai Mts., Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Russia, Siberia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia (
Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 2♂, Tabriz, Khosroshahr, 1346 m,
Europe (Albania, Austria, Balearic Is., Bulgaria, Czech Republic, European Turkey, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Moldova, Portuguese mainland, Romania, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland), Near East, North Africa (
Sufian (
Azarbaijan, Georgia (
Azaibaijan-e-Sharghi: 4♂♀, Ajabshir, Yaichi village, 1922 m,
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Balearic Is., Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corsica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia Central, Russia North, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, North Africa (
Zonuschay, Maku (
East Palaearctic, Europe (South Russia, Ukraine), Near East (
Marand (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, South Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East (
Uromieh (
Zonuschay (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Romania (doubtful), South Russia (doubtful), Ukraine (doubtful), Yugoslavia (doubtful)), Near East (
Siah chaman-Miyaneh (
Europe (Balearic Is., Bulgaria, French mainland, Greek mainland (doubtful), Italian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Yugoslavia), Near East, North Africa (
Zonuschay, Maku (
Europe (Bulgaria, French mainland, Greek mainland, South Russia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Oriental region (
Miyaneh- Siah chaman, Tabriz-Shabestar, Miyaneh-Zanjan (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Moldova, Poland, Romania, South Russia, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Nearctic region (
Zonuschay (
Europe (Crete, South Russia, Ukraine) (
Miyaneh-Zanjan, Miyaneh-Siah chaman (
Europe (Bulgaria, Crete, Cyclades Is., Cyprus, French mainland, Greek mainland, Italian mainland, Romania, South Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Spanish mainland, Ukraine) (
Marand (
Europe (Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Corsica (doubtful), Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Romania, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East (
Miyaneh-Zanjan, Siah chaman-Miyaneh, Uromieh-Sarv (
Europe (Cyprus, Greek mainland, South Russia, Ukraine), Near East (
Siah chaman-Miyaneh (
East Palaearctic, Europe (Austria, Belgium, Britain I., Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia Central, Russia North, South Russia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia), Near East, Nearctic region, Oriental region (
Marand (
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia (Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia), Denmark, France, German DR, German FR, Great Britain (England), Greece, Hungary, Italy, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey (Anatolia), Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldavia, Russia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia (
The research was performed in the Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection using the facilities and specimens in the Insect Taxonomy Research Department and Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum. We would like to acknowledge the assistance given by Prof. Hani Abdul-Nour, who passed away in October 2014 and Dr Paul H. Freytag (University of Kentucky, USA) for correcting and confirming some of the identifications.