Morphometric comparision of forewing characteristics in Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) population of Khouzestan Province
عنوان دوره: دومین کنگره بین المللی حشره شناسی ایران
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Honey bee regarded as one of the most important insects on the planet for crop pollination and honey production. The first step for this is: understanding the morphology of this economic Hymenoptera. In this research, diversity of the forewing of Apis mellifera was studied by traditional morphometric methods. Ninety samples including workers honey bee were randomly collected from three regions of the Khouzestan province (Ramhormoz, Dezful and Shushtar) with different climate and flore condition. Ten important characters including length, width, Length/width ratio of the forewing, length of anal, A4, D7, G18, G7and K19 angles, and cubital index were measured. Morphometric analysis software's including TPS, NTSYS and SPSS were used for angles and distance measurement, cluster analysis and discriminant factor analysis. Cluster analysis showed that three A. mellifera studied populations divided into two main groups based on studied characters. The two populations collected from Dezful and Shush were placed in one group and Ramhormoz was positioned in another cluster. As we revealed, six following characters in the forewing, i.e. forewing's length, ratio of the Length/Width of forewing, A4, G18 and K19 angles, and length of the anal had an important role in differentiation of the populations (p<0.01).
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