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A new record of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) for the fauna of Iran
Narges Zamani1 , Masumeh Shayanmehr * 1, Majid Mirab-balou2
1- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Sari, Iran.
2- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.
Abstract:   (4687 Views)
During the study of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) associated with colza (Brassica napus) fields in Sari (Mazandaran Province, Iran) in 2015–2016, a total of six species i.e. Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer), Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius), Melanostoma mellinum (Linnaeus), Paragus bicolor (Fabricius), Syrphus ribesii (Linnaeus) and Platycheirus jaerensis Nielsen are recorded for this region. Among them, P. jaerensis Nielsen is newly recorded for the Iranian fauna.
Keywords: Syrphidae, Colza, Platycheirus, new record, Iran
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Article Type: Short paper | Subject: Systematics/Coleoptera
Received: 2017/05/11 | Accepted: 2018/05/8 | Published: 2018/08/28
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