Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Taxonomic study of the marsh flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in Iran

Authors
1 Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO),Tehran, I. R. Iran
2 Department of Agricultural Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-336,Tehran, I.R. Iran.
3 Jutestraat 30, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
Abstract
A faunistic study of the family Sciomyzidae has been conducted in northern Iran. Material was collected using Malaise traps during 2010-2011 from different habitats in Guilan and Mazandaran provinces. Nine species were identified, of them Elgiva cucularia Linnaeus, 1767 and Tetanocera ferruginea Fallén 1820 are new records for the fauna of Iran. A key to the 28 currently known Iranian species of the family Sciomyzidae is given along with figures of informative characters.

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Taxonomic study of the marsh flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in Iran
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Volume 3, Issue 2
Spring 2017
Pages 105-117

  • Receive Date 06 February 2017
  • Revise Date 20 February 2017
  • Accept Date 02 March 2017
  • Publish Date 07 March 2017