Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Study of the robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) in East and West Azerbaijan provinces of Iran, with two new species records for the country

Authors
1 Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51664, I. R. Iran
2 Volgograd State University, 100 Universitetskiy pr., Volgograd 400062, Russia
Abstract
Based on specimens collected from East and West Azerbaijan provinces during 2014–2016, fourteen species of the family Asilidaeare collected and identified. Two of them, e.g. Dysmachus transcaucasicus Richter, 1962; Saropogon megriensis Richter, 1966 are recorded from Iran for the first time. All species are listed along with their geographic distributions. Diagnostic characters as well as supplementary photos of new records are provided.

Graphical Abstract

Study of the robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) in East and West Azerbaijan provinces of Iran, with two new species records for the country
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Volume 3, Issue 3
Summer 2017
Pages 247-255

  • Receive Date 19 June 2017
  • Revise Date 03 August 2017
  • Accept Date 23 August 2017
  • Publish Date 28 August 2017