Faunistic study of the family Anthomyiidae (Diptera) in central part of Ardebil province, Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Former M. Sc. Student, Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran

Abstract

Anthomyiidae with about 1560 described species are one of the largest families of the order Diptera containing the highest number of pests in order Diptera in the Palaearctic region. During the year 2016, the Anthomyiidae fauna of central part of Ardebil Province was studied leading to the identification of 11 species of 7 genera of which two genera (Botanophila Lioy, 1864 and Calythea Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911) and six species [Anthomyia confusanea Michelsen, 1985, Botanophila discrete (Meigen 1826), Calythea dedecorata (Rondani 1866), Delia megatricha (Kertesz, 1901), Hylemya urbica (Wulp, 1896) andHylemya variata (Fallén, 1823)] were found to be new to the Iranian fauna.

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  • Receive Date: 14 November 2017
  • Revise Date: 04 August 2018
  • Accept Date: 13 August 2018

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