Taxonomic study of the subfamily Tachininae (Diptera: Tachinidae) in Northern Iran, with three genera and eleven new species records for the fauna of Iran

Abstract

This study forms a review of the subfamily Tachininae in the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains and northwestern Iran from 2010 to 2014. A total of 23 genera and 37 species belonging to 11 tribes of the subfamily Tachininae are reviewed. Among them, three genera and 11 species are new records to the fauna of Iran. The collected data of all species, together with their current general distribution and reported hosts are presented. Identification keys to the 23 genera and 37 species found in the studied regions are also provided.

Keywords

• diptera
• parasitoid flies
• tachininae
• new records
• northern iran
• northwestern iran