First records of the fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) reared from fruiting bodies of Agaric fungi in Kermanshah province, Iran

Somayeh Barzegar; Abbas Ali Zamani; Saeed Abbasi; Reza Vafaei Shoushtari

Journal of Crop Protection (Jun 2013)

First records of the fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) reared from fruiting bodies of Agaric fungi in Kermanshah province, Iran

Somayeh Barzegar,
Abbas Ali Zamani,
Saeed Abbasi,
Reza Vafaei Shoushtari

Affiliations

Somayeh Barzegar: Department of Plant Protection, Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Razi University, Kermanshah.
Abbas Ali Zamani: Department of Plant Protection, Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Razi University, Kermanshah.
Saeed Abbasi: Department of Plant Protection, Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Razi University, Kermanshah.
Reza Vafaei Shoushtari: Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 2
pp. 163 – 169

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A survey was conducted to identify the fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in Kermanshah province (west of Iran) during 2010-2011. The specimens were collected from nine different localities. Adults were reared from the fruiting bodies of Agaric fungi. Five species are recorded for the first time from Iran: Mycetophila strigatoides (Lundrock), Allodia ornaticollis (Meigen), Rymosia pseudocretensis Burghele-Balacesco, Synplasta gracilis (Winnertz) and Sciophila eryngii Chandler. Eight host associations (gnats-fungi) are also reported for the first time. The diagnostic characters, host range and geographical distribution of each species are given.

Published in Journal of Crop Protection

ISSN: 2251-9041 (Print); 2251-905X (Online)
Publisher: University of Tarbiat Modares
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Agriculture
Website: https://jcp.modares.ac.ir/

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