First records of Urophora mauritanica Macquart, 1851 and U. merzi Mohamadzade Namin, 2011 (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Armenia

Abstract

Urophora mauritanica Macquart, 1851 reared from Carthamus sp., and U. merzi Mohamadzade Namin, 2011 reared from Centaurea behen L. are recorded from Armenia for the first time. The first species was known from the Mediterranean region, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Iran. The second one was known only from Iran. Detailed illustrations of morphological characteristics of adults, along with the figures of host plants are presented in this paper.

Keywords

• tephritidae
• first records
• host plants
• armenia