New records of a genus and three species of flowerflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with notes on saproxylic species in Iran

Mohammad Reza Babaei; Seyed Ali Asghar Fathi; Hassan Barimani Varandi

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics (Jun 2019)

New records of a genus and three species of flowerflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with notes on saproxylic species in Iran

Mohammad Reza Babaei,
Seyed Ali Asghar Fathi,
Hassan Barimani Varandi

Affiliations

Mohammad Reza Babaei: Forests and Rangelands Research Department, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sari, Iran.
Seyed Ali Asghar Fathi: Department of plant protection, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
Hassan Barimani Varandi: Forests and Rangelands Research Department, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sari, Iran.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 95 – 105

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In this study a total of 37 syrphid species belonging to 25 genera were identified in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. One genus and species, Brachyopa (Brachyopa) bicolor (Fallén, 1817) and two species Heringia (Neocnemodon) latitarsis (Egger, 1865) and Cheilosia soror (Zetterstedt, 1843) are recorded for the first time from Iran. In addition, saproxylic syrphids of Iran are briefly discussed.

Published in Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

ISSN: 2423-8112 (Online)
Publisher: Tarbiat Modares University
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General); Science: Biology (General): Life; Science: Zoology; Agriculture; Science: Biology (General): Ecology
Website: https://jibs.modares.ac.ir/

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