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

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

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Tarbiat Modares University 2019-06-01

Deskripsi

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.