First record of the genus and species Pipiza accola Violovitsh (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Iran

oleh: Farzaneh Kazerani, Ali Asghar Talebi, Ebrahim Gilasian

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: University of Tarbiat Modares 2012-12-01

Deskripsi

A survey on the hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) fauna of northern Iran, between 2010 and 2011, led to the discovery of the species Pipiza accola Violovitsh, 1985. Both the genus and species are newly recorded from Iran. All the specimens were collected from Gilan and Mazandaran provinces, using Malaise traps. The diagnostic characters of P. accola and its geographical distribution is presented.