New Data about Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) in Iran

Based on material collected in East Azerbaijan Province during 2009-2012, 15 species belonging to 11 genera of the family Sciomyzidae are recorded. Two species, Euthycera sticticaria (Mayer, 1953) and Tetanocera arrogans Meigen, 1830, are recorded for the first time from Iran. Biology and distributi...

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Main Authors: Khaghaninia S., Kazerani F., Vala Jean-Claude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-02-01
Series:Vestnik Zoologii
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003
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Summary:Based on material collected in East Azerbaijan Province during 2009-2012, 15 species belonging to 11 genera of the family Sciomyzidae are recorded. Two species, Euthycera sticticaria (Mayer, 1953) and Tetanocera arrogans Meigen, 1830, are recorded for the first time from Iran. Biology and distribution of all species are provided. Also a key to Coremacera Rondani, 1856 species in Middle East and central Asia is provided.
ISSN:2073-2333