Title of article :
New records of the scuttle flies (Diptera, Phoridae) from Iran
Author/Authors :
Namaki Khameneh, Roya Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Plant Protection - University of Tabriz, Tabriz , Khaghaninia, Samad Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Plant Protection - University of Tabriz, Tabriz , Disney, R. Henry. L. Department of Zoology - University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K.
Abstract :
The faunistic study of the family Phoridae carried out in northwestern of Iran during 2013–2017. Five species (Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925, Dohrniphora cornuta (Bigot, 1857), Gymnophora arcuata (Meigen, 1830), Metopina oligoneura (Mik, 1867) and Triphleba intermedia (Malloch, 1908)) are newly recorded from Iran. The genera Conicera Meigen, 1830, Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898, Gymnophora Macquart, 1835 and Triphleba Rondani, 1856 are reported for the first time from the country. Diagnostic characters of the studied species along with their photographs are provided.
Keywords :
Phoridae , Conicera , Dohrniphora , Gymnophora , Triphleba , Iran , New records
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
