Title of article :
Study of the genera Laphria Meigen, 1803 and Pogonosoma Rondani, 1856 (Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae) in Iran, with two new species records for the country
Author/Authors :
mohammadi, rahman tarbiat modares university - faculty of agriculture - department of entomology, Tehran, Iran , talebi, ali asghar tarbiat modares university - faculty of agriculture - department of entomology, Tehran, Iran , fathipour, yaghoub tarbiat modares university - faculty of agriculture - department of entomology, Tehran, Iran , kazerani, farzaneh agricultural research education and extension organization (areeo) - research institute of forests and rangelands, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
The present study deals with the fauna of the genera Laphria Meigen, 1803 and Pogonosoma Rondani, 1856 in Iran. Specimens were collected, using Malaise traps, from Guilan and Mazandaran provinces during 2010-2012. Overall, four species were identified, of which the two species, Laphria caspica Hermann, 1906 and Pogonosoma unicolor Loew, 1873 are newly recorded from Iran. The diagnostic characters and supplementary photographs of the newly recorded species are provided.
Keywords :
Asilidae , Laphriinae , Laphria , Pogonosoma , new records
Journal title :
Journal of Crop Protection
Journal title :
Journal of Crop Protection
