Title of article :
New faunistic records of Chironomidae (Diptera: Insecta) from Iran
Author/Authors :
Namayandeh, Armin Department of Environmental and Life Sciences - Trent University - Peterborough, Ontario, Canada , Ghaderi, Edris Department of Fisheries Sciences - Faculty of Natural Resources - University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran , Mohammadi, Habibollah Department of Fisheries Sciences - Faculty of Natural Resources - University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
Abstract :
Ongoing investigation into Chironomidae specimens collected from the Sirwan River watershed in 2020 resulted in two new faunistic records for Iran, and new range extensions for the Palearctic region. Two species, Paramerina divisa (Walker, 1856) and Xenochironomus xenolabis (Kieffer, 1916) are diagnosed and reported for the first time from Iran. This contributes to establishing baseline data about the diversity and distribution of freshwater flora and fauna of this region.
Keywords :
Chironomidae , Iran , Kurdistan , faunistic records , Palearctic , Middle East
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
