Check List 10(3): 588-593, doi: 10.15560/10.3.588
A contribution to the knowledge of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) in East Azerbaijan province of Iran
expand article infoSamad Khaghaninia, Yaser Gharajedaghi, Igor Grichanov§
‡ University of Tabriz, Iran§ All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Russia
Open Access
Abstract
Based on specimens collected from East Azerbaijan province during 2009-2011, four genera and eleven species of the family Dolichopodidae are recognized. Seven species (Diaphorus sublautus Negrobov, Dolichopus austriacus Parent, D. campestris Meigen, D. immaculatus Becher, D. subpennatus Fonseca, D. ungulatus (Linnaeus), Hercostomus phoebus Parent are recorded from Iran for the first time. Photos and an adapted key to species of the family Dolichopodidae occurring in this region are given.
Keywords
Insecta; Diptera; Dolichopodidae