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Preliminary study of Lauxaniid flies (Diptera: Luxaniidae) of Horand in the East Azerbaijan province with two new records for the Iranian fauna
Samad Khaghaninia 1, Ebrahim Zarghani1 , Anatole Shatalkin2
1- University of Tabriz, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, P. O. Box: 51664, Tabriz, Iran.
2- Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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In order to identify the species of the family Lauxaniidae, a study was conducted in Horand region located in Northern part of East Azerbaijan province, Iran, during 2011-2013. A total of six species belonging to three genera were identified, including Calliopum caucasicum (Shatalkin, 1995) and Minettia lupulina (Fabricius, 1787) newly reported from Iran. The diagnostic characters, geographical distribution and photos of the studied species are given.
Keywords: Lauxaniidae, new records, Horand, East Azerbaijan province, Iran
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Received: 2014/03/18 | Accepted: 2014/04/22 | Published: 2014/12/1
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