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Faunistic study of the superfamily Bombylioidea (Diptera: Brachycera) in Alborz province- Iran, with a key to the species of Mythicomyiidae known from Iran
Rahim Abdolahi Mesbah1 , Jamasb Nozari 1, Babak Gharali2 , Mostafa Mirzaei1
1- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
2- Department of Plant Protection, Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Qazvin, Iran.
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The fauna of the superfamily Bombylioidea was studied in Alborz province, Iran during 2012. Two families (Bombyliidae and Mythicomyiidae), eight genera and ten species were identified, of which two species, Exoprospora dispar Loew, 1869; Parageron lutescens (Bezzi, 1925), are new records for the Iranian fauna. An identification key for the species of the family Mythicomyiidae known from Iran is given.
Keywords: Bombylioidea, Alborz, fauna, Iran
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Received: 2014/05/5 | Accepted: 2015/01/22 | Published: 2015/06/1
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