Faunistic study of the subfamily Milesiinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Saqqez, northwestern Iran

Hoseini, Chnoor; Khaghaninia, Samad; Lotfalizadeh, Hossein

doi:10.48311/jcp.2014.1174

Faunistic study of the subfamily Milesiinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Saqqez, northwestern Iran

10.48311/jcp.2014.1174

Volume 3, Issue 5
December 2014

Pages 637-644

Authors

Chnoor Hoseini ¹

Samad Khaghaninia ¹

Hossein Lotfalizadeh ²

¹ Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.

² Department of Plant Protection, East Azerbaijan province Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resource, Tabriz, Iran.

Abstract

Specimens of the subfamily Milesiinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) were collected using sweeping net from Saqqez region, Kordestan province located in the northwestern Iran during 2012-2013. In total 25 species in 12 genera were identified. Of which Eumerus transcaspicus (Stackelberg, 1952) is reported for first time from Iran. Diagnostic characters besides supplementary photos of the new record are provided.

Keywords

Syrphidae

Milesiinae

fauna

new record

Iran