First records of the fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) reared from fruiting bodies of Agaric fungi in Kermanshah province, Iran

Zamani, Abbas Ali; Barzegar, Somayeh; Zamani, Abbas Ali; Abbasi, Saeed; Abbasi, Saeed; Vafaei Shoushtari, Reza; Vafaei Shoushtari, Reza

doi:10.48311/jcp.2013.1080

First records of the fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) reared from fruiting bodies of Agaric fungi in Kermanshah province, Iran

10.48311/jcp.2013.1080

Volume 2, Issue 2
June 2013

Pages 163-169

Authors

A. A. Zamani ¹

S. Barzegar ¹

A. A. Zamani ¹

S. Abbasi ¹

R. Vafaei Shoushtari ²

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Razi University, Kermanshah.

² Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch.

Abstract

A survey was conducted to identify the fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in Kermanshah province (west of Iran) during 2010-2011. The specimens were collected from nine different localities. Adults were reared from the fruiting bodies of Agaric fungi. Five species are recorded for the first time from Iran: Mycetophila strigatoides (Lundrock), Allodia ornaticollis (Meigen), Rymosia pseudocretensis Burghele-Balacesco, Synplasta gracilis (Winnertz) and Sciophila eryngii Chandler. Eight host associations (gnats-fungi) are also reported for the first time. The diagnostic characters, host range and geographical distribution of each species are given.

Keywords

fauna

fungus gnats

Mycetophilidae

Agarical fungi

Kermanshah