Journal of Crop Protection

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
Journal of Crop Protection

Authors

C. Hoseini 1
S. Khaghaninia 1
H. 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

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