Author/Authors :
Namaki khameneh, Roya Department of Plant Protection - University of Tabriz , Khaghaninia, Samad Department of Plant Protection - University of Tabriz , Disney, R. Henry L Department of Zoology - University of Cambridge - UK
Abstract :
Among specimens collected from West Azerbaijan province- Iran, during 2011-2017, fourteen species of the genus Megaselia Rondani 1856 were identified. Twelve species (Megaselia aculeate (Schmitz, 1919), M. annulipes (Schmitz, 1921), M. brevicostalis (Wood, 1910), M. giraudii (Egger, 1862), M. hendersoni Disney, 1979, M. hirticaudata (Wood, 1910), M. meconicera (Speiser, 1925), M. minuta (Aldrich, 1892), M. pleuralis (Wood, 1909), M. plurispinulosa (Zetterstedt, 1860), M. subnudipennis (Schmitz, 1919) and M. verralli (Wood, 1910)) are being newly reported from Iran. A key to the studied species along with their geographical distributions and supplementary figures are given.
Keywords :
Phoridae , Megaselia , New records , West Azarbaijan province , Iran
