Author/Authors :
Hakimian، Saeedeh نويسنده Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: 14115-336, Tehran, Iran. , , Talebi، Ali Asghar نويسنده Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box 14115-336, Tehran, Iran. , , Gharali، Babak نويسنده Department of Entomology, Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Shahid Beheshti Blvd. No. 118, P. O. Box: 34185- 618, Ghazvin, Ira ,
Abstract :
The genus Conophorus Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Conophorini) was studied in the north and northwestern parts of Iran. Three species of the genus Conophorus were identified of witch two spices are recorded for the first time from Iran, namely: C. pseudaduncus Paramonov, 1929 and C. rjabovi Paramonov, 1929. Morphological characters, geographical distributions, and an identification key for the three collected species are provided.
