- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Vol: 38 Issue: 3
- A study of the genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) in northern Iran, with desc...
A study of the genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) in northern Iran, with description of a new species
Authors : Saeedeh Hakimian, Ali Asghar Talebi, Babak Gharali, Neal Evenhuis
Pages : 257-262
Doi:10.3906/kim-1204-8
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :The genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) was studied in 2 provinces of northern Iran (Tehran and Ghazvin provinces). Six species were collected and identified. A new species, Empidideicus formosus Hakimian, Talebi, & Gharali sp. nov., is described and its diagnostic characters are illustrated. This species is closely related to E. unicus Gharali & Evenhuis, 2011, but it is easily distinguished by the almost all-yellow prescutellar area and striated female spermathecal reservoirs.Keywords : Key words: Empidideicus, Empidideicinae, Mythicomyiidae, new species, Iran