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Issue: Vol. 4358 No. 2: 29 Nov. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-11-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4358.2.12
Page range: 393–400
Abstract views: 58
PDF downloaded: 1

First record of the genus Doliopteryx Hesse, 1956 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Glabellulinae) from Iran, with description of two new species

Plant Protection Research Department, Qazvin Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Qazvin, Iran.
Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817-2704, USA.
Diptera Microbombyliids Doliopteryx new species taxonomy Iran

Abstract

Two new species of Doliopteryx Hesse, D. nodahaki, sp. nov. and D. fratris, sp. nov. are described and illustrated. This marks the first record of the genus in Iran.

 

 

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