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Issue: Vol. 2441 No. 1: 30 Apr. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-04-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2441.1.4
Page range: 41–52
Abstract views: 47
PDF downloaded: 3

Two new species of the genus Apolysis (Apolysini, Bombyliidae, Diptera) from the north of Iran

Dept. of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, P O. Box: 14115-336, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Dept. of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, P O. Box: 14115-336, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Dept. of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817-2704, USA
Dept. of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, P O. Box: 14115-336, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Diptera Apolysis Apolysini Usiinae Bombyliidae taxonomy Iran

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Apolysis, A. glabrifrons sp. nov. and A. pusilloides sp. nov. are described from the north of Iran. These species belong to a group of eleven Palaearctic species with a closed discal cell. A key for identifying species of Apolysis in Iran is provided. Species of the genus Apolysis with a closed discal cell in Palaearctic region and the presence of a complex of species within it are briefly discussed.

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