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Issue: Vol. 5807 No. 3: 12 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5807.3.4
Page range: 475-497
Abstract views: 65
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Review of the genus Apolysis Loew, 1860 (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Apolysini) from Iran, with taxonomic notes on the pusilla species group

Plant Protection Research Department; Qazvin Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center; AREEO; Qazvin; Iran.
J. Linsley Gressitt Center for Research in Entomology; Bishop Museum; Honolulu; Hawai‘i 968127-2704; USA.
Krekelberg; 149 Hoevenen; Belgium.
Diptera Apolysis Dagestania Apolysini Usiinae Old world bee flies Iran

Abstract

Apolysis Loew is a speciose genus of bee flies (Bombyliidae) distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is reviewed in Iran based on the examination of type material of previously recorded species. The species Apolysis flavipes (Efflatoun, 1945) belonging to the pusilla species group, is redescribed and recorded from Iran for the first time. Apolysis szappanosi Papp, 2005, syn. nov. is found to be the conspecific with Apolysis pusilla (Paramonov), and also redescribed here. An identification key to the species of Apolysis known from Iran is provided, and the status of the genus Dagestania Paramonov is briefly discussed.

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How to Cite

Gharali, B., Evenhuis, N. & Dils, J. (2026) Review of the genus Apolysis Loew, 1860 (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Apolysini) from Iran, with taxonomic notes on the pusilla species group. Zootaxa, 5807 (3), 475–497. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5807.3.4