A faunistic study on the hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from West Azarbaijan province, Iran.

Najmeh Samin; Hamid Sakenin

doi:10.21248/contrib.entomol.65.2.393-401

A faunistic study on the hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from West Azarbaijan province, Iran.

Authors

Najmeh Samin
Hamid Sakenin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.65.2.393-401

Abstract

Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) play an efficient role in biological control of agricultural pests and also in pollination. This paper deals with the faunistic data on Syrphidae from West Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran. In total 34 species from 21 genera and 2 subfamilies (Milesiinae and Syrphinae) were collected and determined.

Keywords

Diptera, Syrphidae, hoverflies, fauna, West Azarbaijan, Iran.

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Published

2015-12-21

How to Cite

Samin, N., & Sakenin, H. 2015: A faunistic study on the hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from West Azarbaijan province, Iran. - Contributions to Entomology = Beiträge Zur Entomologie 65(2): 393–401 - doi: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.65.2.393-401