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(Diptera, Muscidae) of Iraq EurAsian Journal of BioSciences Eurasia J Biosci 14, 7527-7535 (2020) Revision checklist of miscid flies (diptera, muscidae) of Iraq Hanaa H. Al-Saffar 1* 1 Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IRAQ *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract This revision about muscid flies showed (47) species belonging to (21) genera under (6) subfamilies. The specimens were collected from several regions of Iraq during January – December, 2019. The date and localities of specimen's collections were recorded. The species were diagnosed by author and using several specimens was stored at department of Entomology and invertebrates in the Iraq Natural History Research Centre and Museum, University of Baghdad. In so previsioned the previous list of insect in Iraq and update them with their synonyms. Keywords: checklist, Diptera, Iraq, muscid flies Al-Saffar HH (2020) Revision checklist of miscid flies (diptera, muscidae) of Iraq. Eurasia J Biosci 14: 7527-7535. © 2020 Al-Saffar This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. INTRODUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS Muscidae Laetrile, 1902, is a large family of suborder Brachycera (Diptera) which wide distributed through the Many specimens of house flies were collected by world and called house or stable flies due to their sweeping net in various habitats from several regions of synanthropy. The family is consist of 4,500 species Iraq during 2019; also I used the unidentified species that belonging to 180 genera (Kilimesova et al.,2016), but most stored in Iraq Natural History Museum. Then the flies were species not synanthropic can be predatory, saprophagus, killed by freezing for 24 hours. Specimens were mounted haematophagus and entomophagus. with insect pin and kept in insect collection boxes till The most important species of the family was house fly diagnosed. The classifications of subfamilies according to Musca domestica L. as a pest of human health, poultry and Makovetskaya and Vikhrev(2019) and Sorokina and animal livestock. House flies as transmission several types Ovtshinnikova, 2020). of diseases causing by bacteria (Escheria coli, Salmonela, For identifications and diagnosed the genera and Shigella spp.), protozoa, amoeba, helminthes and enteric species by using Used several taxonomic keys such as: parasites, and found to be carries of bird flu virus. (Iqbal et Curran, 1965; d’Assis-Fonseca,1968; Oldroyd,1970; Pont al.,2014). and Magpayo, 1995;, Couri,2007; Nihei and de Carvalho, Several species of the family as pest on the graminae 2009; Couri et al.,2012; Gregor et al.,2016; Muller,2015; plant wich caused damage the hall plant such as Muller and Mostovski,2018; Sawaby et al.,2018. Atherigona spp. (Pont, 1981), and some species important The specimens were deposited in Department of in forensic cases such as Musca domestica L. and Musca Entomology and Invertebrates, Iraq Natural History sorben (Grzywacz et al., 2017), Hydrotaea spp. Al- Ashbal Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad. et al 2020a. The larvae feeding on carcasses and decaying materials. RESULTS and DISCUSSION The adult members of muscid flies can be diagnosed This survey of muscid flies showed (47)species from external features, body dark grey - whitish grey but belonging to (21) genera under(6) subfamilies. As fallow: some species shining green or blue; antennal Pedicle with Subfamily, Atherigoninae Fan, 1965 longitudinal fissure, arista is plumose, pubescent or bare; Genus: Atherigona Ronadani, 1956 lacking the bristles on hypopleuron; first anal vein not reach 1- Atherigona aberrans Malloch,1923 the wing margin but extend more than half the distance Material examined: not found in this survey. between the basal and wing margin; hind tibia without true Distribution: Iraq (Derwesh,1965); Burkina Faso submedian dorsal bristle; female abdominal without post (Zongo et al.,1991). abdominal spiracles of (6,7,8,) segments.(Robacck, 1951; Borror and Delong, 1954; Curran, 1965; Imms, 1977; Received: May 2019 Pont,1986 and Scudder and Cannings, 2006). Accepted: March 2020 Printed: December 2020 7527 EurAsian Journal of BioSciences 14: 7527-7535 (2020) Al-Saffar Material examined: (22specimens), Baghdad, 2- Atherigona levigata (Loew,1852) 5♂♂,10♀♀, 15.xi.2019; Kufa, 3♂♂,4♀♀. from alfalfa plant. Synonyms: Atherigona minuta Schnabl & Dziedzicki, Distribution: Iraq(El-Haidari et al.,1972); Lebanon 1911 (Hennig,1961); Syria(El-Hariri,1968); Armenia(Pont et al., Atherigona scutellaris Stein, 1903 2005); Iran(Zielke, 2017). Coenosia laevigata Loew, 1852 Material Examined: (20 specimens): Karbala province, Subfamily: Azeliinae Robineau-Devoidy,1830 Karbala, 6♂♂, and Al-Hindiya District, 4♀♀, 20.xi2019.; Genus: Hydrotaea Robineau-Devoidy,1830 Kufa, 5♂♂, 5 ♀♀, from alfalfa plant, 19.xi.2019. 8- Hydrotaea aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830) Distribution: Iraq (Al-Saffar,2003, 2013); Synonyms: Anthomyia aenescens Wiedemann, 1830 Jordan(Pont,1986); South Africa(Muller,2014, 2015); Saudi Crossopalpus aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830) Arabia(El-Hawagry et al.,2016); Mali(Muller and Ophyra trochanterata Malloch, 1932 Mostovski,2018). Common name: America black dump fly Distribution: Iraq(Al-Ashbal et al.,2020a); 3- Atherigona oreintalis Schiner, 1868 America(Sabrosky,1949);Hungary (Faraks and Common name: pepper fruit fly Jantnyik, 1990); Britian and Irlend(Pont et al.,2007); Material examined: (25 specimens from alfalfa Turkey(Vikhrev, 2008; Argentina(Patitocci et al.,2010) plant):Baghdad, Al-Taji district 10 ♂♂, 5♀♀,20.v.2019; as Ophyra aenescens Pprtugal(Prado et al.,2012); Wasit, Al-Hufryia district 2♀♀, 3♀♀,17.vi.2019; Argentina (Patiticciet al., 2013); Finland(Kahapää and Karbala,5♀♀, 11.xi.2019. Harrot, 2014);); Weastren Palaerctic Region(Grzywacz Distribution: Iraq(Kaddou,1967; Pont,1986, 1992); et al., 2017) and Bulgaria (Zeilk,2018). Belarus Saudi Arabia (Pont, 1991a)Philippine Islands (Pont and (Makovetskaya et al.,2019). Magpayo,1995); India (Bharti,2008); Nicaragua(Nihei et al.,2009); Paraguay(Schühli et al., 2011); Namibia(Couri 9- Hydrotaea albuquerquei Lopes,1985 et al.,2012); Spain(Cabrera-Canovea et al., 2019). Synonyms: Ophyra albuquerquei Lopes,1985 Common name: black dump fly 4- Atherigona pulla (Wiedemann, 1830) Distribution: Iraq(Al-Ashbal et al.,2020a); Brasil Synonyms: Atherigona destructor Malloch, 1923 (Carvalho, 2002); Neotropica region(de Carvalho et al., Coenosia pulla Wiedemann, 1830 2006); South america(Carvalho, and Mello-Patiu,2008); Orthostylum rufipes Macquart, 1851. Peru(Fernández, 2018); Israel(Giordani et al 2019). Material examined: not found in this survey. Genus: Muscina Robineau- Desvoidy, 1830 Distribution: Iraq (Geeming,1979); Turkey (Pont, 10- Muscina prolapsa (Harris, 1780) 1986); Oreintal and Afrotropical regions(Pont,1991b); India Synonyms: Musca caesia Meigen, 1826 (Bharti,2008); South Africa (Muller,2015); Mali (Muller and Musca pabulorum Fallen, 1817 Mostovski,2018). Musca prolapsa Harris, 1780 Musca prolapsor Harris, 1780 5- Atherigona soccata Rondani,1871. Muscina pabulorum (Fallén, 1817) =Atherigona indica Malloch, 1923 Material Examined: (4 specimens), Baghdad, 2♂♂, Atherigona infuscata Emden, 1940 2♀♀, 5.iv.2019. Common name: sorghum shoot fly Distribution: Iraq (Pont,1986, Abdul Rassoul,1969 as Material examined: (31specimens): Baghdad city, Muscina Pabulorum Fallen,1817); Palaearctic, Nearctic, 5♂♂, 6♀♀, 25.iii.2019 from alfalfa plant; Kut city, 3♂♂, Afrotropical regions (Pont,1991); Finland (Kahanpää and, 2♀♀15.xi.2019; Kufa, 15♀♀,25.xi.2019 from corn field. Haarto, 2014);Belarus (Makovetskaya and Vikhrev2019). Distributions: Iraq(Khalaf and Al-Omar,1974 and recorded as Athetigona indica, by Rashmandra Rao,1925); 11-Muscina stabulans Fallen, 1817 Saudi Arabia(Pont,1991a); Philippine Islands (Pont and Synonyms: Musca stabulans Fallen,1817 Magpayo,1995); India; (Bharti,2008); South Muscina prodeo, Harris,1780. Africa(Muller,2014, 2015); Mali (Muller and Material examined: (40 specimens); Baghdad, Al-Taji Mostovski,2018). 4♂♂, 8♀♀,3.iii.2019 from rabbit carcasses; kut, 5♂♂, 4♀♀, 5.iv.2019; Nagaf, 6♂♂, 8♀♀,21.iv.2019; Karbala, 6- Atherigona theodori Hennig, 1963 2♂♂, 3♀♀, 4.v.2019. Material examined: (10 specimens) Wasit, Al-Khalisa Distribution: Iraq (Khalaf,1957); Kuwait(Al- district, 3♂♂, 7♀♀, 20.v.2019 from alfalfa plant. Houty,1989), Iran (Khoobdel and Davari, 2011 and Zeilke, Distribution: Iraq (Al- Saffar, 2003, 2013); Saudi Arabia 2017); Finland (Kahanpää and, Haarto, 2014); (Pont,1991a); South Africa(Muller,2014, 2015). Lebanon(Gadeau de Kerville,1926); Armenia (Pont et al., 2005); Namibia(Couri et al.,2012); Finland (Kahanpää and, 7-Atherigons varia (Megin, 1826) Haarto, 2014); Egypt(Sawaby et al.,2018); Synonyms: Anthomyia varia Megin,1826 Betarus(Makovetskaya and Vikhrev(2019) 7528 EurAsian Journal of BioSciences 14: 7527-7535 (2020) Al-Saffar Distribution: Iraq(Khalaf and Al-Omar,1974); Turkey, Genus: Synthesiomyia Brauer & Bergenstamm, Cyprus, Lebanon, Jordan,Region(Pont, 1991a); 1893 Armenia(Pont et al.,2005); Finland (Kahanpää and, Haarto, 12-Synthesiomyia nudiseta (van der Wulp, 1883) 2014); Iran (Zieke, 2017); Belarus (Makovetskaya and Synnyms: Cyrtoneura nudiseta Wulp, 1883 Vikhrev2019). Hyadesimyia grisea Giglio-Tos, 1893 Synthesiomyia brasiliana Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893 Tribe: Limnophorini Villeneuve,1902 Synthesionyia nudiseta (Wulp, 1883) Genus: Limnophpra Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Synthesiomyia brasiliana Brauer & von Bergenstamm, 16-Limnophora
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