Taxonomic Study of the Genus Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Tabanidae) in East Azarbaijan Province with Three Species As New Records for the Iranian Fauna
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J Insect Biodivers Syst 04(2): 105 –112 ISSN: 2423-8112 JOURNAL OF INSECT BIODIVERSITY AND SYSTEMATICS Research Article http://jibs.modares.ac.ir http://zoobank.org/References/7BD1B2E9-2934-4EB7-8213-3FD9DDEE2EA5 Taxonomic study of the genus Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Tabanidae) in East Azarbaijan province with three species as new records for the Iranian fauna Fatemeh Moayyed Mazraeh 1, Samad Khaghaninia 1*, Shahzad Iranipour 1 and Ali Yavuz Kilic 2 1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Anadolu University, 26470 Eskishehr, Turkey. ABSTRACT . Based on specimens collected from East Azarbaijan province Received : during 2016–2017 as well as specimens which already had been collected 04 April 2018 during 2007–2015 and deposited at ICHMM, overall 18 species of the genus Accepted : Tabanus were recognized which among them, Tabanus armenicus (Krober, 26 August 2018 1928), Tabanus maculicornis Zettersted, 1842 and Tabanus nemoralis Meigen, 1820 are new records to the Iranian Tabanidae fauna. Diagnostic characters as Published : 22 September 2018 well as their informative photos are given. Subject Editor : Key words: Tabanidae, Tabanus , Iran, East Azarbaijan province, New records Farzaneh Kazerani Citation : Moayyed Mazraeh, F., Khaghninia, S., Iranipour, S. & Kilic, A.Y. (2018) Taxonomic study of the genus Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Tabanidae) in East Azarbaijan province with three species as new records for the Iranian fauna. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics , 4 (2), 105 –112. Introduction The family Tabanidae (horse flies) is a patches or with more or less distinct brown large family of the Brachycera, include lateral patterns; eyes bare or hairy, without 121 genera and 4290 described species or with one or four bands; facets equal in belonging to four subfamilies (Pangoniinae, size, more or less sharply separated large Chrysopsinae, Tabaninae and Scepsidinae) facets on the upper part of eyes in males; (Manrique-Saide et al., 2001 ). The genus females usually with well developed Tabanus of the subfamily Tabaninae has frontal calli in specific shape and 1050 species worldwide and 173 species in arrangement, no ocellar swelling; frons the Palaearctic region ( Olsufjev, 1969 ). narrow to broad ,1-3 antennalsegments Females are bloodsucker and males are with more or less distinct dorsal tooth, four found on flowers, near water resources or terminal flagellar segments, wing mostly flying in forests and pathways. hyaline, without pattern; basicosta The principal characteristics of these pubescent ( Chaval et al., 1972 ). flies are as follow: body size varies from Al-Talafha et al. (2004) recorded Tabanus medium to large; mostly black to greyish- lunatus Fabricius, 1794 and Tabanus black species; either with pale abdominal unifaciatus Loew, 1858 from Jordan. Kilic pattern of median triangles and sub lateral (2001 –2014) studied the family Tabanidae Corresponding author: Samad Khaghaninia , E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2018, Moayyed Mazraeh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 106 Tabanidae in East Azarbaijan province in Turkey and recorded several species of maculicornis Zettersted, 1842 and Tabanus the genus Tabanus . Sabr et al. (2017) nemoralis Meigen, 1820 are new records for recorded Tabanus indare Hauser, 1939 from Iranian fauna. The studied Tabanus Iraq. Lineaus, 1758 species alphabetically listed Before this study 43 species of the genus as follows: Tabanus had been identified from Iran Tabanus armenicus (Krober, 1928) (Figs 1–2) (Abbasian -Lintzen , 1962 , 1964 ; Sadegi and Zeegers, 2005 ; Dousti et al ., 2011; Samiei et Material examined: East Azarbaijan al., 2017). Regarding the important role of province: Arasbaran (Chichakli), 38°39' N, these flies as vectors of serious diseases to 46°31'E, 2140m, (1 ♀), 16 July 2013, leg.: S. vertebrates, their importance as pollinators Khaghaninia. and as respects that this taxon was poorly Distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia studied in East Azarbaijan province (Iran), (Chaval et al., 1972 ). New record for the this study was aimed to identifing Tabanus Iranian fauna. members in the studied areas. Diagnostic characters: Face covered by long white hairs, lower callus black and Material and methods rectangular, median callus slender; Materials were collected by a standard mesonotum with longitudinal stripes; entomological sweeping net and Malaise plura with grey dusting and long hairs, traps from East Azerbaijan province during wing vein R 4 without appendix. 2016–2017, as well as the specimens which had been collected during 2007–2015 and Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761 kept in the Insect Collection of Professor Material examined: East Azarbaijan Hassan Maleki Milani, Tabriz, Iran province: Osku (Kandovan), 37°45'N, (ICHMM). The specimens are stored in 46°18'E, 2840m, (1 ♀, 1 ♂), 5 August 2011; glass vials containing 75% ethanol. Studied Arasbaran (Aynali), 38°35'N, 46°14'E, material were collected from various plants 1532m, (1 ♀), 28 April 2014, leg.: S. in grassland and open forests habitats near Khaghaninia. to rural areas having various species of Distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Astraceae, Apiaceae, Ronunculaceae, Belgium, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, France, Caryophyllaceae and Lamiaceae as well as Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Iran, the existence of streams and rivers along Italy, Netherlands, Palestine, Russia, Spain, with the presence of expanded wetlands. Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine. East Azarbaijan province is located in the northwest of Iran, with X from 36°45 ' to Tabanus bactrianus Olsufjev, 1937 39°26' N, Y from 45°5 ' to 48°22' E. The Material examined: East Azarbaijan species were identified according to Chaval province: Arasbaran (Aynali), 38°35'N, et al. (1972). The geographical distribution 46°14'E, 1532m, (1 ♂), 28 April 2014, leg. S. of the studied species mostly were Khaghaninia. provided by Kilic (1999) and Abbasian- Distribution: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan Lintzen (1964). (Pape & Thompson, 2018 ). Results Tabanus bifarius Loew, 1858 In this study, 18 species of the genus Material examined: East Azarbaijan province: Tabanus from East Azarbaijan province Arasbaran (Makidii), 38°50'N, 46°54'E, were collected and identified, among them, 1656m, (19 ♀), 9 June 2010; Arasbaran Tabanus armenicus (Krober, 1928), Tabanus (Uskulu), 38°52'N, 46°53'E, 1536m, (11 ♀), Moayyed Mazraeh et al. 107 22 May 2014; Arasbaran (Chichakli), Distribution: All European and Asian 8°39'N, 46°31'E, 2140m, (39 ♀, 1 ♂), 16 July countries. 2013; Arasbaran (Aynali), 38°35'N, 46°14'E, 1532m, (5 ♀), 28 April 2014, Kaleybar Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820 (Abeshahmad), 38°51'N, 46°59'E, 1783m, (5 Material examined: East Azarbaijan ♀), 1 July 2017, leg.: S. Khaghaninia. province: Horand (Qaradarvish), 38°54'N, Distribution: Albania, Armenia, Austria, 47°20'E, 1221m, (1 ♀), 3 June 2013, leg.: S. Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Khaghaninia. France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Distribution: All European countries, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Canary Island, China, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Georgia Iran, Islands, Japan, Morocco, Turkey, Ukraine, Former Yugoslavia. Russia, Turkey. Tabanus bromius Lineaus, 1758 Tabanusg lacopis Meigen, 1820 Material examined: East Azarbaijan province: Material examined: East Azarbaijan Arasbaran (Chichakli), province: Arasbaran (Chichakli), 38°39'N, 38°39'N, 46°31'E, 2140m, (2 ♀), 2 July 2012; 46°31'E, 2140m, (1 ♀), 24 June 2014, leg.: S. Marragheh (Kordadeh), 37°27'N, 46°26'E, Khaghaninia. 1563m, (1 ♀), 2 July 2013; Arasbaran (Aynali), Distribution: All European countries, 38°35'N, 46°14'E, 1532m, (5 ♀), 28 April Caucasus, China, Iran, Mongolia, Russia, 2014, leg.: S. Khaghaninia. Turkey. Figures 1–2. Tabanus armenicus (Krober, 1928) (Female): 1. Lateral view, 2. Frontal view of head. 108 Tabanidae in East Azarbaijan province Tabanus lunatus Fabricius, 1794 Tabanus nemoralis Meigen , 1820 (Figs 6–9) Material examined: East Azarbaijan province: Material examined: East Azarbaijan province: Horand (Qaradarvish), 38°54'N, 47°20'E, Shabestar (Khameneh), 38°16'N, 45°27'E, 1221m (1 ♀), 2 July 2012; Bostan-Abad 1586m, (1 ♀), 3 August 2014; (Qurigol), 37°54'N, 46°42'E, 1918m, (1 ♀), 14 Kaleybar (Abeshahmad), 38°51'N, 46°59'E, August 2013, leg.: S. Khaghaninia. 1783m, (5 ♀), 1 July 2017, leg. S. Distribution: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Khaghaninia. Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Distribution: Algiers, France, Iran ( New Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, record ), Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Morocco, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia (Chaval et al. 1972 ). Romania, Russia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Diagnostic characters: Eyes greenish with Former Yugoslavia (Samiei et al., 2017). three broad band; lower callus squared and Tabanus maculicornis Zettersted, 1842 black, median callus oval and brown; (Figs 3–5) mesonotum with distinct longitudinal stripes; R 4 with appendix; halter dark Material examined: East Azarbaijan province: brown. Jolfa (Siahsaran), 38°53'N, 45°57'E, 685m, (1 ♀), 2 May 2013, leg.: S. Khaghaninia. Tabanus quaturnotatus Meigen , 1820 Distribution: All European countries, Material examined: East Azarbaijan province: