Diptera: Tachinidae: Exoristinae) from Iran, with New Records
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J. Agr. Sci. Tech. (2021) Vol. 23(5): 1073-1090 Review of the Tribe Eryciini Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae: Exoristinae) from Iran, with New Records F. Seyyedi-Sahebari1*, S. Khaghaninia2, and A. A. Talebi 3 ABSTRACT The present paper contains a review of the tribe Eryciini (Tachinidae: Exoristinae) that occur in Iran. Twenty-six species belonging to 15 genera are reviewed. The collected data on 20 species are provided. Of these, seven genera and 16 species are newly recorded. Distribution and host information are briefly summarized. The diagnostic characters of the new records species are given. The key to the species found in Iran is also provided. Keywords: Taxonomy, Fauna of Eryciini, Diptera, Parasitoid flies. INTRODUCTION at most with 1-3 setae; first postsutural supra-alar setae longer and stronger than the Tachinidae is the second largest dipteran notopleural setae and first postsutural intra- family with more than 8,500 described alar seta, middorsal depression on species, distributed worldwide (O’Hara et abdominal syntergite 1+2 usually extending al., 2020). The larvae are endoparasitoids of to posterior margin of that segment; true other arthropods, mainly insects. Exoristinae binding membrane between sternites 6-7 in represent one of the largest subfamilies in males is wide; sensilla trichodea on sternite the Tachinidae, containing seven tribes in 5 existing in most genera (Tschorsnig and the Palearctic Region. Eryciini is a large and Herting, 1994). diverse tribe with wide distribution in the Although the history of investigation on world (Herting, 1984; O’Hara and Wood, tachinid fauna of Iran is not very long, there 2004). Most Eryciini are ovo-larviparous have been a number of studies about this species and deposit incubated macrotype family. Samet et al. (1977) provided the eggs directly on the host integument, preliminary list of Diptera (Tachinidae) of Downloaded from jast.modares.ac.ir at 22:06 IRST on Friday September 24th 2021 although some, e.g., Prooppia Townsend, Iran. Gheibi et al. (2008-2010) reported 1926 and Aplomya Robineau-Desvoidy, some known species of the subfamilies 1830, have been shown to deposit Exoristinae, Tachininae and Phasiinae from unembryonated eggs on the hosts (Herting, Fars Province, Iran. Gilasian et al. (2013- 1960). Larvae of Lepidoptera are their most 2019) published a series of papers on Iranian numerous host. The following combination Tachinidae of the subfamily Phasiinae. of characters usually allows the recognition There is also some information on tachinid of the included genera katepimeron bare or species found in Iran in the Catalogue of _____________________________________________________________________________ 1 Department of Plant Protection Research, East Azerbaijan Research Center of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran. 2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran. 3 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. * Corresponding author; e-mail: [email protected] 1073 _______________________________________________________________ Seyyedi-Sahebari et al. Palearctic Diptera of Herting and Dely- collected in this work, distribution and host Draskovits (1993), in the works of Mesnil range are provided. (1944-1975) and the Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae of the world (O’Hara et Key to Iranian Species of the Tribe al., 2020). Eryciini (Tachinidae: Exoristinae) This study aimed to review the fauna of tribe Eryciini (Exoristinae) and provide a 1- Hind coxa with one or more setae on key to Iranian species and add further data posterodorsal margin; gena very narrow, its on their distributions in Iran. The publication height usually distinctly less than 1/8 forms part of the author’s papers, which has vertical diameter of eye; lower facial margin already been published on Iranian not visible in lateral view; prementum short, Tachinidae of the subfamilies Tachininae, at most 3 times as long as its diameter; Dexiinae and Phasiinae (Seyyedi-Sahebari et abdomen predominantly black (Carcelia al., 2013-2018) Robineau-Desvoidy)……….……………..2 - Hind coxa bare on posterodorsal MATERIALS AND METHODS margin………………...…………………...4 2- Simultaneously: basicosta yellow and Materials were mainly collected by mid tibia with single anterodorsal Malaise traps from Guilan and Mazandaran seta.........Carcelia bombylans Robineau- Provinces, situated in the north of Iran, and Desvoidy partially by standard entomological - Basicosta black brown or lightened a sweeping net from East Azerbaijan and little, but then mid tibia with 2-3 West Azerbaijan Provinces in the northwest anterodorsal setae …………………………3 of Iran, during 2010–2015.The studied 3- Apical scutellar setae much shorter and specimens are deposited in the insect weaker than the lateral setae, at most as long collection of Professor Hasan Maleki as the scutellum……Carcelia tibialis Milani, Tabriz, Iran (ICHMM) and the Robineau-Desvoidy insect collection of Tarbiat Modarres - Apical scutellar setae as long and as University. Photographs were taken using a strong as the lateral setae, longer than the Nikon SMZ 1000 stereomicroscope scutellum…...Carcelia laxifrons Villeneuve equipped with Nikon D5200 digital camera. 4- Katepisternum with 2 setae; upper part The morphological terminology primarily of head with black setulae behind the follows Tschorsnig and Richter (1998). The postocular row; ocellar setae well- Downloaded from jast.modares.ac.ir at 22:06 IRST on Friday September 24th 2021 specimens were identified based on keys of developed; height of gena smaller than Tschorsnig and Richter (1998) [genus level] width of parafacial at level of base of and Mesnil (1944-1975) [genus and species antenna; mid tibia without ventral setae; level]. As further references for species postpronotum with 3-4 setae (Senometopia determination, parts of the keys of Zimin et Macquart)……………...…………………5 al. (1988) and Tschorsnig and Herting - Katepisternum with 3 or 4 setae……….6 (1994) have been also used. The tachinid 5- Fore tibia with single posterior specialists Joachim Ziegler and Theo setae…… Senometopia separata (Rondani) Zeegers (See chapter Acknowledgement - Fore tibia with 2 posterior setae below) confirmed the identifications of the ………..….Senometopia pollinosa (Mesnil) authors. The species are listed alphabetically 6- Postpronotum with three strong setae with the following topics: examined arranged in a distinct triangle and 1 or 2 material, distribution and host range. New weak inner setae, the latter often hair-like or records are marked with an asterisk and even absent; lateral scutellar setae 0.9-1.1X diagnostic characters are given. For species as long as subapical setae; lower facial already registered for Iran, which were not margin not visible in lateral view … Prooppia nigripalpis (Robineau-Desvoidy) 1074 Review of the Tribe Eryciini Robineau-Desvoidy __________________________________ - Setae on postpronotum not arranged in a - Arista thickened for 3/4 of its length in distinct triangle, the 3 basal setae in a more male and 2/3 of its length in female, section or less straight line………………...………7 of M between dM-Cu and the bend, shorter 7- Abdominal tergites 3 and 4 without than distance of the bend to the wing median discal setae, or at most tergite 4 with edge………………………………………14 short median discal setae…………..………8 14- The anterior half of abdominal tergites - Abdominal tergites 3 and 4 each with 3 and 4, and less than half basal of tergite 5 median discal setae…………………….…19 with pruinosity………Drino zonata Curran 8- Base of R4+5 with a single, strong setae; - At least the anterior 2/3 of the tergite 4 upper part of head usually without, or rarely and more than the basal half of the tergite 5 with a few black setulae behind the with pruinosity……...Drino latigena Mesnil postocular row; katepisternum with 4 setae; 15- Abdominal tergite 5 about 0.2-0.6X as ocellar setae absent; parafacial at its long as the 4th ……......... Aplomya confinis narrowest point at least as wide as 3/5 of the Robineau-Desvoidy first flagellomer; abdominal tergites 3 and 4 - Abdominal tergite 5 about 0.7-1.3X as covered with pruinosity (Drino Robineau- long as 4th…………………………...……16 Desvoidy) …………………………………9 16- Height of gena smaller than width of - Base of R4+5 with several short setulae, parafacial at level of base of antenna……… but if in rare cases with a single large Thecocarcelia flavicosta Zeegers setulae, then either upper part of head with - Height of gena at least as great as width at least one row of black setulae behind the of parafacial at level of base of postocular row or katepisternum with 3 antenna………………………………...…17 setae…………………………………….… 5 17- Facial ridge with setae on lower third 9- Ocellar setae as long as orbital setae; or less; arista thickened on basal 2/5; first frons in male 0.6-0.7X and in female as flagellomer about 2X as long as pedicel; wide as one eye in dorsal view……… Drino palpus black.. Alsomyia capillata (Rondani) atropivora Robineau-Desvoidy - Facial ridge with setae on lower half to - Ocellar setae much shorter than orbital 2/3 of its length; arista thickened on basal setae, or totally absent……………………10 half or more; first flagellomer 3 to 5 X as 10- Parafacial bare, ocellar setae long as pedicel (Nilea Robineau-Desvoidy) missing…………………………………...11 ..………………………………………..…18 - Parafacial