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Diptera: Syrphidae) from West Azarbaijan Province, Iran ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Beiträge zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology Jahr/Year: 2015 Band/Volume: 65 Autor(en)/Author(s): Samin Najmeh, Sakenin Hamid Artikel/Article: A faunistic study on the hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from West Azarbaijan province, Iran. 393-401 ©www.senckenberg.de/; download www.contributions-to-entomology.org/ CONTRIBUTIONS Beiträge zur Entomologie 65 (2): 393 -401 2015 © Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, 2015 SENCKENBERG A faunistic study on the hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from West Azarbaijan province, Iran With 1 map NAJMEH SAMiN 1, HAMiD S a KENIN 2 and JANiNA BENNEwicz 3 1 Young Researchers and Elite Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. [email protected] 2 Department of Plant Protection, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran. [email protected] 3 Department of Zoology, Bydgoszcz University of Technology and Life Sciences, Kordeckiego 20, 85-225 Bydgoszcz, Poland. - [email protected] Published on 2015-12-21 Summary Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) play an efficient role in biological control of agricultural pests and also in pollina­ tion. 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. Key words Diptera, Syrphidae, hoverflies, fauna, West Azarbaijan, Iran Zusammenfassung Schwebfliegen (Diptera: Syrphidae) spielen eine bedeutende Rolle in der biologischen Bekämpfung von landwirt­ schaftlichen Schädlingen sowie als Bestäuber. Hier präsentieren wir faunistische Daten über Syrphidae aus der West Azarbaijan Provinz, Nordwest-Iran. Insgesamt wurden 34 Arten aus 21 Gattungen und 2 Unterfamilien (Milesiinae und Syrphinae) gesammelt und determiniert. Introduction Syrphidae with 200 genera and more than 6000 species of various phytophages, but also their predators and worldwide is one of the most diverse families in order parasites (O lszak 1999; Ben n ew icz 2011). It is also Diptera (St u b b s & Falk 2002). Larvae of syrphid flies assumed that the specialized syrphid predators play a have an efficient role in biological control of aphids major role in limiting aphid populations (Bugg 1993; (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Also some of the members Brow n 2004; Sp e ig h t 2011). Habitats rich in flow­ of the family are common pollinators which are active ering plants, constituting a source of food for adult wherever flowers are found, being absent only in aphidophagous syrphids, are of great importance for truly arid areas and the Polar Regions (Fa eg r i & van these insects, not to mention other beneficial organisms d er P ijl 1979; K evan & Ba k er 1983). An important (F rank 1999; Ca n d em ir & K ara 2003). Many species, function of natural refugia is the occurrence not only being regular visitors of flowers, are important pollina- ISSN 0005-805X DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomoL65.2.393-401 393 ©www.senckenberg.de/; download www.contributions-to-entomology.org/ SAMiN, N.; SAKENiN, H. & BENNEwicz, J.: A faunistic study on the hover flies from West Azarbaijan province, Iran tors of various plants including vegetables, fruit trees examined with a stereomicroscope and identified using (e.g. Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, and Rosaceae) and flow­ the relevant literature such as Bez zi (1966), Be i -Bienko ering plants (K evan & Ba k er 1983; Sim ic & G lumac (1988), Papp & Darvas (1997, 1998, 2000), St u b b s & 1987; Ssym an k et al. 2008). Falk (2002), van V een (2004), Lyn ebo rg & Ba r k e ­ m ey er (2005) and Sp e ig h t (2011). The materials are The fauna of Iranian Syrphidae has been studied well preserved in the collections of the authors. The distri­ and several papers have been published recently (e.g. bution data of Syrphidae mostly suggested by Spe ig h t K h iaban et al. 1998; D o u sti 1999; G h arali et al. (2011) have been followed. 2000; Pashae R ad et al. 2002; K hiaban & A d im 2002; A lic h i et al. 2002; G old asteh et al. 2002; Sa d eg h i et al. 2002; Sa d eg h i 2003; Kam an gar et al. 2004; Results G olmohammadi & K hiaban 2004; G ila sia n 2005; K am an gar et al. 2006; M o ta m ed i Nia & W yatt In total 34 syrphid species from 21 genera and 2 subfam­ 2006; Sa d eg h i 2008; Bed o reh et al. 2008; Ho ssein i ilies, Milesiinae and Syrphinae were collected and & Sa d eg h i 2008; G h ahari et al. 2008a, b; Saken in identified. The list of species is given below with distri­ C helav et al. 2008; K haghanin ia 2010; Eh tesh am n ia bution data. et al. 2010; K haghanin ia et al. 2010a, b, c, d; Ja bba ri 2011; K haghanin ia 2011; K haghanin ia et al. 2011; G ila sia n & S orokin a 2011; Naderloo et al. 2011; Subfamily Milesiinae K haghanin ia & Sh akeryari 2012; Shakeryari & K haghanin ia 2012; Bed o reh & An sari po u r 2012; Genus Cheilosia MEiGEN, 1822 K haghanin ia et al. 2012a, b, 2014; Sh akeryari et al. 2012; Ka zeran i et al. 2012; K haghanin ia & Ho ssein i Cheilosia scutellata (Fallen , 1817) 2013; M o ham m adi & K haghanin ia 2013; Vosughian et al. 2013; K haghanin ia 2014; G h arali & R eem er Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Maku, 2014; K haghanin ia & Ka zeran i 2014; Ho ssein i & 39°29'N 44.51°E, 2 ?, 2-3 July 2012. K haghanin ia 2014, 2015; K h osravian et al. 2015; M engual et al. 2015). Checklists of Iranian hoverflies Distribution outside Iran: Fennoscandia south to Iberia were prepared by P eck (1988), M o darres Awal (1997), and round the Mediterranean to Greece, Turkey and D o u sti & Hayat (2006) and K a zeran i et al. (2013). In North Africa; from Ireland eastwards through Eurasia to this paper, the syrphid fauna of West Azarbaijan prov­ the Pacific coast. ince (located in North West of Iran, bordering with Turkey, Iraq and Armenia, and the provinces of East Azarbaijan, Zanjan and Kurdistan - fig. 1) is dealt with. Genus Eristalinus RoNDANi, 1845 It covers an area of 43,660 km2, and the climate is largely influenced by the rainy winds of the Atlantic Ocean and Eristalinus aeneus (Scopou, 1763) Mediterranean. According to existing meteorological data, local temperatures vary within the province. The Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Khoy, highest temperature reaches 34 °C in July, and the lowest 38°33'N 44°57'E, 1 tf, 15-17 May 2012; Mahabad, 36°46'N temperature is -16 °C in January. 45°44'E, 1 tf, 22-29 June 2012; Ourmieh, 37°33'N 45°00'E, 1 ?, 3-5 August 2013. Materials and Methods Distribution outside Iran: Cosmopolitan; south to N Africa and the Canary Isles; Afrotropical region south The specimens of this research were collected by to Kenya and Tanzania; southern Sweden; from Ireland sweeping net and Malaise traps in different regions of eastwards through central and southern Europe and on West Azarbaijan province (37.5528°N 45.0759°E) during through Russia and China to the Pacific and south into spring and summer of 2012-2013. The sampled regions the Oriental region; Mauritius; in North America from were Khoy, Ourmieh, Maku, Mahabad, Oshnavieh, Minnesota and Ontario south to California and Texas; Salmas, and Miandoab, and the collected materials were Hawaii, Australia and the Gilbert and Ellis Islands in placed in a desiccator (having water at its bottom) for Australia; Bermuda. about 24 h in order to soak and soften them. Thereaf­ ter, they were pinned and their wings and legs set on appropriate setting boards to facilitate morphological Eristalinus taeniops (W iedemann , 1818) studies and the others were put into tubes filled with 70 % alcohol. In addition to the sampled materials, the Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Ourmieh, insect collection of Islamic Azad University was checked 37°33'N 45°00'E, 1 ?, 1 tf, 3-5 August 2013. and the data are used in this paper. The specimens were 394 DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomoL65.2.393-401 SENCKENBERG ©www.senckenberg.de/; download www.contributions-to-entomology.org/ CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENTOMOLOGY : BEITRÄGE ZUR ENTOMOLOGIE - 65 (2) 393-401 Distribution outside Iran: Portugal, Spain and round Genus Melanogaster Rondani , 1857 the Mediterranean basin (southern France including Corsica, Italy, former Yugoslavia, Albania, Romania, Melanogaster hirtella (Loew , 1843) Cyprus, Greece, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, North Africa including Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco), Canary Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Mahabad, Islands, Transcaucasus; in eastern parts of the Afrotropi- 36°46'N 45°44'E, 2 ?, 22-29 June 2012. cal region down to South Africa and in Nepal and parts of Pakistan and northern India in the Oriental region. Distribution outside Iran: Denmark south to the Pyre­ nees and Portugal; Ireland southwards to the Alps (Switzerland, Liechtenstein); United Kingdom. Genus Eristalis Latreille , 1804 Eristalisnemorum (Linnaeus , 1758) Genus Neoascia W illiston , 1886 Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Mahabad, Neoascia podagrica (Fabricius , 1775) 36°46'N 45°44'E, 1 ? , 22-26 June 2012; Salmas, 38°11'N 44°44'E, 1 ?, 3-6 April 2013. Material examined: West Azarbaijan province, Mahabad, 36°46'N 45°44'E, 1 ?, 22-29 June 2012. Distribution outside Iran: From Scandinavia to Spain, Italy, former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria; North European terri­ Distribution outside Iran: From Fennoscandia south tory to Transcaucasus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, West to Iberia and the Mediterranean, including Madeira, Siberia, Far East; Mongolia and Nearctic Region.
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