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Diptera, Pipunculidae, Pipunculinae) from Iran with Four New Species Records J Insect Biodivers Syst 03(4): 335–346 ISSN: 2423-8112 JOURNAL OF INSECT BIODIVERSITY AND SYSTEMATICS Research Article http://jibs.modares.ac.ir http://zoobank.org/References/CF63E04E-C27D-4560-B84C-2ABB09A77201 Review of Eudorylini (Diptera, Pipunculidae, Pipunculinae) from Iran with four new species records Behnam Motamedinia1,2, Azizollah Mokhtari1, Ehsan Rakhshani1 and Ebrahim Gilasian3 1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, P.O. Box: 98615-53, Iran. 2 Plant Protection Research Department, South Khorasan Agricultural and Natural Resources, Research and Education Center, AREEO, Birjand, Iran. 3 Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), 19395–1454, Tehran, Iran. ABSTRACT. The Iranian fauna of Eudorylini (Diptera, Pipunculidae) is reviewed. The new material were collected in Western (Kermanshah) and Received: Eastern (North Khorasan, Khorasan-e Razavi, South Khorasan, Sistan-o 25 September 2017 Baluchestan) provinces during 2015–2016. In total, twenty species of Eudorylini belonging to four genera known from Iran are listed. Four species, Accepted: Claraeola conjuncta (Collin, 1949), Clistoabdominalis nitidifrons (Becker, 1900), 15 November 2017 Dasydorylas discoidalis (Becker, 1897) and Eudorylas jenkinsoni Coe, 1966 are Published: newly recorded from Iran. A brief diagnosis is presented for the newly 16 November 2017 recorded species. Subject Editor: Christian Kehlmaier Key words: big-headed flies, fauna, taxonomy, distribution Citation: Motamedinia, B., Mokhtari, A., Rakhshani, E. & Gilasian, E. (2017) Review of Eudorylini (Diptera, Pipunculidae, Pipunculinae) from Iran with four new species records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 3 (4), 335–346. Introduction The family Pipunculidae, known as big- with more than 1,400 described species headed flies, are inconspicuous insects worldwide (Rafael & Skevington, 2010; which are characterized by their large Kehlmaier et al., 2014), and an estimated compound eyes occupying most of the number of over 2,000 species (Skevington hemispherical head. Their larvae are & De Meyer, 2004). The tribe Eudorylini exclusively endoparasitoids of leafhoppers Rafael & De Meyer, 1992 is the largest and planthoppers (Hemiptera: Aucheno- group of pipunculids and comprises about rrhyncha), except species of the genus 40% of the known species (Skevington & Nephrocerus Zetterstedt, 1838 which have Yeates, 2001). It has been characterized by been found to parasitize adult crane flies the combination of the following characters: (Diptera: Tipulidae) (Koenig & Young, hind margin of eyes straight, ocellar 2007; Skevington, 2005). The family comprise bristles absent, propleuron bare, mesonotal four subfamilies (Chalarinae, Pipunculinae, pilosity reduced to two dorsocentral rows Neprocerinae and Protonephrocerinae), of setae, and pterostigma usually present Corresponding author: Azizollah Mokhtari, E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2017, Motamedinia 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. 336 Review of Eudorylini from Iran (Skevington & Yeates, 2001). The systematic Malaise Trap), the latter carrying a large positions of several genera of Eudorylini funnel to catch insects, which try to escape were questionable and were resolved by after the collision with the central Skevington and Yeates (2001) based on diaphragm by letting themselves fall to the phylogenetic studies. Their analyses ground (unpublished data). The collecting revealed the existence of eight genera sites are characterized by a moderate and including Allomethus Hardy, 1943; temperate mountain climate (North Amazunculus Rafael, 1986; Basileunculus Khorasan), a cold and dry (Khorasan-e Rafael, 1987; Claraeola Aczél, 1940; Razavi), a warm and dry (South Khorasan Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 2001; and Sistan-o Baluchestan) and a humid and Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001; Elmohardyia temperate mountain climate (Kermanshah). Rafael, 1987 and Eudorylas Aczél, 1940. The Malaise traps were set up in various Afrotropical Eudorylini were recently habitats including mixed orchards, field revised by Földvári (2013), whereas crops, rangelands and saltcedar semi-forest Kehlmaier (2005a, b) focused on the West areas. Collecting bottles were emptied Palaearctic and Oriental regions. Other every 10–14 days. Pipunculids collected by revisionary studies have dealt with sweep net were captured from the net Australia (Skevington, 2001, 2002, 2003), using an electrical aspirator (ElePooter) Japan (Morakote et al., 1990), the Korean (Motamedinia & Rakhshani, 2017) and Peninsula (Kozánek et al., 2004) and the conserved in 75% ethanol. Specimens were Neotropical region (Rafael, 1993, 1995; dried using the AXA-method according to Rafael & Menezes, 1999). van Achterberg (2009). The examined The tribe Eudorylini has been poorly material are deposited in the Hayk studied in Iran. Prior to this study, 16 Mirzayans Insect Museum, Insect Taxonomy species were recorded (Kehlmaier & Research Department, Iranian Research Jahromi, 2015; Kazerani et al., 2017; Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran Majnon-Jahromi et al., 2017) including (HMIM). newly described species (Motamedinia et Illustrations were prepared using an al., 2017a, b). The present study compiles a OlympusTM AX70 microscope and a taxonomic list of Eudorylini species known MoticTM SMZ-168 stereomicroscope from Iran, as well as additional species equipped with a MoticamTM 480 digital records from the Western and Eastern imaging system. A series of 10 captured provinces (North Khorasan, Khorasan-e images were merged using the image- Razavi, South Khorasan, Sistan-o stacking software ZereneStacker 1.04. Line Baluchestan and Kermanshah). drawings of genitalia were traced in the software Inkscape® and Adobe Photoshop Material and methods CS3®, based on the digital photographs. The material was collected by several Distribution of each species in Iran and Malaise traps and by sweep net at different general bio-geographical distributions are locations in Eastern (North Khorasan, provided based on De Meyer (1995), Khorasan-e Razavi, South Khorasan, Skevington (2001), Kehlmaier (2005a, b) Sistan-o Baluchestan) and Western and Földvári (2013). A brief diagnosis (Kermanshah) provinces of Iran, during based on the morphological characters is April 2015–October 2016. The Malaise traps provided for the newly recorded species. were equipped with an upper and a lower The morphological terminology follows collecting bottle (FCMT: Funnel Collecting Skevington (2002) and Kehlmaier (2005a). Motamedinia et al. 337 Results (31°05'04"N, 61°26'04"E, 482 m), 08–20 May 2015, Malaise trap, leg. H.A. Derafshan, 1♂. In total, 310 specimens of 15 species were Diagnosis: MALE and FEMALE: See examined, including four newly recorded Motamedinia et al. (2017a). species of Eudorylini for Iran and new Distribution: So far, the species has only provincial citings for another seven species. been recorded from Sistan-o Baluchestan Claraeola conjuncta (Collin, 1949) province (Iran) (Motamedinia et al., 2017a). (Figs 1A–B, 3A–B) Examined material: Iran, Sistan-o Clistoabdominalis nitidifrons (Becker, 1900) Baluchestan, Zabol county, Nimrooz (Figs 1C–D, 3G–J) Examined material: (31°55'10"N, 61°31'17"E, 485 m), 20 April Iran, Kermanshah, 2016, swept on Tamarix stricta, leg. H.A. Sarpolezahab (34°28'10"N, 45°49'31"E, 546 Derafshan, 1♀; South Khorasan, Birjand m), 15–27 July 2015, Malaise trap, leg. M. county, Golonabad (33°10'80"N, 59°22'17"E, Zardouei, 1♂. Diagnosis: MALE: 1914 m), 26 May–9 June 2015, Malaise trap, Eyes narrowly leg. B. Motamedinia, 1♀. separated, wings brownish (Fig. 1D). Diagnosis: FEMALE: Thorax and abdomen Surstyli asymmetrical (Fig. 3G), phallus predominately covered with white with long ejaculatory ducts. Ejaculatory pollinosity. Ovipositor elongate and weakly apodeme small and funnel shape. grey pollinose basally and laterally, Hypandrium long and defected by 90°, otherwise shining. In dorsal view, base not phallic guide short, broad, at the base with FEMALE: bilobed, cone shaped, twice as long as wide 4–6 lateral hairs (Fig. 3J). See (Figs 1B, 3A–B). In lateral view, base of Kehlmaier (2005b). Not recorded from Iran ovipositor as long as wide, piercer rather yet. Distribution: high and curved towards sternites, with a New record for Iran. The small ventral tubercle at anterior margin species has an ample distribution (Fig. 3A). MALE: See Kehlmaier (2005b). comprising part of the Afrotropical, Not recorded from Iran yet. Palaearctic and Oriental regions (Kehlmaier, Distribution: New record for Iran. It is also 2005b; Földvári, 2013). distributed in Algeria, Egypt and Israel Clistoabdominalis ruralis (Meigen, 1824) (Kehlmaier, 2005b). Examined material: Iran, Kermanshah, Claraeola khorshidae Motamedinia & Sarpolezahab (34°28'10"N, 45°49'31"E, 546 Kehlmaier, 2017 m), 15–27 July 2015, Malaise trap, leg. M. Examined material: Iran, South Khorasan, Zardouei, 4♂♂, 8♀♀; Khorasan-e Razavi, Birjand county, Mohammadieh (32°52'40"N, Mashhad county, Sheikhha (37°14'15"N, 59°01'17"E, 1419 m), 14–28 July 2016, FCMT, 57°54'27"E, 1169 m), 12–26 September 2015, leg. B. Motamedinia, 15♂♂, 1♀. Malaise trap, leg. B. Motamedinia, 1♂, 1♀; Diagnosis: MALE and FEMALE:
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