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On a Collection of Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) from Iran


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1 Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata 700 053, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Plant Protection, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr Branch, Mazandaran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
4 Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
5 Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
 

Bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) are beneficial insects as pollinators or natural enemies of some agricultural pests. The present paper documents 58 species from 26 genera and six subfamilies (Usiinae, Phthiriinae, Toxophorinae, Heterotropinae, Bombyliinae and Anthracinae) from different parts of Iran. This work also includes the details on collection localities and zoogeographical distribution of the collected species.

Keywords

Bee Fly, Bombyliidae, Fauna, Iran.
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Authors

Mohammad Havaskary
Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Bulganin Mitra
Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata 700 053, West Bengal, India
Hamid Sakenin
Department of Plant Protection, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr Branch, Mazandaran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Najmeh Samin
Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Sohrab Imani
Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Aras Rafiee
Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


Bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) are beneficial insects as pollinators or natural enemies of some agricultural pests. The present paper documents 58 species from 26 genera and six subfamilies (Usiinae, Phthiriinae, Toxophorinae, Heterotropinae, Bombyliinae and Anthracinae) from different parts of Iran. This work also includes the details on collection localities and zoogeographical distribution of the collected species.

Keywords


Bee Fly, Bombyliidae, Fauna, Iran.

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