First record of the flies' family, Psilidae (Diptera: Cyclorrhapha), in Iran along with identification of one new pest species for the country

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz

2 Former Ms Student of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz

Abstract

Psilid flies have world wide distribution known with common name of Rust flies. All of their larvae are phytophagus, although some species are important crop pest, but they have not been studied and known in Iran. So, the collected insects from different parts of East Azerbaijan province during the years 2009-2013 were studied and the family Pesilidae was identified for the first time from Iran. In this study, four species, 2 genera and 2 subfamilies were identified which one of them is the pest of carrot being as a new record for the insect pest fauna of the country. Identified species are as follows: Chamaepsila atra (Meigen, 1826), C. nigricornis (Meigen, 1826), C.  rosae (Fabricus, 1794) and Chyliza leptogaster (Panzer, 1798).

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Journal of Applied Research in Plant Protection
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
February 2014
Pages 71-79

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History

  • Receive Date: 16 September 2013
  • Revise Date: 03 June 2014
  • Accept Date: 14 March 2014

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