A study of the genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) in northern Iran, with description of a new species

Authors

SAEEDEH HAKIMIAN
ALI ASGHAR TALEBI
BABAK GHARALI
NEAL EVENHUIS

Abstract

The genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) was studied in 2 provinces of northern Iran (Tehran and Ghazvin provinces). Six species were collected and identified. A new species, Empidideicus formosus Hakimian, Talebi, & Gharali sp. nov., is described and its diagnostic characters are illustrated. This species is closely related to E. unicus Gharali & Evenhuis, 2011, but it is easily distinguished by the almost all-yellow prescutellar area and striated female spermathecal reservoirs.

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1209-7

Keywords

Empidideicus, Empidideicinae, Mythicomyiidae, new species, Iran

First Page

257

Last Page

262

Recommended Citation

HAKIMIAN, S, TALEBI, A. A, GHARALI, B, & EVENHUIS, N (2014). A study of the genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) in northern Iran, with description of a new species. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (3): 257-262. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1209-7