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

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1209-7

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.

Keywords

Empidideicus, Empidideicinae, Mythicomyiidae, new species, Iran

First Page

257

Last Page

262

Recommended Citation

HAKIMIAN, SAEEDEH; TALEBI, ALI ASGHAR; GHARALI, BABAK; and EVENHUIS, NEAL (2014) "A study of the genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) in northern Iran, with description of a new species," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 38: No. 3, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1209-7
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol38/iss3/1