Faunistic study of families Tephritidae and Tachinidae (Diptera) in Arak region and suburb, Iran

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

T. Arkani ¹ , M. Alikhani ² , M. M. Rabieh ³ , A. Asghari Karahroodi ⁴ , R. Mahdavi ⁵

1 - Young Researchers Club, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
2 - Young Researchers Club, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
3 - Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
4 - Young Researchers Club, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
5 - Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Iran

Received: 2012-07-18 Accepted : 2013-01-21 Published : 2014-05-22

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Abstract :

During 2009, a faunestic study of Diptera of Arak and suburb was done. Samples were taken by using sweep net (standard size and method). According to research 10 genera and 10 species were identified. One genera and one species belonging to Tachinidae family is new record from Iran. The genera of each family alphabetically are listed below and new record marked by an asterisk.  Tephritidae Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1790); Ensina sonchi (Linnaeus, 1767); Euarestella iphionae (Efflatoun, 1924); Hypenidium roborowskii (Becker 1907); Tephritis hurvitzi Freidberg, 1980; Tephritomyia lauta (Loew, 1869); Trupanea amoena (Frauenfeld, 1857); Trupanea stellata (Fuessly, 1775)  Tachinidae  Cistogaster‌ mesnili‌ (Zimin,1966); Besseria sp. ; Tachina magnicornis(Zetterstedt,1844)