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Tetanocera arrogans Meigen, 1830 M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Ahar (grassland habitat) [38°26´N, 46°53´E, 1530 m], 10.06.2011, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n. North Europe: Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway. South Europe: Ireland, Spain, Greece. Asia: Turkey. First record from Iran. Biology. Rozkošný (1967) described the puparium and the cephalopharyngeal skeleton of the third instar larva extracted from this single puparium. The complete larval developmental and the life cycle have been explained by Vala (1989). In nature, third instar larva had been found to living as parasitoide in Succinea elegans, and many eggs jointed by their extremities and laid along the veins of Iris pseudacorus leaves (Vala, 1989). In laboratory, larvae attacked also Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Hygromia hispida (Linnaeus, 1758) (Vala, 1989). The puparium is formed outside of snail host and can be parasitized by Mesoleptsus spp.(Icheuneumonidae) (Vala, 1989). This species is multivoltine and overwinters as pupa (Vala, 1989). D i a g n o s t i c c h a r a c t e r s: whitish pruinose patches forming occipital spots fused in basal half (fig. 2, c), anterior orbital setae close to vertical setae than to anterior margin of frons (fig. 2, b, c); antenna yellow, arista with long brown hairs (fig. 2, b); wing hyaline slightly darkened as in fig. 1, a; surstylus as in fig. 1, d., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Rozkosny, R. 1967. Zur Morphologie und Biologie der Metamorphosestadien mitteleuropaischer Sciomyziden (Diptera). Acta Academiae Scientiarum, Brno, 1 (4), 117 - 160.","Vala, J. - C. 1989. Dipteres Sciomyzidae Euro-mediterraneens. Faune de France. France et Regions limitrophes. N ° 72. Federation Francaise de la Societe des Sciences Naturelles, Paris. 1 - 300."]}

Hydromya dorsalis (Fabricius, 1775) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Kandovan (moist grassland habitat) [37°45´N, 46°18´E, 2840 m], 20.05.2010, 1 ♀; Qaradagh (forest habitat) [38°51´N, 46°52´E, 1770 m], 14.06.2010, 3 ♂, 4 ♀; Horand (grassland habitat) [38°59´N, 47°22´E, 1370 m], 14.07.2010, 1 ♂; Qurigol (lagoon habitat) [37°54.975´N, 46°41,120´E, 1943 m], 9.07.2012, 1 ♂, 3 ♀ (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n. Palaearctic: Europe: widely distributed from Scandinavia to Spain and the British Isles to Siberia. North Africa. Asia: Turkey, Afghanistan, Mongolia to Japan. Iran: Knutson, Berg (1963); Seddighi Sadr, Mohammadzade Namin (2016). Biology. Larvae predate mainly the aquatic gastropods living on wet edge of various lentic freshwater habitats, predominantly Lymnaeidae species and also attack their egg masses with or without embryos or not (Knutson, Berg, 1963; Gaponov, 2016). Vaillant (1956) found larvae in many madicole microhabitat in France. All the immature stages have been described by Knutson, Berg (1963). The puparia are formed outside of the snail host, on wet edge of the larval habitat (Knutson, Berg, 1963). This species seems multivoltine (Gaponov, 2016)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Knutson, L. V., Berg, C. O. 1963. Biology and immature stages of a snail-killing fly, Hydromya dorsalis (Fabricius) (Diptera: Sciomyzidae). Proceedings of Royal Entomological Society of London. Ser. A: Genetic Entomology, 38 (4 - 6), 45 - 58.","Seddighi Sadr, F., Mohammadzade Namin, S. 2016. The snail killing flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) in Gilan Province, with a new record for Iranian fauna. Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka, 7 (1), 43 - 45.","Gaponov, S. P. 2016. Fauna and bioecology of snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in the central black soil region of Russia. Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Ser.: Chemistry. Biology. Pharmacy, 1, 54 - 63.","Vaillant, F. 1956. Recherches sur la faune madicole (hygropetrique, s. 1.) de France, de Corse et d'Afrique du Nord. Memoire du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. Ser. A. Zoologie, 11, 1 - 258."]}

Coremacera marginata (Fabricius, 1775) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Chichakli (grassland habitat) [38°39´N, 46°31´E, 2140 m], 5.08.2009, 1 ♀; Ajabshir (grove habitat) [37°31´N, 46°07´E, 1660 m], 10.07.2009, 1 ♀; Qaradagh (forest habitat) [38°51´N, 46°52´E, 1770 m], 14.06.2010, 2 ♂, 5 ♀; Horand (grassland habitat) [38°59´N, 47°22´E, 1370 m], 14.07.2010, 2 ♂, 2 ♀; Kandovan (moist grassland habitat) [37°45´N, 46°18´E, 2840 m], 20.05.2010, 3 ♂, 7 ♀, [37°46´N, 46°16´E, 2500 m], 15.07.2010, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, [37°44´N, 46°19´E, 3005 m], 6.06.2011, 6 ♂, 5 ♀; Isperekhan (dry grassland habitat) [37°46´N, 46°24´E, 2504 m], 10.08.2012, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Qurigol (lagoon habitat) [37°54´N 46°42´E, 1920 m], 8.06.2012, 2 ♂, 1 ♀; Qurigol (lagoon habitat) [37°54.975´N, 46°41,120´E, 1943 m], 9.07.2012, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n. Palaearctic: from Ireland to Spain, France, European parts of Russia and Georgia. Middle East: Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaidjan. Iran: Rozkošný (1987); Seddighi Sadr, Mohammadzade Namin (2016). Biology. Based on Knutson (1973) laboratory studies; larvae are predator of a range of terrestrial snails (Cochlicopa lubrica, C. minima, Discus rotundatus, Helicella itala, H. caperata, H. virgata, Eulota fruticum, Hygromia hispida and Oxychilus spp), then became saprophagous on dead snail host. Knutson (1973) described all larval stages and stated that puparium is formed outside the host snail, and represents the overwintering stage. This species is strictly univoltine (Knutson, 1973; Gaponov, 2016)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Rozkosny, R. 1987. A review of the Palaearctic Sciomyzidae (Diptera). Biologia 86. Prirodovedecka Fakulta, Univerzita J. E. Purkyne, Brne, 1 - 100.","Seddighi Sadr, F., Mohammadzade Namin, S. 2016. The snail killing flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) in Gilan Province, with a new record for Iranian fauna. Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka, 7 (1), 43 - 45.","Gaponov, S. P. 2016. Fauna and bioecology of snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in the central black soil region of Russia. Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Ser.: Chemistry. Biology. Pharmacy, 1, 54 - 63."]}

Ditaeniella grisescens (Meigen, 1830) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Gharadagh (forests habitat) [38°5´N, 46°52´E, 1770 m], 15.06.2009, 1 ♂, 2 ♀; Qurigol (lagoon habitat) [37°54´.975 N, 46°41´,120 E, 1943 m], 9.06.2010, 3 ♂, 4 ♀; Kandovan (moist grassland habitat) [37°46´N, 46°16´E, 2500 m], 15.07.2010, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n. Widespread in North and South Europe, North Africa. Oriental Region; Middle East: Afghanistan, Turkey, Mongolia. Iran: Rozkošný (1987); Knutson et al. (1973). Biology. Larvae are predators as well some terrestrial (Haplotrematidae, Helicidae, Polygyridae) as freshwater gastropods (Lymnaeidae, Physidae, Planorbidae), and also the hygrophilous Succineidae (Bratt et al., 1969). Firstly, Rozkošný (1967) described the larval and puparial stages. As Pherbellia grisescens, Bratt et al. (1969) described the entire life cycle and detailed all the immature stages. The puparium is formed inside the host snail, and overwinters there (Bratt et al., 1969)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 22, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Rozkosny, R. 1987. A review of the Palaearctic Sciomyzidae (Diptera). Biologia 86. Prirodovedecka Fakulta, Univerzita J. E. Purkyne, Brne, 1 - 100.","Knutson, L. V., Shagudian, E. R., Sahba, G. H. 1973. Notes on the biology of certain snail-killing flies (Sciomyzidae) from Khuzestan (Iran). Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2 (3), 145 - 155.","Bratt, A. D., Knutson, L. V., Foote, B. A., Berg, C. O. 1969. Biology of Pherbellia (Diptera: Sciomyzidae). New York Agricultural Experiment Station of Ithaca Memoirs, 404, 1 - 247.","Rozkosny, R. 1967. Zur Morphologie und Biologie der Metamorphosestadien mitteleuropaischer Sciomyziden (Diptera). Acta Academiae Scientiarum, Brno, 1 (4), 117 - 160."]}

Dichetophora obliterata (Fabricius, 1805) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Qaradagh (forest habitat) [38°51´N, 46°52´E, 1770 m], 14.06.2010, 1 ♂, 4 ♀; Horand (grassland habitat) [38°59´N, 47°22´E, 1370 m], 14.07.2010, 1 ♂ (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n. Widespread in Europe Scotland, England, Belgium, Holland, France, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, Greece. North Africa: Morocco. Middle East: Turkey, Iraq. Iran: Rozkošný (1987). B i o l o g y. I m m a t u r e s t a g e s: Vala et al. (1987) described and figured in details all the immature stages, provided information on the biology, and the life cycle. Eggs were often laid (after a long pre-oviposition period up to 2 months) on the shells of living terrestrial snails (Vala et al., 1987). In the laboratory, the first-instar larvae fed as internal parasitoids on Lauria cylindracea and later instars fed on more large size Helicella and Theba spp (Vala et al., 1987). Overwintering occurs as the mature larva, then the puparium (Vala et al., 1987). Pupariation occurs either in the shell of the host snail or away from it (Vala et al., 1987). This species is univoltine (Vala et al., 1987)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Rozkosny, R. 1987. A review of the Palaearctic Sciomyzidae (Diptera). Biologia 86. Prirodovedecka Fakulta, Univerzita J. E. Purkyne, Brne, 1 - 100.","Vala, J. - C., Caillet, C., Gasc, C. 1987. Biology and immature stages of Dichetophora obliterata, a snail killing fly (Diptera - Sciomyzidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 65, 1675 - 1680."]}

Ilione turcestanica (Hendel, 1903) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Jolfa (grassland habitat) [38°53´N, 45°47´E, 738 m], 12.06.2009, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n. East Europe: Serbia, Greek. Asia: Turkey, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Afghanistan, Pakistan. Iran: Knutson et al. (1973). B i o l o g y. Unknown., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Knutson, L. V., Shagudian, E. R., Sahba, G. H. 1973. Notes on the biology of certain snail-killing flies (Sciomyzidae) from Khuzestan (Iran). Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2 (3), 145 - 155."]}

Pherbellia cinerella (Fallén, 1820) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Ajabshir (grove habitat) [37°31´N, 46°07´E, 1660 m], 10.07.2009, 1 ♂, 2 ♀; Kandovan (moist grassland habitat) [37°46´N, 46°16´E, 2500 m], 15.07.2010, 5 ♂, 4 ♀; Maragheh (grove habitat) [37°25´N, 46°25´E, 1790 m], 5.06.2011, 2 ♂, 5 ♀ (Khaghaninia leg.). Distribution. Palaearctic: From north Europe to souh Europe; North Africa, eastern Russia. Oriental region. Middle East: Armenia, Tadjikistan, and Afghanistan. Iran: Rozkošný, Elberg (1984); Seddighi Sadr, Mohammadzade namin (2016). Biology. Rozkošný (1967) described the larval morphology, and Bratt et al. (1969) described the life cycle and made the description of all immature stages. The larvae are predators of terrestrial and aquatic gastropods (Bratt et al., 1969). Oviposition stimulus is a substrate moistened with fresh snail faeces or mucus of helicid-prey (Cernuella virgata Da Costa) (Coupland, 1996). The puparium is formed outside the shell prey, and in southern France adults are overwintering (Vala, 1989) but in Russia has been found that pupa are overwintering also (Gaponov, 2016). This species has a short developmental time and is multivoltine (Vala, 1989; Gaponov, 2016)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 22, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Rozkosny, R., Elberg, K. 1984. Family Sciomyzidae (Tetanoceridae). In: Soos, A. and Papp, L., eds. Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Vol. 9. Akademiai Kiado, Budapest, 167 - 193.","Seddighi Sadr, F., Mohammadzade Namin, S. 2016. The snail killing flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) in Gilan Province, with a new record for Iranian fauna. Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka, 7 (1), 43 - 45.","Rozkosny, R. 1967. Zur Morphologie und Biologie der Metamorphosestadien mitteleuropaischer Sciomyziden (Diptera). Acta Academiae Scientiarum, Brno, 1 (4), 117 - 160.","Bratt, A. D., Knutson, L. V., Foote, B. A., Berg, C. O. 1969. Biology of Pherbellia (Diptera: Sciomyzidae). New York Agricultural Experiment Station of Ithaca Memoirs, 404, 1 - 247.","Coupland, J. B. 1996. Influence of snail faeces and mucus on oviposition and larval behaviour of Pherbellia cinerella (Diptera: Sciomyzidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 22, 183 - 189.","Vala, J. - C. 1989. Dipteres Sciomyzidae Euro-mediterraneens. Faune de France. France et Regions limitrophes. N ° 72. Federation Francaise de la Societe des Sciences Naturelles, Paris. 1 - 300.","Gaponov, S. P. 2016. Fauna and bioecology of snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in the central black soil region of Russia. Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Ser.: Chemistry. Biology. Pharmacy, 1, 54 - 63."]}

Coremacera catenata (Loew, 1847) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Qaradagh (forest habitat) [38°51´N, 46°52´E, 1770 m], 14.06.2010, 2 ♂, 6 ♀; Horand (grassland habitat) [38°59´N, 47°22´E, 1370 m], 14.07.2010, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Kandovan (moist grassland habitat) [37°44´N, 46°19´E, 3005 m], 6.06.2011, 3 ♂, 4 ♀; Qurigol (lagoon habitat) [37°54.975´N, 46°41,120´E, 1943 m], 9.07.2012, 2 ♂ (Khaghaninia leg.). Distribution. Palaearctic: From German to Poland. South Europe: France, Italy; Balkan region; Transcaucasia and Middle East: Turkey, Syria, Iraq. Iran: Rozkošný (1987); Seddighi Sadr, Mohammadzade Namin (2016). Biology. Only the morphological features of the egg and the first-instar larva have been described and figured by Vala (1989). So, other information on the life cycle, developmental stages, and the prey remains lacking. This species appears univoltine and in Russia pupa are overwintering (Gaponov, 2016)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on pages 22-23, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Rozkosny, R. 1987. A review of the Palaearctic Sciomyzidae (Diptera). Biologia 86. Prirodovedecka Fakulta, Univerzita J. E. Purkyne, Brne, 1 - 100.","Seddighi Sadr, F., Mohammadzade Namin, S. 2016. The snail killing flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) in Gilan Province, with a new record for Iranian fauna. Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka, 7 (1), 43 - 45.","Vala, J. - C. 1989. Dipteres Sciomyzidae Euro-mediterraneens. Faune de France. France et Regions limitrophes. N ° 72. Federation Francaise de la Societe des Sciences Naturelles, Paris. 1 - 300.","Gaponov, S. P. 2016. Fauna and bioecology of snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in the central black soil region of Russia. Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Ser.: Chemistry. Biology. Pharmacy, 1, 54 - 63."]}

Sepedon sphegea (Fabricius, 1775) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Jolfa (grassland habitat) [38°52´N, 46°01´E, 1350 m], 5.07.2010, 3 ♂ (Khaghaninia leg.). Distribution. Widespread in Palearctic Region. Iran: Tirgari, Massoud (1978); Motamedi et al. (2006). Biology. Neff, Berg (1966) described the complete life cycle and figured all the immature stages. That was one of the first sciomyzids known as predators of aquatic snails (Neff, Berg, 1966). Many snails species belonging to Lymnaeidae, Physidae and Planorbidae particularly some Biomphalaria spp. implicated as intermediate host of human schistosomiasis (Neff, Berg, 1966). In Iran, Tirgari (1977) used their larvae for his field experiments against Planrbidae. Also, Mc Donnell et al. (2005) collected third-instar larva feeding on Radix gedrosiana (Annandale, Prashad, 1919) from Iran (Shushtar). This species is multivoltine, and overwinters as adult (Neff, Berg, 1966, Gaponov, 2016)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Neff, S. E., Berg, C. O. 1966. Biology and immature stages of malacophagous Diptera of the genus Sepedon (Sciomyzidae). Virginia Agricultural Experimental Station Bulletin, 566, 1 - 113.","Tirgari, S. 1977. Theoretical and experimental evidences of biological control of aquatic snails by snail-killing flies in relation to schistosomiasis (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) (Sepedon sphegea). Summary. First Mediterranean Conference of Parasitology, Oct. 5 - 10, 1977, Izmir, Turkey, 103 - 104.","Mc Donnell, R. J., Mulkeen, C. J., Gormally, M. J. 2005. Sexual dimorphism and the impact of temperature on the pupal and adult stages Sepedon spinipes spinipes, a potential biological control agent of fascioliasis. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 115, 291 - 301.","Gaponov, S. P. 2016. Fauna and bioecology of snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in the central black soil region of Russia. Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Ser.: Chemistry. Biology. Pharmacy, 1, 54 - 63."]}

Euthycera sticticaria (Mayer, 1953) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Kandovan (moist grassland habitat) [37°45´N, 46°18´E, 2840 m], 20.05.2010, 2 ♂, 2 ♀; Qaradagh (forest habitat) [38°51´N, 46°52´E, 1770 m], 14.06.2010, 2 ♀ (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n. Generally in Europe: Italy, Macedonia, Greece. First record for Iran. B i o l o g y. Unknown. D i a g n o s t i c c h a r a c t e r s: Antenna yellow, arista with white hairs (figs 1, b, c); wing pattern as in Figure 1, a; sternite 5 with 2 small lobe at the middle (figs 1, d, e), sternite 6 with 2 flat and asymmetrical projection at middle (fig. 1, d), surstylus as in fig. 1, f., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172

Psacadina verbekei Rozkošný, 1975 Material examined: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Shahyordi (grassland habitat) [37°40´N, 46°30´E, 2620 m], 13.06.2009, 4 ♂, 3 ♀ (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n. Most of Eurasia. Iran: Rozkošný (1987). Biology. In laboratory, Knutson et al. (1975) studied and described all immature stages, and provided details on larval biology. The larvae are semi-aquatic predators, attacking principally freshwater snails such Lymnaeidae living on the wet edge of aquatic habitats and also their egg masses (Knutson et al., 1975; Gaponov, 2016). Pupariation takes place outside of the snails on the wet margin of aquatic habitats or soil, and represents the overwinter stage (Knutson et al., 1975). This species is multivoltine (Knutson et al., 1975; Barendregt, 2014)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Rozkosny, R. 1987. A review of the Palaearctic Sciomyzidae (Diptera). Biologia 86. Prirodovedecka Fakulta, Univerzita J. E. Purkyne, Brne, 1 - 100.","Knutson, L. V., Rozkosny, R., Berg, C. O. 1975. Biology and immature stages of Pherbina and Psacadina (Diptera: Sciomyzidae). Acta Scientiarum Naturlium Academiae Scientiarm Bohemicae Brno, 9 (1), 1 - 38.","Gaponov, S. P. 2016. Fauna and bioecology of snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in the central black soil region of Russia. Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Ser.: Chemistry. Biology. Pharmacy, 1, 54 - 63.","Barendregt, A., Mortelmans, J., Zuijlen, J. W. 2014. Slakkendodende vliegen van het genus Psacadina in Nederland en Belgie (Diptera: Sciomyzidae). Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen, 42, 37 - 46 [In Dutch]."]}

Coremacera amoena (Loew, 1853) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Gharadagh (forest habitat) [38°53´N, 46°48´E, 1859 m], 20.06.2010, 3 ♂, 2 ♀ (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n. South Europe, Middle-east: Turkey. Iran: Knutson (1973); Knutson et al. (1973). B i o l o g y. Unknown., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Vala, Jean-Claude, 2018, New Data About Snail-Killing Flies (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) In Iran, pp. 21-30 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (1) on page 22, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0003, http://zenodo.org/record/6404172, {"references":["Knutson, L. V., Shagudian, E. R., Sahba, G. H. 1973. Notes on the biology of certain snail-killing flies (Sciomyzidae) from Khuzestan (Iran). Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2 (3), 145 - 155."]}

Terellia odontolophi Korneyev, 1993 (fig. 34) Korneyev, 1993; Evstigneev, 2013; Korneyev et al., 2013. M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d. East Azerbaijan Province: Varzaghan, Dizmar Protected Area, Chichakli Valley [38.679 N, 46.542 E], h = 2215 m, 26.06.2014, 3 Ơ, 4 ♀ (Zarghani) (FAUT; ICHMM); Arasbaran near Kaleybar, h = 1797 m [38.867 N, 46.851 E], 23.06.2014 (S. & V. Korneyev) (SIZK); Alburz Province: [Ebrahimabad E of] Khoznan [36.114901 N, 50.655783 E, 2140 m], 3.06.2014, 7 Ơ (Mohamadzade) (SMNC). D i a g n o s t i c c h a r a c t e r s. Mesonotum greenish yellow, with black lyrate pattern; wing hyaline; abdomen mostly white setulose; male tergite 5 with pair of long triangular lateral spot almost reaching posterior margin in addition to pair of smaller medial spots; female abdomen with 2 pairs of large partly fused black spots on tergites 3–6; oviscape slightly longer than preceding 3 abdominal tergites; aculeus apically blunt (see Korneyev et al., 2013). H o s t p l a n t s. Larvae in flower heads of Psephellus trinervius (Willd.) Wagenitz (Korneyev et al. 2013) (syn. Centaurea trinervia Steven ex Willd.; Odontolophus trinervius (Steph. ex Willd.) Dobrocz.; Phaeopappus trinervius (Willd.) Boiss.) and Ps. sumensis (Kalen.) Greuter (Evstigneev, 2013) (syn. Centaurea sumensis Kalen.). D i s t r i b u t i o n. Ukraine, East of European Russia (Evstigneev, 2013; Korneyev et al., 2013). First record from Iran., Published as part of Zarghani, E., Khaghaninia, S., Namin, S. Mohamadzade, Karimpour, Y. & Korneyev, V. A., 2016, First Records Of The Friut Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) In The Fauna Of Iran, pp. 123-134 in Vestnik Zoologii 50 (2) on page 131, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2016-0015, http://zenodo.org/record/6453585, {"references":["Korneyev, V. A. 1993. A new species of Terellia (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Ukraine. Zoologichesky zhurnal, 72 (4), 144 - 146.","Evstigneev, D. A. 2013. The first find of Terellia odontolophi (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Russia. Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka, 4 (1), 48.","Korneyev, V. A., Evstigneev, D. A., Karimpour, Y., Kutuk, M., Mohamadzade Namin, S., OmurKoyuncu, M., Yaran, M. 2013. Revision of the Terellia virens group (Diptera, Tephritidae) with description of three new species. Vestnik Zoologii, 47 (1), 3 - 25."]}

Zarghani, E., Khaghaninia, S., Namin, S. Mohamadzade, Karimpour, Y., Korneyev, V. A. (2016): First Records Of The Friut Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) In The Fauna Of Iran. Vestnik Zoologii 50 (2): 123-134, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2016-0015, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/vzoo-2016-0015

Noeeta pupillata Hering, 1956 (fig. 7) Zarghani et al. (2010). M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d. East Azerbaijan Province: Arasbaran [38.86 N, 46.84 E], h = 1997 m, 23.06.2014, 1 Ơ; Varzaghan, Dizmar Protected Area, Chichakli Valley [38.679917 N, 46.534763 E], 2215 m, 26.06.2014, 1 ♀ (S. & V. Korneyev) (SIZK). D i s t r i b u t i o n. Widespread throughout forest zone of the Palaearctic Region; confirmed record from Iran., Published as part of Zarghani, E., Khaghaninia, S., Namin, S. Mohamadzade, Karimpour, Y. & Korneyev, V. A., 2016, First Records Of The Friut Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) In The Fauna Of Iran, pp. 123-134 in Vestnik Zoologii 50 (2) on page 126, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2016-0015, http://zenodo.org/record/6453585, {"references":["Zarghani, E., Khaghaninia, S., Farshbaf Pour Abad, R., Gharali, B. 2010. Two genera and five species as new records for fruit flies fauna of Iran from East Azerbaijan province. Munis Entomology and Zoology, 5, 823 - 824."]}

Key to studied species 1 1. Scutellum unarmed, without marginal spines; head almost with conical facial projection (fig. 1).............................................................................................................................................. Nemotelus Geoffroy........ 2 — Scutellum with 2 marginal spines; head without conical facial projection (fig. 2).... Oxycera Meigen... 6 2. Face short, rounded; rostellum practically absent under antenna with only small callus); female: abdomen black, 2–4 tergites with white triangular spot in the middle; male: 1rd tergite black, 2–4 tergites white, 5th tergite black with 2 white spots, male genitalia as (fig. 1, g–h)................................................................................................................................................................... N. rudifranci (Berezovsky et Nartshuk) — Face extended anteriorly in to the rostellum (fig. 1, f).................................................................................. 3 3. Distance from antennal base to end of rostellum less than distance from antennal base to commencement of narrow part of frons (fig. 1, f)............................................................................................................. 4 — Distance from antennal base to end of rostellum equal to or greater than distance from antennal base to commencement of narrow part of frons (fig. 1, b).........................................................................................5 4. Abdomen entirely black except margin of tergites with narrow yellow strip (fig. 1, a)................................................................................................................................................................................ N. argentifer Loew — Abdomen with different coloration, male abdomen white except 5th tergite, rostellum equal in length to antenna excluding arista (fig. 1, e–f)............................................................... N. pantherinus (Linnaeus) 5. Distance from antennal base to end of rostellum greater than distance from antennal base to commencement of narrow part of frons, vein R 4 absent; female: face and body entirely metallic green-black (fig. 1, b).................................................................................................................................. N. nigrinus Fallén — Distance from antennal base to end of rostellum more equal to distance from antennal base to commencement of narrow part of frons, vein R 4 present; male abdomen mostly white;, genitalia as figs; Female: abdomen black with white triangular spots in the middle (fig. 1, c–d).... N. notatus Zetterstedt 6. Green FLies with three longitudinal black stripes on mesonotum and black narrow transverse bands on abdomen (fig. 2, f)....................................................................................................... O. trilineata (Linnaeus) — Predominantly black species with yellow pattern...........................................................................................7 7. Yellow spots on abdomen connected along lateral tergites (fig 2, d–e)............................. O. notata Loew — Yellow spots on abdomen not connected along lateral tergites................................................................... 8 8. Legs entirely yellow; longitudinal stripes on mesonotum not connected with humeral spots; lateral spots on abdomen in 3 pairs on 2–4 tergites and oblique and directed forward and toward center (fig. 2, a)........................................................................................................................................................ O. fallenii Staeger — Femora 1 and 2 in basal half and anterior tarsi black; longitudinal stripes on mesonotum connected with humeral spots; lateral spots on abdomen in 3 pairs on 2–4 tergites and oblique; male genitalia as (fig. 2, b–c)........................................................................................................................... O. meigenii Staeger, Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, pp. 401-406 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5) on page 402, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0045, http://zenodo.org/record/6449247

Oxycera notata Loew, 1873 * (fig. 2, d–e) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran, East Azerbaijan, Chichekli (located in western part of Arasbaran forest): N 38°37ʹ2.81˝ N, E 46°26ʹ8.93˝ E, 1534 m, 21.08.2012, 1}, 1 {(Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Tajikistan (Woodley, 2001), first record for Iran. R e m a r k: male specimen of O. notata has tarsi completely yellow (fig. 2, d), but the original description of this species indicated that they have the last two or three tarsal segments darkened that is assumed to be a variable character. Fore tarsus of a female is entirely black and mid and hind tarsi yellow but last two tarsal segments are black (fig. 2, e), Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, pp. 401-406 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5) on page 405, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0045, http://zenodo.org/record/6449247, {"references":["Woodley, N. E. 2001. A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia, 11, 8. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 1 - 475."]}

Oxycera trilineata (Linnaeus, 1767) * (fig. 2, f) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran, East Azerbaijan, Aynali Region (located in western part of Arasbaran forest): 38°55ʹ12.08˝ N, 46°47ʹ9.81˝ E, 1358 m, 14.06.2010, 3} (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n: West Palearctic (Woodley, 2001), first record for Iran. R e m a r k: Very distinguished species with abdomen green or yellow with a black pattern (fig. 2, f)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, pp. 401-406 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5) on page 405, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0045, http://zenodo.org/record/6449247, {"references":["Woodley, N. E. 2001. A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia, 11, 8. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 1 - 475."]}

Nemotelus nigrinus Fallén, 1817 * (fig. 1, b) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran, East Azerbaijan, Chichekli (located in western part of Arasbaran forests): 38°30ʹ34.02˝ N, 46°37ʹ23.46˝ E, 1689 m, 7.07.2012, 1} (Khaghaninia leg.). 1 Modified from Nartshuk (1988) and Rozkošný (1998). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, most parts of Europe (Woodley, 2001); first record for Iran. R e m a r k: This species can be easily identified by shiny black body and black legs (fig. 1, b)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, pp. 401-406 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5) on pages 402-403, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0045, http://zenodo.org/record/6449247, {"references":["Nartshuk, E. P. 1988. 36. Family Stratiomyidae. In: Bei-Bienko, G. Ya., ed. Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR. Vol. V. Diptera and Siphonaptera. Part II. Smithsonian Institution Libraries and the National Science Foundation, Washington, D. C, 701 - 738.","Rozkosny, R. 1998. Chapter 24. Family Stratiomyidae. Manual of Palaearctic Diptera. Science Herald Publishers, Budapest, 387 - 411.","Woodley, N. E. 2001. A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia, 11, 8. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 1 - 475."]}

Oxycera meigenii Staeger, 1844 (fig. 2, b–c) Material examined: Iran, East Azerbaijan, Mekidi valley (located in center of Arasbaran forest): 38°50ʹ8.11˝ N, 46°54ʹ3.15˝ E, 1656 m, 19.07.2011, 3}, 1 {(Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Central and western parts of Europe, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Woodley, 2001). R e m a r k: In this species longitudinal yellow stripes on mesonoturn present in both sexes and connected to humeral spots, in female abrupt at the middle; abdominal tergites 2–4 with oblique yellow side-markings (fig 2, b–c), Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, pp. 401-406 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5) on page 405, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0045, http://zenodo.org/record/6449247, {"references":["Woodley, N. E. 2001. A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia, 11, 8. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 1 - 475."]}

Nemotelus pantherinus (Linnaeus, 1758) * (fig. 1, e–f) Material examined: Iran, East Azerbaijan, Chichekli (located in western part of Arasbaran forests): 38°30ʹ34.02˝ N, 46°37ʹ23.46˝ E, 1689 m, 7.07.2009, 1} (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Widespread Europe, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Tajikistan (Woodley 2001), first record for Iran. R e m a r k: The most important characters for identification of this species are: length of last FLagellomere as long as the three preceding ones and postocular band as wide as length of the 3 basal FLagellomere (fig. 1, f); male abdomen mostly white, only the last segments black (fig. 1, e)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, pp. 401-406 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5) on page 404, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0045, http://zenodo.org/record/6449247, {"references":["Woodley, N. E. 2001. A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia, 11, 8. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 1 - 475."]}

Nemotelus rudifranci (Berezovsky et Nartshuk, 1993) * (fig. 1, g–h) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran, East Azerbaijan, Chichekli (western part of Arasbaran forests), 38°31ʹ6.11˝ N, 46°32ʹ1.85˝ E, 1733 m, 3.07.2011, 1}, 1 {(Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Azerbaijan, Turkey (Woodley, 2001; Berezovsky and Nartshuk, 1993), first record for Iran. R e m a r k: This species was originally described in the genus Geitenomyia Kertesz, 1923, was only known from Azerbaijan and Turkey (Berezovsky, Nartshuk, 1993) and our record in Iran extended distribution localities of this very rare species., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, pp. 401-406 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5) on pages 404-405, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0045, http://zenodo.org/record/6449247, {"references":["Berezovsky, V. V., Nartshuk, E. P. 1993. On the genus Geitonomyia with description of a new species from Azerbaijan and Turkey (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 1, 97 - 101.","Woodley, N. E. 2001. A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia, 11, 8. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 1 - 475."]}

Nemotelus argentifer Loew, 1846 (fig. 1, a) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d. Iran: East Azerbaijan, Mekidi valley (central part of Arasbaran forests), 38°50ʹ14.4˝ N 46°54ʹ15.01˝ E, 1426 m, 13.07.2009, 2} (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Most parts of Europe, Armenia, Russia, Turkey, Iran (Woodley, 2011)., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, pp. 401-406 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5) on page 402, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0045, http://zenodo.org/record/6449247, {"references":["Woodley, N. E. 2011. A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera): A supplement with revisionary notes and errata. In: Thompson, F. C. Brake, I., Lonsdale, O., eds. Contributions to the Biosystematic Database of World Diptera. Pensoft Publishers and North America Dipterists Society, Sofia; Moscow; Washington D. C, 485 - 521."]}

Nemotelus notatus Zetterstedt, 1842 * (fig. 1, c–d) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran, East Azerbaijan, Oskulu Region (located in center of Arasbaran forests); 38°51ʹ48.78˝ N, 46°50ʹ45.54˝ E, 1667 m, 2.08.2009, 1}, 2 {(Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Palaearctic (most parts of Europe) (Woodley, 2001; Popescu- Mirceni and Parvu, 2009), first record for Iran. R e m a r k: Mason et al. (2009) synonymized N. brachystomus with N. notatus, this species was reported under the name N. brachystomus from all over the Middle East. Studied specimens of this species have some variation in genitalia compared with other European and western populations, such as very long pointy inner processes. There might be several distinct species under the concept of N. notatus, but this is beyond the scope of our investigation., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, pp. 401-406 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5) on page 403, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0045, http://zenodo.org/record/6449247, {"references":["Woodley, N. E. 2001. A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia, 11, 8. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 1 - 475.","Mason, F, Rozkosny, R., Hauser, M. 2009. A review of the soldier FLies (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) of Sardinia. Zootaxa, 2318, 507 - 530."]}

Oxycera fallenii Staeger, 1844 * (fig. 2, a) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran, East Azerbaijan, Oskulu region (central part of Arasbaran forest): 38°53ʹ12.26˝ N, 46°48ʹ14.33˝ E, 1,859 m, 20.08.2010, 1} (Khaghaninia leg.). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Central and Eastern Europe (Woodley, 2001), first record for Iran. R e m a r k: This species is only recorded from the Middle East from Turkey and it seems that this species is very rare in this region that is very likely due to the dry more desert conditions considering that the species has aquatic larvae., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, pp. 401-406 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5) on page 405, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0045, http://zenodo.org/record/6449247, {"references":["Woodley, N. E. 2001. A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia, 11, 8. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 1 - 475."]}

Chyliza qaradaghi Khaghaninia et Gharajedaghi, sp. n. (fig. 1–11) T y p e - l o c a l i t y. Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Qaradagh Forests: Qala Deresi, 38°51' N, 46°59' E, h = 1647 m a. s. l., 13:00, 6 Jun. 2011. M a t e r i a l. Holotype ♀. Iran. East Azerbaijan province, Qaradagh Forests: Qala Deresi, 38°51' N; 46°59' E, 1647 m, 06.06.2011 (Gharajedaghi and Khaghaninia leg.) (IMTU). 1 Ơ (partially damaged), label as in the holotype (IMTU). E t y m o l o g y. Named after its type locality, Qaradagh (Turkish: “black mountain”) Forests massive located in north of East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran 147 km northwest of Tabriz. It has the richest flora in Iran with about 775 known plant species. D i a g n o s i s. This species is similar to C. exenuata in having arista thickened in basal third with dense black hairs and lacking anteroventral comb of black spinules in male fore tibia; hind femur with black subapical spot (fig. 7). New species is characterized by the following combination of characters: head yellow (except occiput); antennal postpedicel 2 times longer than high at base; hind tibia having large lateral black area on 2/3 apical half; surstyli with straight lateral margin (fig. 10), apical lobes of aedeagus rhombic, triangular to top (fig. 11). In C. exenuata head completely black (except antennae); antennal postpedicel more than 2 times longer than high at base; hind tibia entirely yellow (fig. 12); surstyli with concave lateral margin (fig. 14), apical lobes of aedeagus rectangular with chopping straight apex (fig. 15). D e s c r i p t i o n F e m a l e. Body length: 5 mm, wing length: 3.6 mm, wing width: 1.4 mm, antenna length: 0.6 mm. General coloration of body shiny black covered with mainly white tomentous hairs and yellow legs. H e a d: Antenna mainly yellow; scapus red-brownish; pedicel shiny red-brownish dorsally and yellow ventrally, with shiny yellow setules; postpedicel about 2 times longer than high, narrowed apically, with slightly concave dorsal margin; arista basidorsal, thickened in basal third with dense black hairs. Ratio of postpedicel length to its width to stylus length — 2/1/4. Frons yellow, weakly pollinose, frontorbital plate in the upper portion of the frons with triangular black patch, its acute angle reaches the middle of frons; ocellar triangle black, reaches anterior margin of frons. Face red-brownish, weakly white pollinose. Cheeks under an eyes with a weak brownish spot. Occiput black and postgena yellow. Lower postocular setules pale yellow. Eyes finely haired, high of eyes 1.6 times longer than wide. mouthparts darkish, with white setulae; palpi black. With one pair of divergent postocellar setae, one pair of convergent inner vertical setae, one pair of outer vertical setae, two pairs of orbital setae. Length: height: width ratio — 1.5/2/1 (fig. 2, 3). T h o r a x: Black, with pale yellow and white pubescent; one pair of dorsocentral, one pair of acrostichal, one pair of supralar, one pairs of postalar, 3 pairs of scutellar bristles. L e g s: Mainly yellow, with fine light hairs; fore and mid legs yellow; hind leg yellow, femur with latero-dorsal black subapical spot, tibia latero-ventrally blackish in apical 2/3, hind basitarsus about equal in length to rest tarsomeres combined (fig. 7). W i n g s: Evenly brownish; veins brown. Lower calypter bare (except margin, with yellow cilia). Halter mainly yellow, black in basal (fig. 6). A b d o m e n: Length: 2.7 mm, blackish and shiny, mainly with black and white tomentous. Genitalia: Length of ovipositor (segments 8 to 10 and cerci) 0.8 m. Epiproct and cerci fused, length 0.25. Sternite 8 with one distinct apical setae. Epiproct and hypoproct with some short setae and 4 pairs of long hairs, length of apical pair (0.17 mm) two times longer than supapical pairs. Segment 8 without any setulae on surface (fig. 9). Рис. 1. Chyliza qaradaghi sp. n., голотип ♀: общий вид справа. Масштабная линейка 1 мм. Рис. 2–5. Chyliza qaradaghi sp. n., голова: 2, 3 — самка (2 — вид сбоку, 3 — вид сверху), 4, 5 — самец (4 — вид сбоку, 5 — вид сверху). Рис. 6–8. Chyliza qaradaghi, sp. n., голотип ♀: 6 — левое крыло, 7 — окраска задней ноги, 8 — антенна, вид сбоку. Рис.9–11. Chyliza qaradaghi, sp.n., гениталии:9 — яйцеклад, вид сбоку, 10 — гипопигий, вид сверху, 11 — эдеагус. Масштабная линейка 0,1 мм. Рис. 12–15. Chyliza extenuata, ♀: 12 — общий вид слева; 13 — голова, вид сбоку; 14 — гипопигий, вид сверху; 15 — эдеагус. Масштабная линейка 0,1 мм. M a l e. Body length: 4 mm, wing length: 3.25 mm, wing width: 0.9 mm, antenna length: 0.4 mm. H e a d: Length of ocellar triangle about 2 times longer than wide. Ocellar triangle black short, length relatively equal as wide. Cheeks under an eyes with a distinct brownish spot. Occiput mostly black. High of eyes 1.48 times longer than wide (fig. 2, 3). Fore tibiae without anteroventral comb of black spinules. Genitalia: Surstyli well developed, with straight lateral margin, apical lobes of aedeagus rhombic, triangular to apex (fig. 10, 11). Other characters as in female. H o s t p l a n t unknown. E t y m o l o g y. Named after its type locality, Qaradagh (Turkish: “black mountain”) Forests massive located in north of East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran 147 km northwest of Tabriz. It has the richest flora in Iran with about 775 known plant species. We thank University of Tabriz for financial supporting this work. The authors greatly acknowledge Dr. Anatole Shatalkin (Zoological Museum of the of Moscow University, Russia) for providing very valuable and helpful suggestions and comments., Published as part of Khaghaninia, S. & Gharajedaghi, Ya., 2014, A New Species Of Chyliza (Diptera, Psilidae) From Iran, pp. 275-280 in Vestnik Zoologii 48 (3) on pages 276-279, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2014-0031, http://zenodo.org/record/6453146

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