On a Collection of Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) from Iran

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Authors

  • Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch ,IR
  • Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata 700 053, West Bengal ,IN
  • Department of Plant Protection, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr Branch, Mazandaran ,IR
  • Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran ,IR
  • Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran ,IR
  • Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran ,IR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2011/3832

Keywords:

Bee Fly, Bombyliidae, Fauna, Iran.

Abstract

Bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) are beneficial insects as pollinators or natural enemies of some agricultural pests. The present paper documents 58 species from 26 genera and six subfamilies (Usiinae, Phthiriinae, Toxophorinae, Heterotropinae, Bombyliinae and Anthracinae) from different parts of Iran. This work also includes the details on collection localities and zoogeographical distribution of the collected species.