The family Calliphoridae in Northwest of Iran with a new record of the subfamily Melanomyinae | ||
| Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics | ||
| Volume 11, Issue 4, Autumn 2025, Pages 1071-1084 PDF (2.02 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||
| DOI: 10.48311/jibs.11.4.1071 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Somayeh Modarresi1; Farnaz Seyyedi Sahebari* 2; Samad Khaghaninia3; Yasaman Sadeghi1 | ||
| 1Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, 51664, Tabriz, Iran | ||
| 2Plant Protection Research Department, East Azerbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Tabriz, Iran. | ||
| 3Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, 51664, Tabriz, Iran. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study investigated the blow flies of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan provinces, Iran, across natural habitats (forests and pasturelands), rural areas, fruit orchards, and livestock farms. Sampling was conducted from May to October between 2017 and 2018 using an entomological net and Malaise traps. Additionally, specimens from the insect collection of Professor Hassan Maleki Milani (ICPHMM) in Tabriz, Iran, collected from the same provinces during 2013–2016, were examined. A total of 14 species from seven genera across four subfamilies were identified. Notably, the subfamily Melanomyinae and two species, Melinda gentilis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) and Melinda viridicyanea (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) are reported for the first time from Iran. Based on the new classifications, the number of Chaliphoridae species occurring in Iran is as follows: 4 subfamilies, 8 genera, and 24 species. Diagnostic characters of new records, distribution of species, as well as illustrations from the adult specimens, are given. The identification key for the subfamilies and genera of the blow flies in Iran has also been presented | ||
| Keywords | ||
| blow flies; fauna; Melinda; necrophagous; identification key | ||
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