New records of snail-killing flies (diptera: Sciomyzidae) from Iran

Jonas Mortelmans; Diederik Volckaert

doi:10.15468/cw73bc

New records of snail-killing flies (diptera: Sciomyzidae) from Iran

Citation

Mortelmans J, Volckaert D (2017). New records of snail-killing flies (diptera: Sciomyzidae) from Iran. Version 1.9. Belgian Biodiversity Platform. Occurrence Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/cw73bc accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-04-24.

Description

During a two-week sampling campaign in Iran from April 17th to May 1th 2016, 14 species of snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) were caught. Three species, Pherbellia schoenherri, P. nana and P. ventralis are mentioned for the first time from Iran.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Six provinces were visited: Kerman province, Khuzestan province, Mazandaran province, Qazvin province, Alborz province and Teheran province

Sampling

All materials were collected by hand-netting the insects, and stored as dry, pinned materials.

Quality Control

Of all species, at least one specimen was collected.

Method steps

collecting, dry pinning, shipping to Belgium, identifying

Additional info

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Taxonomic Coverages

New records of 12 species of Snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) are given: Pherbina coryleti, Psacadina verbekei, Tetanocera hyalipennis, Ilione turcestanica, Hydromya dorsata, Sepedon sphegea, Sepedon spinipes, Coremacera catenata, Pherbellia griscescens, Pherbellia spec., Pherbellia cinerella, Pherbellia nana and Pherbellia griseola. Three species of Snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) are new to Iran: Pherbellia ventralis, Pherbellia schoenherri and Pherbellia nana Nomenclature is according to Systema Dipterorum (http://www.diptera.org/index.php).

Sciomyzidae
common name: snail-killing flies rank: family
Pherbellia nana
rank: species
Pherbellia griseola
rank: species
Pherbellia cinerella
rank: species
Pherbellia schoenherri
rank: species
Pherbellia ventralis
rank: species
Ditaeniella grisecens
rank: species
Coremacera catenata
rank: species
Sepedon spinipes
rank: species
Sepedon sphegea
rank: species
Hydromya dorsata
rank: species
Ilione turcestanica
rank: species
Tetanocera hyalipennis
rank: species
Psacadina verbekei
rank: species
Pherbina coryleti
rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Iran

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jonas Mortelmans
originator
position: volunteer
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Jutestraat 30
Ghent
9000
BE
email: jonasmortelmans@gmail.com

Diederik Volckaert
originator
position: volunteer
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Vierwegenstraat 10
Zottegem
9620
BE
email: staffelientje@gmail.com

Jonas Mortelmans
metadata author
position: volunteer
Belgium Biodiversity Platform
Jutestraat 30
Ghent
9000
BE
email: jonasmortelmans@gmail.com

Ali Ashgar Talebi
administrative point of contact
position: Dean of the College of Agriculture
Tarbiat Modares University
Jalal AleAhmad Nasr P.O.
Tehran
14115-111
IR
email: aliasghar.talebi@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.modares.ac.ir/

Farzaneh Kazerani
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant professor
Tarbiat Modares University
Jalal AleAhmad Nasr P.O.
Tehran
14115-111
IR
email: farzane.kazerani@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.modares.ac.ir/

Saeed Namin Mohamadzade
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant professor of Entomology
Islamic Azad University of Varamin-Pishva
Naqshe Jahan
Tehran
33817-7489
IR
email: saeedmn2005@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.iauvaramin.ac.ir/

Jonas Mortelmans
administrative point of contact
position: volunteer
Belgium Biodiversity Platform
Jutestraat 30
Ghent
9000
BE
email: jonasmortelmans@gmail.com