A new species of the genus Clistoabdominalis Skevington (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from Iran, with a key to the Western Palaearctic species of the Clistoabdominalis ruralis group

Farzaneh Kazerani; Christian Kehlmaier

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4425.3.11

A new species of the genus Clistoabdominalis Skevington (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from Iran, with a key to the Western Palaearctic species of the Clistoabdominalis ruralis group

Zootaxa. 2018 May 31;4425(3):582-588. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4425.3.11.

Authors

Farzaneh Kazerani¹, Christian Kehlmaier

Affiliation

¹ Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.. farzane.kazerani@gmail.com.

PMID: 30313304
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4425.3.11

Abstract

During our studies on the Diptera fauna of the Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forest, Golestan province, Iran, a new species of the genus Clistoabdominalis (Pipunculidae) was identified. In the present paper we name, describe and illustrate Clistoabdominalis hyrcania sp. nov.. An identification key to the males of the Clistoabdominalis ruralis species group from the Western Palaearctic region is provided.

Keywords: Diptera, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forest, identification key, Shast-Kola, Beech forest.

MeSH terms

Animals
Diptera*
Iran
Male