Journal of Biological Control
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 1

A contribution to the knowledge of robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) from Tehran province and vicinity, Iran

  • Author:
  • Najmeh Samin1,, Hamid Sakenin2, Sohrab Imani1, Mahmood Shojai1
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 42 to 46

1Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Science & Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.

2College of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr Branch, Mazandaran, Iran.

*Corresponding author E-mail: n_samin63@yahoo.com; hchelave@yahoo.com

Abstract

Robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) are one of the important groups of predators in controlling numerous insect groups. A total of 30 asilid species representing 22 genera are listed in this paper from Tehran province. Of these, Neoitamus senectus Richter, Stenopogon rufipilus ruficauda Engel and Rhadinus ungulinus Loew are new records for the fauna of Iran. Additionally, prey records and distributional data are provided for asilid species.

Keywords

Asilidae, fauna, prey, Tehran province, Iran