Journal of Biological Control
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 2

A contribution to Tachinidae (Diptera) from the Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve and vicinity, northwestern Iran

  • Author:
  • Hamid Sakenin1, Najmeh Samin2, Fahimeh Hosseinpour3, Mohammad Havaskary4, Sohrab Imani2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 133 to 136

1College of Agriculture, Ghaemshahr Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran.

2Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.

3Department of Plant Protection, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran.

4Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Iran.

Abstract

The fauna of Tachinidae (Diptera) from Arasbaran and vicinity in Northwestern Iran is documented in this paper. Totally 27 species were collected from the mentioned region. Additionally, the hosts of some tachinid parasitoids are given.

Keywords

Diptera, Tachinidae, Arasbaran, Northwestern Iran