Department of zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Hoverflies (Dip: Syrphidae) are important pollinators of flowering plants. Their larvae are predators of Aphids and play an important role in ensuring biological balance. In order to identify hoverfly fauna, some specimens of adults were collected during 2011-2012 using a sweeping net inNorabad, Khoramabad, Aleshtar, and Borojerd. The results showed that 29 species belonging to 18 genera were identified, six Species namely Chrysotoxum intermedium,Chrysotoxum bactrianum, Myiatropa florae, Spazigasterambulans, Lejogaster tarsata, Neoascia oblique are recorded for the first time from Lorestan Province.
Jafari moqadam, S., & Pashaei Rad, S. (2015). Introducing 6 records of Hoverflies (Dip: Syrphidae) for fauna northern half of the Lorestan Province. Journal of Animal Environment, 7(3), 247-252.
MLA
Saeide Jafari moqadam; Shahrokh Pashaei Rad. "Introducing 6 records of Hoverflies (Dip: Syrphidae) for fauna northern half of the Lorestan Province". Journal of Animal Environment, 7, 3, 2015, 247-252.
HARVARD
Jafari moqadam, S., Pashaei Rad, S. (2015). 'Introducing 6 records of Hoverflies (Dip: Syrphidae) for fauna northern half of the Lorestan Province', Journal of Animal Environment, 7(3), pp. 247-252.
VANCOUVER
Jafari moqadam, S., Pashaei Rad, S. Introducing 6 records of Hoverflies (Dip: Syrphidae) for fauna northern half of the Lorestan Province. Journal of Animal Environment, 2015; 7(3): 247-252.
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