New Data on the Signal Flies of the Genus Platystoma (Diptera, Platystomatidae) in the Fauna of Iran Platystoma

Abstract

As a result of studies of the signal flies in Iran, 5 species of the genus Platystoma Meigen (P. chrysotoxum Hendel, P. dimidiatum Hendel, P. elegans Hendel, P. pubescens Loew and P. rufipes Meigen) are recorded for the first time for Iranian fauna.В результате изучения мух-сигнальщиц в Иране, 5 видов рода Platystoma Meigen P. chrysotoxum Hendel, P. dimidiatum Hendel, P. elegans Hendel, P. pubescens Loew и P. rufipes Meigen) впервые отмечены в фауне Ирана.I am grateful to Dr. Valery A. Korneyev (I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine) for confirmation of identification of specimens, review of early versions of this manuscript and valuable comments. I thank Andrew E. Whittington (Aberystwyth, Wales, UK) for reviewing manuscriript and valuable comments.