A new species of Urophora Robineau-Desvoidiy, 1830 (Diptera, Tephritidae) from Iran

A new species of Urophora Robineau-Desvoidiy, 1830 (Diptera, Tephritidae) from Iran

Urophora merzisp. n. reared from flower heads of Centaurea behen Linnaeus is described from Iran. It is similar to Urophora campestris, Urophora sachalinensis, Urophora stylata, Urophora tsoii and Urophora vera in wing pattern with 3 well developed crossbands and indistinct subbasal crossband, diffe...

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Veröffentlicht in:ZooKeys 2011-12, Vol.152 (152), p.63-70
Hauptverfasser: Namin, Saeed Mohamadzade, Nozari, Jamasb
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological pest control
Centaurea
Discovery and exploration
flowers
Fruit flies (Tephritidae)
Host plants
Iran
New species
Tephritidae
Urophora
Urophora stylata
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:Urophora merzisp. n. reared from flower heads of Centaurea behen Linnaeus is described from Iran. It is similar to Urophora campestris, Urophora sachalinensis, Urophora stylata, Urophora tsoii and Urophora vera in wing pattern with 3 well developed crossbands and indistinct subbasal crossband, differing in aculeus tip with two pairs of diminished preapical steps and different host plants.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.152.1911