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

By

Mohamadzade Namin, Saeed
Nozari, Jamasb

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

152

Pages

63-70

Subjects

Iran , new species , Tephritidae , Urophora

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.152.1911

 

Abstract

Urophora merzi sp. n. reared from flower heads of Centaurea behen Linnaeus is described from Iran. It is similar to U. campestris, U. sachalinensis, U. stylata, U. tsoii and U. 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.