A new species of Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 1897 (Diptera: Agromyzidae) from Qazvin, with a review of the Iranian agromyzid fauna
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https://doi.org/10.36016/KhESG-2026-34-1-1Keywords:
morphology, head, male terminalia, checklistAbstract
Since 1938, 59 species of leaf-mining flies have been recorded for the fauna of Iran. Although data on one to three species sporadically appeared in various papers, these studies were not systematic. The first formal checklist was published only in 2010 and included 26 species. An updated list with 46 species was followed in 2015. Most recently, seven additional species were added in 2020 and 2023, two of which were described from Iran and are currently known only from their type localities. Additionally, a new species of agromyzid fly, Ophiomyia korneyevi sp. n., collected in Qazvin (Iran) in 2014, is described. The description is accompanied by illustrations of the head, wing, and male terminalia. A full checklist of the known Iranian species, consisting of 60 species, is provided herein. 8 figs, 37 refs.
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