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

Authors: Mohamadzade Namin, Saeed Country: Iran DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.152.1911 Published: Jan. 1, 2011 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Tephritidae · Topics: Insect behavior and control techniques, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Plant and animal studies

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.

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