Three new species of the genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera, Mythicomyiidae) from Iran with the first record of the subgenus Cyrtoides Engel, 1933
Empidideicus (Empidideicus) ferrarius Gharali, Evenhuis & Moghbeli sp. nov.; Empidideicus (Cyrtoides) primitus Gharali, Evenhuis & Moghbeli sp. nov. and Empidideicus (Cyrtoides) reemeri Gharali & Evenhuis sp. nov. are described based on specimens collected from Iran by white pan trapping. Empidideicus primitus sp. nov. and E. reemeri sp. nov. mark the first records of the subgenus Cyrtoides from Iran, and with the description of these new species, the subgenus now contains five species in the World. Dichotomous keys to all species of the genus Empidideicus occurring in Iran and species of the subgenus Cyrtoides worldwide are presented.
Authors
- Babak Gharali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2490-156X)
- Neal L. Evenhuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1314-755X)
- SAJJAD MOGHBELI
Institutions
- Bernice P. Bishop Museum (US)
- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (PK)
- Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research (IR)
- Universitas Kutai Kartanegara (ID)
- Honolulu University (US)
- Institute of Plant Protection (CN)
- Agricultural Research & Education Organization (IR)
- Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.4.5
- Primary Topic
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00