title: The Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of Iran.
abstract: Although Iran has a large geographic area encompassing 13 ecoregions, its simuliid fauna remains largely unexplored. To begin redressing this faunal gap, we reviewed literature records and coupled morphological and chromosomal identifications of material newly collected from 16 sites in Iran. Twenty-three nominal species are now recognized, including new country records for Simulium crassicaulum (Rubtsov) and Simulium alajense Rubtsov, and the southernmost world record for Simulium transcaspicum Enderlein. Multiple cytoforms of the Simulium aureum group, Simulium bezzii complex, and Simulium ornatum group were found.
authors: Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran. khazeni.atefeh@gmail.com
authors: Atefeh
authors: A
authors: Khazeni
authors: Peter H
authors: PH
authors: Adler
authors: Zakieh
authors: Z
authors: Telmadareiiy
authors: Mohammad Ali
authors: MA
authors: Oshaghi
authors: Hasan
authors: H
authors: Vatandoost
authors: Seyed Mohammad
authors: SM
authors: Abtahi
authors: Abolfazl
authors: A
authors: Lotfi
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D012843:Simuliidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development