title: Records of Limoniidae and Pediciidae (Diptera) from Armenia, with the first Armenian checklist of these families.
abstract: Records of species of the families Limoniidae and Pediciidae are presented from Armenia. A total of 38 species of Limoniidae and four species of Pediciidae are listed. Of these, 27 species of Limoniidae and one species of Pediciidae represent the first records from Armenia. The first checklist of these families from Armenia is appended, containing 77 species of Limoniidae and six species of Pediciidae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, SK-081 16 Prešov, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oboňa
authors.affiliation: Neklanova 7, CZ-779 00 Olomouc-Nedvězí & Silesian Museum, Nádražní okruh 31, CZ-746 01 Opava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Starý
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, SK-081 16 Prešov, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manko
authors.affiliation: Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 1160/31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Ľuboš
authors.initials: Ľ
authors.lastname: Hrivniak
authors.affiliation: Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, Institute of Zoology, 7, Sevak Str., Yerevan 0014, Republic of Armenia.
authors.forename: Levon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Papyan
keywords: Armenia; Diptera; Limoniidae; Pediciidae; checklist; distributions; first records