title: Discovery of the genusClaraeolaAczél in Iran with the description of two new species (Diptera: Pipunculidae).
abstract: The genus Claraeola Aczél is recorded from Iran for the first time. Two new species, Claraeola parnianae Motamedinia & Kehlmaier sp. nov. and Claraeola khorshidae Motamedinia & Kehlmaier sp. nov., are described and illustrated. An updated identification key to the Western Palaearctic species of the genus Claraeola is provided. Both species were characterized morphologically and by DNA barcoding of the mitochondrial COI gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, P.O. Box: 98615-53, Iran.. Bmoetamedinia@iripp.ir.
authors.forename: Behnam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Motamedinia
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kehlmaier
authors.forename: Azizollah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mokhtari
authors.forename: Ehsan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rakhshani
authors.forename: Ebrahim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gilasian
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D007492:Iran
keywords: Diptera, big-headed flies, Middle East, DNA barcoding, identification key