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First record of Tabanus lunatus from Iran

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Avat Samiei, Mousa Tavassoli, Salah Moradi
Avat Samiei, Mousa Tavassoli, Salah Moradi

Abstract


In August 2015, the species Tabanus lunatus Fabricius, 1794 (Diptera: Tabanidae) was recorded for the first time from Iran. Two females were collected in Nazlo area near Urmia. Information on its morphology and distribution is given


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Iran; new record; Tabanidae; Tabanus lunatus

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