First record of Tabanus lunatus from Iran

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Published: Nov 8, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.11550
Keywords:
Iran new record Tabanidae Tabanus lunatus
Avat Samiei
Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
Mousa Tavassoli
Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
Salah Moradi
Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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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