Thrypticus paludicola Negrobov, 1971

Grichanov, Igor Ya. & Gilasian, Ebrahim, 2023, An annotated checklist of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) species from Iran, with new records and a bibliography, Amurian Zoological Journal XV (1), pp. 82-109 : 102-103

171. Thrypticus paludicola Negrobov, 1971

References. Negrobov 1991: 136 (no material provided); Grichanov 2016: 12 (as Thrypticus intercedens Negrobov 1967 ).

Distribution. Type locality: Russia: “Ostsajan, Südsibirien, Tagarchai [=Tasarkhay]”. Germany,? Iran, Russia (Buryatia).

Notes. Thrypticus paludicola was placed in synonymy to T. intercedens by Jonassen ( Jonassen 1990), but was re-determined as a true species by Negrobov, Naglis ( Negrobov, Naglis 2020).

Conclusion

A total of 171 species of the family Dolichopodidae ( Diptera ) belonging to 29 genera are presented from Iran, of which three genera ( Arabshamshevia , Emiratomyia and Micromorphus ) as well as seventeen species are newly recorded from the country. Considering that this number of species makes up less than 50% of actual Dolichopodidae fauna in Iran, Grichanov et al. (2017) supposed that the total number of Iranian species can be raised to 400 or 500 species.

The ecological and zoogeographical analysis of known Iranian dolichopodid fauna seems to be premature. Nevertheless, the hydrophilic species are diverse and dominate in the north-western part of the country, though dendrophilous and halophilous species are not uncommon in such localities as, for example, urbanized parks ( Fig. 19 ) and Lake Urmia National Park ( Fig. 20 ). Mesophilic, saxatile and halophilic species of long-legged flies predominate in the central ( Figs. 21, 23 ) and southern ( Fig. 22 ) provinces of Iran, being sometimes locally abundant.

Figures

Fig. 19. Platanus and Populus tremula alley in the Sasan Park, Tehran. Tree trunks are the habitat of Medetera diadema, M. truncorum and M. veles flies. Photograph by I. Grichanov, 11 October 2022 Рис. 19. АΛΛея с пΛатаном и осиной в парке Сасан, Тегеран. СтвоΛы Αеревьев явΛяются местом обитания имаго Medetera diadema, M. truncorum и M. veles. Фото И. Гричанова, 11 октября 2022 г.

Fig. 20. Rashakan Research Station for Lake Urmia National Park, West Azerbaijan Prov., 25 June 2015. Photographby courtesy of M. Parchami-Araghi Рис.20.Рашаканская научнаястанциянационаΛьногопарка«Озеро Урмия»,провинция ЗапаΑный АзербайΑжан, 25 июня 2015 г. Фотография М. Парчами-Араги

Fig. 23. Karkheh National Park, Shoush, Khuzestan Prov. Photograph by E. Gilasian Рис. 23. НационаΛьный парк Кархе, Шуш, пров. Хузестан. Фотография Э. ГиΛасяна

Fig. 22. Natural Resources & Agricultural Research Center, Bampour, Sistan & Balouchestan Prov., 30 March ‒ 2 May 2017. Photograph by courtesy of F. Basavand Рис. 22. Центр прироΑных ресурсов и сеΛьскохозяйственных иссΛеΑований, Бампур, пров. Систан и БеΛуΑжистан, 30 марта – 2 мая 2017 г. Фотография Ф. БасаванΑа