Ebrahim Gilasian

• PhD
• Researcher at Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection

The discovery of the Holarctic tachinid genus Solieria Robineau-Desvoidy,1849, in Iran led to the identification of a new species to science, which is described here as Solieria variabilis sp. nov. It can be separated from other related species by the absence of discal setae on abdominal tergites, lack of proclinate and latero-reclinate orbital set...

The family Hybotidae (Insecta: Diptera, Empidoidea) is recorded for the first time from mangrove habitats in Iran (Hormozgan Province). Four species belonging to the subfamily Tachydromiinae have been found of which two species are recorded for the first time from the territory of Iran: Crossopalpus subaenescens Collin, 1960 (broadly distributed ov...

This study focuses on the avidus–nigritarsis lineage within the genus Merodon, exploring morphological, genetic, and distributional aspects of two related assemblies within this lineage: the clavipes and pruni species groups. An integrative taxonomic approach was followed to ensure comprehensive species identification and validation, using adult mo...

The present study on scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) revealed six species of Megaselia, which are all new for the insect fauna of Iran. All six Megaselia species are reared from larvae of Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding on cauliflower (Brassica cretica Lam.). Four species of Megaselia are described as new to science: M. exspodo...

Minthodes oramanatae Gilasian & Ziegler sp. nov. is described as new to science from western province of Kermanshah, Iran. This species is separated from other Minthodes species by its shiny black abdomen, narrow frons, long postpedicel, presence of basal scutellar marginal setae, short petiole of wing cell r4+5 and absence of marginal setae on abd...

Three new long-legged fly species, Asyndetus alborzensis sp. nov., A. persicus sp. nov. and A. karkhehensis sp. nov. from Iran are described and illustrated. Asyndetus alborzensis sp. nov. is remarkable in having matt-black frons and face; A. persicus sp. nov. is the third Palaearctic species with two ventral combs of long black bristles on male ab...

The Scuttle fly, Eurygaster integriceps Puton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) is a key pest of wheat and barley. The pest is univoltine and migrates from wheat fields following harvest to high elevations; then, the following spring it moves back to the fields. Natural enemies may have an important role in decreasing the population’s level in overwinteri...

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: Arabshamshevia ajbanensis, Asyndetus albifacies, A. separatus, A. transversalis, Campsicnemus pilitarsis,...

Two new long-legged fly species, Sciapus basavandae sp. nov. and S. khuzestanicus sp. nov. from Sistan and Baluchestan and Khuzestan provinces of Iran are described and illustrated. The two new species appear to be very close to S. sylvaticus Becker, 1907, known from Algeria, differing from the latter in body size, mostly yellow antenna; wider face...

The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae), is one of the most important pests of forest trees in northern Iran. In order to identify the native parasitoids of this pest a survey was conducted in Guilan province, in 2019. The larvae and pupae of the fall webworm suspected being parasitized, were collected from differen...

The genus Mangrovomyia Grichanov et Gilasian gen. nov. is described from Iran, including two new species, M. naserzadehae Grichanov et Gilasian sp. nov. and M. mofidii Grichanov et Gilasian sp. nov. The new genus is believed to be most closely related to the genera Hydrophorus Fallén, Epithalassius Mik and Paraliptus Bezzi in the subfamily Hydropho...

The phytophagous hoverfly genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae) presently comprises 205 described species distributed in the Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions, and it is differentiated into multiple species groups. In this work, we revise the Merodon tarsatus species group, providing an illustrated key to species, a detailed discussion...

Six new species of the genus Eumerus Meigen, 1822 are here described from Iran. The new species and their four related groups are as follows: E. nadoosheni Gilasian & van Steenis sp. nov. of the Eumerus barbarus group; E. pollinipedes Gilasian & van Steenis sp. nov. of the Eumerus minotaurus group; E. effossus Gilasian & van Steenis sp. nov. and E....

The fauna of the family Tachinidae (Diptera) was studied in the Haftad- Qolleh Protected Area, Markazi province, Iran. A total of 86 species belonging to 67 genera have been collected of which 46 species within 19 genera are newly recorded from Iran. The species Magripa persica Gilasian & Ziegler sp. nov. is described as new to science. Diagnostic...

The fauna of the family Tachinidae (Diptera) was studied in the HaftadQolleh Protected Area, Markazi province, Iran. A total of 86 species belonging to 67 genera have been collected of which 46 species within 19 genera are newly recorded from Iran. The species Magripa persica Gilasian & Ziegler sp. nov. is described as new to science. Diagnostic ch...

بدون ترديد شناسايي ارگانيسمها اولين قدم در انجام تحقيقات مختلف بر روي آنها ميباشد. شناخت موجودات، كليد دستيابي به تمامي اطلاعاتي است كه در مورد هر گونه وجود دارد و در پشت اين اسامي نهفتهاند.از اين رو ضروري است تا در تعيين نام و شناسايي ارگانيسمهاي مختلف كمال دقت را به كار برد. از طرف ديگر حفاظت از تنوع زيستي امروزه يكي از اساسيترين مسائل غالب كشوره...

Susamyia Ziegler & Gilasian gen. nov. and its type species Susamyia mira Ziegler & Gilasian gen. et sp. nov. are described from southwestern Karkheh National Park and southeastern Jazmourian Wetland of Iran. Drawings of terminalia and head of the male as well as images of habitus, head and egg are provided. Susamyia gen. nov. is incorporated into t...

An identification key to the seven known Iranian species of the genus Coenosia Meigen, 1826 is given, including Coenosia persica Pont & Parchami-Araghi, sp. nov. as well as the newly recorded C. humilis Meigen, 1826, C. nigridigita Rondani, 1866 and C. testacea (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830). Photographs of the habitus and male genitalia of the studied...

The species of the Eumerus tricolor species group in Iran are reviewed. Six species new to science are described from Iran, i.e., Eumerus atricolorus Gilasian & van Steenis sp. nov., E. brevipilosus Gilasian & van Steenis sp. nov., E. chekabicus Gilasian & van Steenis sp. nov., E. ovoformus Gilasian & van Steenis sp. nov., E. pilosipedes Gilasian &...

The genus Muscina Robineau-Desvoidy is represented by five species, in the Palaearctic region, of which the four species Muscina levida (Harris), M. pascuorum (Meigen), M. prolapsa (Harris) and M. stabulans (Fallén) are collected through this study. The two species M. pascuorum and M. prolapsa are newly reported from Iran. A key to the Iranian know...

The Palaearctic genus Synamphichaeta Villeneuve, 1936 is reviewed and the new species Synamphichaeta hirtivena Gilasian & Ziegler, sp. nov. is described from Iran. Illustrations of the terminalia and head of the male are provided, together with habitus photos of both sexes. An identification key to the two known species of Synamphichaeta is present...

The new species Bampura breviaristata Gilasian & Ziegler sp. nov. is described from Karkheh National Park, Khuzestan, Iran. A first full description of the male of Bampura angustigena Tschorsnig and an identification key to both known species of Bampura Tschorsnig are provided. The male terminalia of the examined species of the genera Amnonia Kugle...

Two new remarkable species of the genus Merodon Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) are described from biodiversity hotspots in the Middle East: Merodon eumerusi Vujić, Radenković et Likov sp. n. and Merodon mixtum Vujić, Radenković et Likov sp. n. Although M. eumerusi, from the Mountains of Central Asia, belongs clearly to the lineage of M. avidus-nigrita...

During the studies on identification of biological control agents for box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis Walker, 1859) in Hyrcanian forests, a fly, Compsilura concinnata (Meigen) (Diptera: Tachinidae) was collected from Cheshmeh- Bolbol Box reservoir, located in Golestan province, in spring of 2017. This is the first report of fly parasitoids (Co...

The genus Trichactia Stein, 1924 (Diptera: Tachinidae) is newly recorded from Iran and its Palaearctic species are reviewed. The new species Trichactia meridiana Ziegler & Gilasian, sp. nov. is described from Iran and the East Mediterranean. An identification key to the three known Palaearctic species of Trichactia, photographs of all species and i...

Over the past decade, an extensive collection of Iranian Diptera has been developed, by deploying Malaise traps throughout the seasons in the wetlands and other natural habitats of Iran. In addition, handmade traps, baited with rotting fruit and vinegar were also deployed, which led to the capture of a large number of saprophagous flies of various...

The family Odiniidae is newly reported from Iran through the recent discovery of the species Odinia meijerei Collin, 1952 and Turanodinia graciosa Krivosheina & Krivosheina, 1996 in Iran and the Middle East region. The species T. graciosa is here elevated from the rank of subspecies (Turanodinia stackelbergi graciosa Krivosheina & Krivosheina, 1996...

For understanding the relationship between floral resources and the abundance of hoverflies, five meadows were selected at different elevations in a forested region. At each site the number of flowering herbaceous plants was assessed along a transect at 10-m intervals. To measure floral density, we counted the number of open flowers per species in...

A BSTR ACT. The Iranian fauna of Eudorylini (Diptera, Pipunculidae) is reviewed. The new material were collected in Western (Kermanshah) and Eastern (North Khorasan, Khorasan-e Razavi, South Khorasan, Sistan-o Baluchestan) provinces during 2015-2016. In total, twenty species of Eudorylini belonging to four genera known from Iran are listed. Four sp...

The phylogeny of the hydrophilid genus Sternolophus Solier, 1834 was examined in this study using 60 morphological adult characters, eight of them continuous and 52 discrete. The cladistic analysis resulted in a single most parsimonious tree with two major subclades corresponding, respectively, to species previously assigned to the subgenera Sterno...

The genus Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 is recorded from two provinces in Iran (Sistan-o Baluchestan and Kermanshah Provinces). Dasydorylas derafshani sp. nov. and D. zardouei sp. nov. are illustrated and characterized morphologically and by DNA barcoding of the mitochondrial COI gene. Eudorylas antennalis Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987 is transferre...

The fauna of hoverflies of a variety of habitats from Iran was studied with different collecting methods including Malaise traps, from 2005-2015. Two new species, Pocota hyrcanica Gilasian & Hauser sp. nov. and Sphiximorpha ziegleri Gilasian & Vujić sp. nov., are described from Iran. Illustrations of the male genitalia and photographs of the new sp...

In a taxonomic study of the subfamily Phasiinae (Diptera: Tachinidae), seven species and the three genera Opesia Robineau-Desvoidy, Subclytia Pandellé and Xysta Meigen are recorded for the first time from Iran. The diagnostic characters, distributional data along with the photographs of species are presented. Taxonomical positions of the genera and...

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 cha...

We have studied the parasitic flies of wildlife of Haftad-Gholleh Protected Area, Iran, for the first time and report here the three hematophagous fly species of birds: the louse fly Ornithophila metallica (Schiner) (Hippoboscidae), and bird nest flies Trypocalliphora braueri (Hendel) and Protocalliphora azurea (Fallen) (Calliphoridae). The genera...

Minthodes susae Gilasian & Ziegler sp. nov. (Diptera: Tachinidae), from southwestern Iran, is described and illustrated, and compared with M. brevipennis (Brauer & Bergenstamm) from Turkey. A lectotype is recognised for Pseudomintho brevipennis Brauer & Bergenstamm (currently a species of Minthodes) and its designation is attributed to Mesnil. Mint...

The fauna of the subfamily Phasiinae (Diptera: Tachinidae) in northwestern Iran was studied from 2009 to 2014. A total of 4 tribes, 14 genera and 24 species of Phasiinae were recorded. The genus Hemyda (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) and the species Clytiomya sola (Rondani, 1861), Cistogaster mesnili (Zimin, 1966), Clairvillia pninae (Kugler, 1971), Hemy...

Myolepta pazukii Gilasian & Reemer sp. nov. is described from Iran based on a single male specimen. Photographs of the male holotype and illustrations of its abdomen and hypandrium are provided. The new species is incorporated into the key to the west Palaearctic Myolepta species provided by Reemer et al. (2004). Taxonomic notes and distribution da...

Drosophilid fauna of the Lake Urmia National Park was studied for the first time in the framework of an ongoing survey on the economically and veterinarily important flies of the Iranian national parks. A total of 10 species have been identified, of which the genus Lordiphosa Basden and the three species Drosophila hydei Sturtevant, Lordiphosa anda...

Metadon persicus Gilasian & Reemer sp. nov. is described, based on a single female specimen from the Zagros mountains in Iran. Morphological variation among the members of the genus Metadon Reemer and their distribution in the world are discussed. Photographs of the new species are provided. The subfamily Microdontinae represents a new taxon for so...

A faunistic study of the subfamily Oscinellinae was investigated in Shabestar region (East Azarbaijan province, Iran) during 2013-2014. Four species Aphanotrigonum bicolor Nartshuk, 1964, Dicraeus sabroskyi Beschovski, 1977, Lasiambia albidipennis (Strobl, 1893) and Lasiambia coxalis (von Roser, 1840) are newly recorded from Iran. In addition, one...

The maccus species group of the genus Tephritis Latreille 1804 is revised. The maccus group contains five species with a radiate wing pattern, cell r₁ without or with only one large hyaline spot or indentation on the anterior wing margin, and the aculeus moderately broad, sharply narrowing and pointed at the very apex. The included speci...

The genus Pelecocera Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) is revised. Type material of most species was studied to describe, illustrate and delimit the male of Pelecocera persiana Kuznetzov, recently discovered from Iran. This is the first known specimen of this species since 1914, when the type female was collected. The diagnostic characters of P. persiana...

The genus Pelecocera Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) is revised. Type material of most species was studied to describe, illustrate and delimit the male of Pelecocera persiana Kuznetzov, recently discovered from Iran. This is the first known specimen of this species since 1914, when the type female was collected. The diagnostic characters of P. persiana...

The Iranian southern provinces provide important seaports on the Persian Gulf coast for importing goods and commodities from other countries. These coastal cities also serve as footholds for many exotic insect pests that finally will make their way to other parts of the country. Our ongoing faunistic study in the southern provinces is mainly intend...

In the course of monitoring the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin), we spotted the specimens of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) in our hydrolyzed protein-baited traps placed in the olive groves located on the southern slopes of Elburz Mountains, Iran. This species is a new record for the Iranian insect fauna. The discovery of D. suzukii in I...

We here report olive fruit (Olea europaea) as a new host record for the polyphagous African fig fly, Zaprionus indianus Gupta, from olive plantations on the southern slopes of Elburz Mountains, Iran.

A study is presented of the Iranian species of the genus Cylindromyia Meigen (Diptera: Tachinidae). Two of the species, Cylindromyia uncinata Gilasian, Talebi & Ziegler spec. nov. and Cylindromyia vallicola Ziegler & Gilasian spec. nov., have been recognised as new to science and are described for the first time. Furthermore, the hitherto unknown m...

In the course of the study of the tribe Leucostomatini (Dip.: Tachinidae: Phasiinae) in Iran, 11 species were collected and identified. The four genera Dionaea Robineau-Desvoidy, Eulabidogaster Belanovsky, Labigastera Macquart and Weberia Robineau-Desvoidy, as well as the eight species Dionaea aurifrons (Meigen), Eulabidogaster setifacies (Rondani)...

A survey was conducted on the fauna of the hover flies in Northern Iran in 2011. Among the collected and identified material, the genus Temnostoma Le Peletier & Serville, 1828 represented by a single species, T. vespiforme (Linnaeus, 1758) is newly detected in Iran. Diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of the newly recorded species i...

The genus Epistrophe Walker, 1852 (Diptera: Syrphidae) was studied in the north of Iran. The specimens were collected using malaise traps between March and August 2011. Three species were collected and identified: Epistrophe nitidicollis (Meigen, 1822), E. eligans (Harris, 1780) and E. euchroma (Kowarz, 1885). E. nitidicollis is a new record from I...

Eine Übersicht zu den Schmeißfliegen der Gattung Pollenia Robineau-DesvoiDy (Diptera: Calliphoridae: Polleniinae) im Iran] by Mehrdad PARCHAMI-ARAGHI, Ebrahim GILASIAN and Knut ROGNES Tehran (Iran) Tehran (Iran) Stavanger (Norway) Abstract A review of the eight Iranian species of Pollenia Robineau-DesvoiDy is provided, including an identification k...

A review of the genus Phasia Latreille in Iran is given. An identification key to the six Iranian species of Phasia and illustrations of their male and female terminalia are presented. The species Phasia obesa (Fabricius) and P. pusilla Meigen are recorded for the first time from Iran.

The genus Phania (Diptera: Tachinidae: Phasiinae) was studied in Iran. Materials for this study were collected in Iran during 1997–2011 using a standard sweep net and Malaise traps. Two species, namely Phania funesta (Meigen) and P. curvicauda (Fallén), were newly recorded in Iran. The third Iranian species, P. rufomaculata Gilasian & Ziegler sp. n...

During excavation of a colony of Bombus (Thoracobombus) mesomelas GERSTAECKER around Moeil, a village on the lower slopes of the Sabalan Mountains in Meshkinshahr, a city in Ardabil province, in the summer of 2009, larvae of Volucella bombylans (LINNAEUS 1758) were collected from the nest. The bumblebee nest was situated in a deserted bird’s nest 6...

A survey on the hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) fauna of northern Iran, between 2010 and 2011, led to the discovery of the species Pipiza accola Violovitsh, 1985. Both the genus and species are newly recorded from Iran. All the specimens were collected from Gilan and Mazandaran provinces, using Malaise traps. The diagnostic characters of P. accola...

The genus Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 1938 (Diptera: Syrphidae) was studied in Northern Iran. Two species, D. albostriatus (Fallen, 1817) and D. tricinctus (Fallen, 1817) were identified. D. tricinctus is a new record for the fauna of Iran. Diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of D. tricinctus are briefly discussed. Supplementary photogra...

A survey was conducted to identify the hoverflies in Northern Iran during 2010-2011. As a part of this study, Spilomyia triangulata van Steenis, 2000 is recorded for the first time from Iran. Diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of the newly recorded species is briefly discussed. Supplementary photographs of the species are provided.

In the present paper a list of the subfamily Syrphinae species (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Iran are reviewed based on available literatures and new material. A total of 68 species from 17 genera are listed. Among the collected syrphids, 33 species are reported for the first time from Northern provinces of Iran and two species: Chrysotoxum montivaga VIO...

A survey was conducted to identify the hoverflies in Northern Iran during 2010-2011. As a part of this study, Spilomyia triangulata van Steenis, 2000 is recorded for the first time from Iran. Diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of the newly recorded species is briefly discussed. Supplementary photographs of the species are provided.

A new species of the genus Paragus Latreille is described, Paragus (Paragus) radjabii sp. nov. It is similar to P. c o m - peditus Wiedemann and P. hyalopteri Marcos-García & Rojo. The head, abdomen and male genitalia of the new species are figured. A list of the species of Paragus known from Iran is provided, along with a distributional map of the...

Lauxaniidae ƶƳƺĭƹžƴūƶƧŶƿŵźĭƾƿŚſŚƴƃ ŹŚŝƲǀƫƹřƽřźŝŚƷ ƾƯƁŹřżĭƱřźƿřŻř ŵƺƃ The Lauxaniidae is a rather large and diverse family of around 1800 described species worldwide (Merz, 2003). They are among the most abundant acalyptrate Diptera in forest ecosystems in the temperate and tropical parts of the world. Their Larvae are saprophagous or mycetophagous...

طی بررسی نمونه‌های موجود در موزه‌ی حشرات هایک میرزایانس، پانزده گونه مگس متعلق به نه جنس و شش قبیله از خانواده‌ی Tephritidae شناسایی گردید که همه‌ی گونه‌ها و سه جنس Euleia Walker، Hypenidium Loew و Metasfenisca Hendel برای اولین بار از ایران گزارش می‌شوند.

One species of Tachinidae collected on Lepidium draba in Dasht-e Barm, Dasht-e Arjan, Fars Province in April 2006 were identified as Ectophasia leucoptera (Rondani, 1865). E. leucoptera is a rare species belonging to the subfamily Phasiinae and has been reported as a parasitoid of pentatomid bugs.This tachinid species, which is newly recorded from...