New and interesting records of Diptera from Azerbaijan and Georgia

Abstract

New and interesting records of 60 Diptera species in ten families, namely Anisopodidae, Blephariceridae, Campichoetidae, Dixidae, Drosophilidae, Limoniidae, Lonchopteridae, Pediciidae, Psychodidae and Scatopsidae, are presented in this paper based on the specimens collected in Azerbaijan and Georgia. A total of 26 species are recorded for the first time for Transcaucasia, 32 species for Azerbaijan, and 33 species for Georgia. In addition, the first or updated checklists of the above ten families are given for these countries.