Contribution to the knowledge of thick-headed flies (Dip.; Conopidae) of Iran II: Myopinae, Sicinae & Zodioninae.

Faunistic data for 12 species in the subfamilies Myopinea, Sicinae and Zodioninae of the family Conopidae in Iran are provided. The specimens were collected from Qaradagh Forests (located in East Azerbaijan province, northwest of Iran) during 2009-2013. The following species are recorded for the first time in Iran include Myopa buccata (Linnaeus, 1758), Myopa pellucida (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830), Myopa picta Panzer, 1798, Thecophora atra (Fabricius, 1775), Thecophora cinerascens Meigen, 1804 and Thecophora fulvipes (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830). The genus Sicus Ratreille, 1795 is also recorded for the first time but cannot currently be identified to species. A list of the genera and species is provided along with notes on diagnostic characters, geographical distribution, and supplementary figures of the studied species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]