A Survey of Dance Flies (Diptera: Empididae) in Mongolia

Authors

Paul Frandsen, Brigham Young University
Dr. C. Riley Nelson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

dance flies, Diptera:Empididae, Mongolia

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

Abstract

Dance flies from the super family Empidoidea (Diptera:Empididae, Hybotidae) were collected from western Mongolia in June and July 2009. Historical published records of Empididae in Mongolia along with unpublished, more recently collected records from the Selenge River Basin were compared with the samples from western Mongolia. Thirteen genera were identified from western Mongolia in 2009, with eight of these new for the country. Although 23 genera are now know for Empedoidea in Mongolia, only five were found in both the Selenge River and the 2009 collection from western Mongolia, suggesting distinct differences in faunal composition between the two areas.

Recommended Citation

Frandsen, Paul and Nelson, Dr. C. Riley (2013) "A Survey of Dance Flies (Diptera: Empididae) in Mongolia," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1100.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1100