Discovery of the First Webspinners (Embioptera, Insecta) in Iran and Associated Bristle Fly Parasitoid
Journal: Journal of the Entomological Research Society
Year: 2025

This is the first report of web or foot spinners (order Embioptera), particularly the Haploembia tarsalis (Ross, 1940), in Iran. This possible non-indigenous species was found in an urban area from the yard of a private property in Urmia, West Azarbaijan and in a suburban area near the Agark-Nordoz border crossing, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. The genus Haploembia Verhoeff, 1904, seems apparently native to the Mediterranean. It is a unique and unusual insect order in cold and mountainous regi