Farzaneh Kazerani - Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: ۱۴۱۱۵-۳۳۶, Tehran, Iran
Ali Asghar Talebi - Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: ۱۴۱۱۵-۳۳۶, Tehran, Iran
Ebrahim Gilasian - Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, P. O. Box: ۱۴۵۴-۱۹۳۹۵, Tehran, Iran

A survey on the hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) fauna of northern Iran, between ۲۰۱۰ and ۲۰۱۱, led to the discovery of the species Pipiza accola Violovitsh, ۱۹۸۵. 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 and its geographical distribution is presented.

Northern Iran, hoverfly, new record, Pipiza accola