Erycia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

Genus Erycia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 View in CoL

Diagnosis: Eye bare; ocellar setae well-developed; fronto-orbital plate in male without proclinate orbital setae; parafacial bare; facial ridge with recumbent setae at most on lower half; arista thickened on basal half or less; prosternum setose; first supra-alar seta longer than notopleural setae and longer than first intra-alar seta; scutellum more or less red or yellow; lateral scutellar setae usually distinctly shorter than subapical setae; apical scutellar setae crossed; wing cell r 4+5 open; mid tibia with at least 3 anterodorsal setae; abdominal tergites 3 and 4 without median discal setae; abdominal tergite 5 in female usually distinctly longer than tergite 4, sometimes conically pointed.

Remark: This genus is newly recorded from Iran.