Ramonella Kugler, 1980

Genus Ramonella Kugler, 1980 View in CoL

Diagnosis: Eye bare; fronto-orbital plate with 1 reclinate upper orbital seta; facial ridge setose on lower 1/5 or less; arista thickened on basal 4/5 or more; upper part of head with 1 or 2 rows of black setulae behind the postocular row; prosternum setose; scutum with 4 pairs of postsutural dorsocentral setae; second costal section of wing with setulae ventrally; wing cell r 4+5 with a long petiole; costal seta, if present, distinctly shorter than crossvein r-m; hind tibia with two dorsal preapical setae; abdomen shiny black, without microtrichosity or at most with traces of microtrichosity along anterior margins of tergites.

Remark: This monotypic genus is newly recorded from Iran.