Empidideicus Becker, 1907

Genus Empidideicus Becker View in CoL

Empidideicus Becker, 1907: 97 View in CoL . Type species: Empidideicus carthaginiensis Becker, 1907 View in CoL , by monotypy.

Key to the species of the genus Empidideicus View in CoL known from Iran (adapted from Moghbeli et al. 2020)

1- Proboscis fleshy, apically not pointed (subgenus Cyrtoides ).................................................... 2

- Proboscis pointed apically (subgenus Empidideicus )......................................................... 3

2- Occiput completely black..................................... E. (Cyrtoides) reemeri Gharali & Evenhuis sp. nov.

- Occiput completely yellow........................... E. (Cyrtoides) primitus Gharali, Evenhuis & Moghbeli sp. nov.

3- Occiput laterally completely black....................................................................... 4

- Occiput laterally yellow or at least with yellow spot......................................................... 7

4- Mid coxa with sclerotized square flap like projection basolaterally.................................................................................. E. (Empidideicus) legulicoxa Gharali & Evenhuis, 2010 View in CoL (in Gharali et al. 2010)

- Mid coxa without sclerotized square flap like projection basolaterally............................................ 5

5- Dorsum of mesonotum completely black, without longitudinal stripes; prescutellar area completely black................ 6

- Dorsum of mesonotum yellow with 3 black longitudinal stripes; prescutellar area completely yellow....................................................... E. (Empidideicus) greatheadi Gharali & Evenhuis, 2010 View in CoL (in Gharali et al. 2010)

6- Frons with small triangular spot, scutellum completely yellow....................................................................................... E. (Empidideicus) persicus Gharali & Evenhuis, 2010 View in CoL (in Gharali et al. 2010)

- Frons with large quadrate black spot, scutellum with two basolateral black spots................................................................................. E. (Empidideicus) ferrarius Gharali, Evenhuis & Moghbeli sp. nov.

7- Dorsal pattern on mesonotum orange...... E. (Empidideicus) aurantiacus Gharali & Evenhuis, 2011 View in CoL (in Gharali et al. 2011)

- Dorsal pattern on mesonotum brown, blackish brown or black.................................................. 8

8- Occiput completely yellow laterally....................................................................... 9

- Occiput black with yellow spot laterally................................................................................................... E. (Empidideicus) jirofti Moghbeli, Fekrat & Gharali, 2020 View in CoL (in Moghbeli et al. 2020)

9- Prescutellar area completely yellow...................................................................... 12

- Prescutellar area with at least some brown or black colour adjacent to scutellum.................................. 10

10- Prescutellar area completely brown or black; spermathecae subglobular, without any striation externally........................................................ E. (Empidideicus) unicus Gharali & Evenhuis, 2011 View in CoL (in Gharali et al. 2011)

- Prescutellar area with narrow blackish brown stripe adjacent to scutellum and with yellow mark; spermathecae globular, at least basal half striated externally............................................................................ 11

11- Prescutellar area with a large quadrate yellow mark; spermathecae cylindrical, completely striated externally......................................... E. (Empidideicus) formosus Hakimian, Talebi & Gharali, 2014 View in CoL (in Hakimian et al. 2014)

- Prescutellar area with an oval yellow mark; spermathecae globular, only basal half striated externally......................................... E. (Empidideicus) citridomus Gharali, Majnon Jahromi & Evenhuis, 2015 View in CoL (in Gharali et al. 2015)

12- Vein R 4+5 curved upward, meeting costa at level of CuA; vein M 1+2 shorter than half of M 2 ................................................................. E. (Empidideicus) ebellicus Gharali & Evenhuis, 2010 View in CoL (in Gharali et al. 2010)

- Vein R 4+5 straight, meeting costa well beyond level of CuA; vein M 1+2 longer than half of M 2 ......................... 13

13- Second antennal flagellomere as long as or longer than first flagellomere; genital fork [= furca] with well-sclerotized plates around genital orifice..................... E. (Empidideicus) amicus Gharali & Evenhuis, 2010 View in CoL (in Gharali et al. 2010)

- Second antennal flagellomere much shorter than first flagellomere; genital fork without sclerotized area around genital orifice................................... E. (Empidideicus) matricarius Gharali & Evenhuis, 2010 View in CoL (in Gharali et al. 2010)