Loxocera Meigen, 1803

Zhou, Jiale, Evenhuis, Neal L. & Yang, Ding, 2022, Nomenclature and taxonomy of Terarista fujiana (Diptera: Psilidae), Zootaxa 5168 (4), pp. 464-470 : 465

Subgenus Loxocera Meigen, 1803

Loxocera Meigen, 1803: 275 . Type species: Musca aristata Panzer, 1801 , by monotypy.

Platystyla Macquart, 1835: 374 . Type species: Loxocera hoffmannseggii Meigen, 1826 , by monotypy. Synonymized by Buck & Marshall (2006b: 199).

Terarista Wang, 1999: 268 . Nomen nudum.

Terarista Yang & Wang in Wang & Yang, 2003: 563. Type species: Terarista fujiana Wang, 1999 , by original designation. Syn. nov.

Diagnosis. Loxocera s. str. in its current sense can be recognized within Psilidae by the following combination of character states: frontal vitta desclerotized, dull and velvety; lunule sclerotized, broadly exposed between antennal base and anterior margin of frons; fore wing with alula glabrous except margin; hind femur with a subapical patch of microtomentum on ventral surface; male sternite 8 broadly exposed and setulose, fused to tergite 6 and epandrium; female tergite 10 and cerci separated. For details on the character states used to define the subgenus see Buck & Marshall (2006b).

Diversity and distribution. This subgenus currently contains 10 species, 7 of which are distributed in the Palearctic Region, and 3 species occur in the northern part of the Oriental Region.