Key to species of the genus Apolysis known from Iran

1. Discal cell closed (Fig. 9) ............................................................................................................................................. 2

- Discal cell open.................................................................................................................... A. eremophila Loew, 1873

2. bm cell with a mark apicodorsally1; cross vein r-m at the middle of discal cell, br much longer than bm ................... .............................................................................................................................................. A. superba (Engel, 1933)

- bm cell without any mark; cross vein r-m before the middle of discal cell, br nearly as long as bm or slightly longer (Figs. 9, 22) .................................................................................................................................................................. 3

3. 1st flagellomere of antenna cylindrical, long, more than 3 times its greatest width (Fig. 12), face and oral margin next to antennal base with long yellowish hairs; frons, occiput and pleurae with yellowish white area in females ............. ................................................................................................................. A. pusilloides Gharali & Evenhuis, sp. nov.

- 1st flagellomere of antenna clavate, shorter, about 2 times its greatest width (Fig. 24); face and oral margin bare; frons, occiput and pleurae completely blackish gray in both sexes ........ A. glabrifrons Gharali & Evenhuis, sp. nov.

1. Engel (1933) refers to this mark as Prädiskoidalfleck