Phthiria Meigen, 1803

Farhangi, Seyed Vahid, Nozari, Jamasb & Gharali, Babak, 2023, A new bee fly species of the genus Phthiria (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Phthiriinae, Phthiriini) from the west of Iran, Zootaxa 5380 (5), pp. 491-497 : 492

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.5.6
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10254476
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scientific name	Phthiria Meigen
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Genus Phthiria Meigen View in CoL View at ENA

Phthiria Meigen, 1803: 268 View in CoL .

Type species: Bombylius pulicarius Mikan, 1796 View in CoL , by monotypy. Ptimia Rafinesque, 1815: 221 (unjustified emendation of Phthiria Meigen, 1820 View in CoL ). Type species: Bombylius pulicarius Mikan, 1796 View in CoL , automatic.

Diagnosis. In the subfamily Phthiriinae , the genus Phthiria is easily recognized from all other genera by the following characters: first flagellomere with short and sparse hairs; metapleuron with micropubescence; costal vein ending at anal vein; male terminalia rotated 180°, gonostylus without mesal lobe bearing spines, apicomesal lobe well developed; and female spermathecal reservoir curved apically ( Evenhuis, 1990; Greathead & Evenhuis, 2001).