Phycinae

Mohammad, Salwa K. & Badrawy, Haitham B. M., 2011, Revision of Efflatouniella Kröber, 1927 (Diptera: Therevidae), Zootaxa 2926, pp. 55-60 : 56

Key to the Egyptian genera of Phycinae

1. Frons with black spot or narrow dark furrow at center, body length less than 5 mm, flagellum longer than basal antennal seg- ments if antennae shorter than head....................................................... Efflatouniella Kröber

- Frons without black spot or dark furrow, body length more than 5 mm, flagellum at most as long as basal antennal segments; if flagellum longer, antennae longer than head............................................................... 2

2. Scape longer than head length; if scape shorter, flagellum longer than head........................................ 3

- Scape and flagellum shorter than head..................................................................... 4

3. Palpi one-segmented, vein M1 concave proximally, at least three notopleural setae, style stout, femora with setae, male eyes contiguous................................................................................ Salentia Costa

- Palpi two-segmented, vein M1 not concave proximally, at most two notopleural setae, style thin, femora without setae, male eyes not contiguous......................................................................... Phycus Walker

4. Vein C ends at CuA2, vein M3 reaching wing margin, flagellum longer than scape...................... Actorthia Kröber

- Vein C ends at M1 or M2, vein M3 not reaching wing margin, flagellum as long as scape............................. 5

5. Vein C ends at M1, vein M2 not reaching wing margin, style normal and truncated, femora without setae.. Acathrito Lyneborg

- Vein C ends at M2, vein M2 reaching wing margin, style stout and not truncated, femora with setae.... Ruppellia Wiedemann