First record of the genus Empidideicus (Diptera: Bombylioidea: Mythicomyiidae) from Iran, with description of six new species Author Gharali, Babak Author Kamali, Karim Author Evenhuis, Neal Author Talebi, Ali Asghar Author Khalgani, Jafar text Zootaxa 2010 2627 1 19 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.198244 2145a6ff-d31c-45f1-bea1-af8477a51da6 1175-5326 198244 Key to species of Empidideicus known from Iran 1. Occiput completely black1 ( Figs. 7 c, e & f).................................................................................................................. 2 - Occiput yellow laterally ( Figs. 7 a, b & d) ................................................................................................................... 4 2. Scutellum mostly black with narrow yellow margin ( Fig. 7 e); mid coxa with sclerotised square flap-like projection basolaterally ( Fig. 4 ) ................................................................................. E. legulicoxa Gharali & Evenhuis , sp. nov. - Scutellum completely yellow ( Figs. 8 a–f); mid coxa without a basal projection......................................................... 3 3. Dorsum of mesonotum completely black, without longitudinal stripes; prescutellar area completely black ( Fig. 8 f)2 ...................................................................................................................... E. persicus Gharali & Evenhuis, sp. nov. - Dorsum of mesonotum with three black longitudinal stripes ( Fig. 8 d), if stripes coalesced3 prescutellar area and interhumeral marks yellow ....................................................................... E. greatheadi Gharali & Evenhuis, sp. nov. 4. Vein R4+5 turned upward, meeting Costa at level of CuA1; vein M1+2 shorter than half of M2 ( Fig. 2 b) ......................... ..................................................................................................................... E. ebellicus Gharali & Evenhuis, sp. nov. - Vein R4+5 straight, meeting Costa well beyond the level of CuA1; vein M1+2 longer than half of M2 ( Figs. 1 b & 5b) .. ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 5. Second antennal flagellomere as long as or longer than first flagellomere ( Fig. 1 a); furca well sclerotised around genital orifice ( Fig. 1 g) ................................................................................... E. amicus Gharali & Evenhuis, sp. nov. - Second antennal flagellomere much shorter than first flagellomere ( Fig. 5 a); furca without sclerotised area around genital orifice ( Fig. 5 g) .......................................................................... E. matricarius Gharali & Evenhuis , sp. nov.