Xyela julii group

Diagnosis. Ventral edge of ovipositor sheath straight or slightly curved downwards in species with long ovipositor, tip knife-shaped with dorsal edge sloping down and ventral edge almost straight (Figs 105–117), sensilla field with 3–4 setae (Fig. 94); valvula 1 distally with 12–14 oblique, closely spaced annuli (similar to Fig. 94); lateral lamella of valviceps oblique, medial lobe strikingly protruding above proximal and distal lobes (Figs 141–152).

Species included. Xyela altenhoferi, X. graeca, X. heldreichii, X. julii, X. menelaus, X. obscura and X. uncinatae in the West Palearctic, X. densiflorae, X. julii, X. par, X. pumilae, X. sinicola, X. tecta, X. variegata in East Asia, and an unidentified species similar to X. par in Vietnam (Blank et al. 2005).