Meigenia mutabilis (Fallén, 1810)

Tachina mutabilis Fallén, 1810:273 . [For further synonyms see Herting & Dely-Draskovits (1993)].

Diagnosis: Eyes almost bare, with a few scattered setulae; frons in male 0.35–0.60 times as wide as an eye viewed dorsally; postpedicel in male 1.9–2.5 times and in female 1.8–2.3 times as long as pedicel; abdominal tergite 4 usually with only 1 pair of discal setae; cercus slightly bent backwards apically; surstylus slightly bent forwards apically, with short setulae as in Fig. 248 in Tschorsnig & Herting (1994).

Material examined: 4♂♂, Chekab valley, 34°08′05.3″N, 50°16′25.3″E, 2.v–15.vi.2016, 2219 m, Malaise trap, leg. E. Gilasian & M. Parchami-Araghi ; 2♂♂, Kaftar khoon valley, 34°06′49.0″N, 50°16′48.6″E, 15.vii.2018, 2203 m, Malaise trap, leg. E. Gilasian & M. Parchami-Araghi ; 4♂♂, Sibak valley, 34°08′06.5″N, 50°10′59.0″E, 10.vi.2018, 1812 m, pan trap, leg. E. Gilasian & M. Parchami-Araghi.

Distribution: ASIA: Japan, China, Mongolia, Eastern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia, Israel, Turkey. EUROPE: widespread in all main parts of Europe. New record for Iran.