Genus Amphicestonia Villeneuve, 1939

Diagnosis: Eye bare; parafacial bare; prosternum setose; scutum with 3 pairs of postsutural dorsocentral setae; first supra-alar seta longer than notopleural setae and longer than first intra-alar seta; katepisternum with 4 setae; scutellum entirely black; fourth wing costal section distinctly shorter than sixth costal section; wing cell r 4+5 open; hind tarsus of male usually with two rows of strong setulae ventrally; abdominal tergites 3 and 4 without median discal setae; ventral surface of abdominal tergite 4 of male concave, with a patch of fluffy setulae on each side.

Remark: This genus is newly recorded from Iran.