Blepharipa Rondani, 1856

Seyyedi Sahebari, Farnaz, Khaghaninia, Samad & Talebi, Ali Asghar, 2023, New data on the subfamily Exoristinae (Diptera, Tachinidae) from northern Iran, with 11 genera and 15 new records of species for the country, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 9 (2), pp. 311-329 : 320

Genus Blepharipa Rondani, 1856

Diagnosis. Eyes densely hairy; frons at most as wide as one eye in dorsal view; katepisternum usually with 3 setae; wing cell r 4+5 open; mid tibia with 2–4 anterodorsal setae; comb-like row of anterodorsal setae on hind tibia usually without longer setae; scutum before suture with 4–5 distinct narrow dark longitudinal stripes; apical scutellar setae horizontal or inclined at most 30◦ to horizontal; subapical scutellar setae separated from each other by about the same distance as between subapical and basal setae; abdominal tergites 3 and 4 each with median discal setae; tergite 4 of male with a pair of patches of short setae ventrally or laterally.

Remarks. This genus is newly recorded from Iran.