Neophryxe Townsend, 1916

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 : 318

Genus Neophryxe Townsend, 1916

Diagnosis. Eyes densely hairy; back of head without black setulae behind the postocular row; ocellar setae missing or hair-like, at most 1/2 as long as uppermost reclinate orbital setae; lower facial margin not visible in lateral view; arista thickened at most on basal 3/5 of its length; prosternum bare; bend of M angled, with a short stub; legs black or dark brown; scutellum with 3+4 dorsocentral setae; middorsal depression on abdominal syntergite 1+2 extending back to hind margin of that segment; tergites 3 and 4 with discal setae; cerci in males dorsally with yellow hairs.

Remarks. This genus is newly recorded from Iran.