Acantothereva

Holston, Kevin C., 2009, A new species of Acantothereva Séguy, 1935, from Tunisia (Diptera: Therevidae: Therevinae): taxonomic consequences and phylogenetic implications, Zootaxa 2155, pp. 28-36 : 32

Key to Acantothereva Species

1 Anterior surface of coxa with> 20 stout, blunt macrosetae. Two pairs of scutellar setae ....................... rungsi Séguy

- Anterior surface of coxa with only one or two filiform macrosetae present apically. One pair of scutellar setae...... 2

2 Cuticle of femur yellow to yellowish brown, thoracic and femoral macrosetae pale yellowish white, upper frons and vertex swollen with ocellar tubercle beyond eye margin in anterior and lateral views, setae of frons short and dense (Fig. 4)....................................................................................................................................... punctipennis Lyneborg

- Cuticle of femur black, thoracic and femoral macrosetae black, upper frons and vertex not swollen with ocellar tubercle level with eye margin in anterior view, setae of frons long and sparse (Fig. 2) ...................... oblata , sp. nov.