Germaria angustata (Zetterstedt, 1844)

Gilasian, Ebrahim, Ziegler, Joachim & Parchami-Araghi, Mehrdad, 2022, The fauna of the family Tachinidae (Diptera) in Haftad-Qolleh Protected Area (Markazi Province), with forty-six new records from Iran and description of a new species, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (1), pp. 49-91 : 77

Germaria angustata (Zetterstedt, 1844) ( Fig. 6B)

Gonia angustata Zetterstedt, 1844:1198 . [For further synonyms see Herting & Dely-Draskovits (1993)].

Diagnosis: Fronto-orbital plate in male without proclinate setae; ocellar setae lateroproclinate; frontal vitta 1.1 to 2.0 times as wide as one fronto-orbital plate; lower facial margin not visible in lateral view; prementum short, about twice as long as wide; vein R 1 with setulae dorsally; abdominal tergite 5 mostly shining black dorsally, sometimes with a narrow basal greyish band of microtrichosity; small to middle sized species (5.2–9.8 mm).

Material examined: 2♂♂ 3♀♀, Latehdar, 33°59′33.1″N, 50°06′56.8″E, 3.vi.2017, 2291 m, swept, leg. E. Gilasian; 14♂♂ 9♀♀, Latehdar- e bala, 33°56′49.0″N, 50°09′2.9″E, 11.vi–2.ix.2020, 2633 m, Malaise trap, leg. M. Parchami-Araghi.

Distribution: ASIA: China, Mongolia, Southeastern Siberia, Kyrgyzstan. EUROPE: widespread except for southern Europe. Not in Transcaucasia but also in Nearctic Region: Canada (Yukon) ( Ziegler, 2010, 2012). New record for Iran.