Bithia hermonensis Kugler, 1977

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 : 79

Bithia hermonensis Kugler, 1977 ( Fig. 6E)

Diagnosis: Frons in male narrower than an eye viewed dorsally; lateral vertical setae in male absent; postpedicel in male 1.5 times as long as pedicel; scutellum with weak and short apical setae; without lateral setae; vein R 4+5 with setulae basally; syntergite 1+2 with 2 median marginal setae.

Material examined: 2♂♂, Chekab valley , 34°08′05.3″N, 50°16′25.3″E, 30.v–3.vi.2017, 2219 m, pan trap, leg. E. Gilasian & M. Parchami-Araghi ; 5♂♂ Chekab valley , 34°08′05.3″N, 50°16′25.3″E, 28.v–15.vi.2016, 2219 m, Malaise trap, leg. E. Gilasian & M. Parchami-Araghi ; 1♂, Kaftar khoon valley, 34°06′57.8″N, 50°16′50.2″E, 8.vi.2018, 2211 m, Malaise trap, leg. E. Gilasian & M. Parchami-Araghi.

Distribution: ASIA: Israel ( Kugler, 1977). New record for Iran.