Periscepsia handlirschi (Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1891)

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 : 58

Periscepsia handlirschi (Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1891) ( Fig. 3C)

Phorichaeta handlirschii Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1891:356 [also 1891:52].

Diagnosis: Head in male much higher than wide in lateral view; frons distinctly wider than one fronto-orbital plate (especially in male); postpedicel in male 7.5–10 times and in female 3.5–4.0 times as long as pedicel; arista thickened on basal 3/5–3/4; scutellum with basal setae and entirely bare dorsally except for two erect setae.

Material examined: 8♂♂, 2♀♀, Chekab valley , 34°08′07.2″N, 50°15′56.1″E, 11.vi–20.vii.2018, 2090 m, Malaise trap, leg. E. Gilasian & M. Parchami-Araghi ; 4♂♂, Sibak valley , 34°08′06.5″N, 50°10′59.0″E, 10.vi.2018, 1812 m, pan trap, leg. E. Gilasian & M. Parchami-Araghi.

Distribution: ASIA: China, Israel. EUROPE: Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain. NORTH AFRICA: Egypt. Also Oriental Region. New record for Iran.