Picconia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863

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 : 63

Genus Picconia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863

Diagnosis: Gena at least 1/3 times as long as maximum diameter of eye; postpedicel at most four times as long as pedicel; upper part of head with one or more rows of black setulae behind the postocular row; prosternum setose; first supra-alar seta shorter than notopleural setae and shorter than first intra-alar seta; katepisternum with 3 setae; anepimeral seta well-developed; apical scutellar setae divergent or parallel; costal spine as long as crossvein r-m or longer; wing cell r 4+5 open; abdominal tergites 3 and 4 each with median discal setae; ovipositor of female laterally compressed, without piercer.

Remark: This genus is newly recorded from Iran.