Cyrtosia persica Gharali & Evenhuis

Gharali, Babak & Evenhuis, Neal, 2017, Review of the genus Cyrtosia Perris (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Platypyginae) in Iran, with description of three new species, Zootaxa 4269 (2), pp. 230-244 : 239

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4269.2.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:01E8B213-8F9D-45E4-86CD-893716D3A295
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6029917
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treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Cyrtosia persica Gharali & Evenhuis
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Cyrtosia persica Gharali & Evenhuis, 2011: 152 .

Material examined. 2 males, 3 females, Juladak village, 36°21'49.2'' N, 50°32'13.4'' E, 2357 m a.s.l., 12 July 2008, swept from Cichorium intybus L. ( Asteraceae ), leg. Babak Gharali (BG). GoogleMaps

Diagnosis. This species is easily recognized from the congeners in Iran by the yellow frons with a tiny black spot medially. Other species have either an almost all black frons or a black stripe medially on the frons.

Remarks. This species is known only from the Alamot region of Qazvin province. For full description see Gharali et al. (2011).