Terellia tarbinskiorum

Namin, Saeed Mohamadzade, Nozari, Jamasb & Najarpoor, Arezoo, 2011, A new species of Terellia (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Iran with a key to the species of the tarbinskiorum group, Zootaxa 2750, pp. 65-68 : 66

Terellia tarbinskiorum group of species

Diagnosis. Mesonotal scutum with 3 pairs of large shining black spots (see Figs 19–20 in: Korneyev 2006) at transverse suture and at bases of dorsocentral and prescutellar acrostichal setae (shared with Orellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 , but species of the latter genus differ by the long triangular lobe on bcu cell and bulged glans of phallus). Wings with four distinct crossbands. All species of this group are associated with Echinops ( Asteraceae : Cardueae : Echinopsidinae).