THEREVIDAE

Papp, L., Merz, B. & Földvári, M., 2006, DIPTERA OF THAILAND A summary of the families and genera with references to the species representations, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (2), No. 2, pp. 97-269 : 149

THEREVIDAE

There was no record of the Thai Therevidae in the CDO (LYNEBORG 1975). Since that time Melanacrosathe LYNEBORG, 1999 was described. In the revision of the Oriental Phycus spp. LYNEBORG (2003) described Ph. angustifrons LYNEBORG, 2003 and he recorded Ph. brunneus obscuripes KRÖBER, 1912 from Thailand.

In general, the Oriental therevids seem to be neglected if compared to those of the Nearctic, Afrotropical or Palaearctic faunas. Also the Malesian fauna has hitherto been less known ( OOSTERBROEK 1998).

In 2003 two specimens were captured in N Thailand: one male (FSz03/8) and one female (Fang, Mae Fang N.P., Doi Pha Hom Pok, 22. 11. 2003, 2000m, along road and creek, leg. A. SZAPPANOS) of the same genus. They are related to some of the species of Psilocephala ZETTERSTEDT , which were listed in the CDO. However, the taxonomy of Therevidae has developed extensively in the last decades; they do not belong to Psilocephala s.str., as recently understood. For lack of expertise, I was not able to identify them to genus with the keys for the Nearctic, Palaearctic or Afrotropical Therevidae .