Plesina Meigen     |     Sub-family: Tachininae
Distribution: Mediterranean basin, Central Asia
Remarks: postmetacoxal area sclerotized; wing cell r4+5 with a petiole as long as postangular sectionof M or longer; male vertex at most 1/6 as wide as one eye in dorsal view, vertex of female about as wide as one eye; parafacial with a row of setulae; vibrissa arising at level of lower facial margin; one katepisternal seta; wing with or without transverse dark bands; mid femur without spinules; abdominal tergites with strong marginal setae; abdominal sternites concealed between margins of abdominal tergites
Body length range: 2 - 5mm
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plesina claripennis_ala sx
plesina deserticola_addome (holotype) plesina deserticola_addome (paratype F) plesina deserticola_capo e torace in visione dorsale (holotype) plesina deserticola_habitus (holotype) plesina phalerata_addome plesina phalerata_ala sx