Male: Head transversely oval, in dorsal view. Eyes touching on frons. Hairs on eyes as long as pedicel, dense and black. Black postocular area swollen in lower half and narrowed in upper part, covered with appressed yellowish hairs. Face, cheeks and posteroventral part of head covered with hairs as long as scape, erect, black and partly brown. Antenna entirely black and more slender in male than in female. Scape and pedicel black with black and erect hairs being as long as scape. Flagellum about four times as long as scape and pedicel combined, the first 5 flagellomeres with dense yellowish pubescence. Scutum black, with semi-erect and black hairs. Scutellum and scutellar spines mainly black but tip of scutellar spines brown. Scutellum covered with semi-appressed sparse black hairs. Legs black and yellow. Coxa, trochanter, and femur black except for yellow bases of femora. Tibia mainly black, its both ends narrowly yellowish brown. Tarsi yellow, front tarsus darkened dorsally as well as tarsomeres 3–5 of mid and hind legs. Coxa, trochanter, and femur with semi-erect black hairs. Tibia covered with appressed yellowish hairs. Tarsi with appressed golden yellowish hairs. Abdomen entirely black, abdominal pile black except for golden yellow lateral markings on tergite 4 and a transverse, golden yellow band on tergite 5.

Female: Eyes densely black haired, hairs only one-fourth as long as pedicel. Black postocular area approximately as wide as fore tibia and covered with appressed yellowish hairs. Frons about ⅓ of head width, with fine longitudinal groove in middle, black, densely punctate, with yellowish hairs. Face black, with yellowish hairs on sides below antennae. Remainder of face, cheeks and posteroventral part of head covered with erect, black hairs being as long as scape. Antenna inserted at middle of head profile, partly black. Scape black but reddish brown at tip. Pedicel and first 5 flagellomeres dark red, last 3 flagellomeres black. Scape and pedicel with erect, black hairs as long as antenal scape. Flagellum about 4.5 times as long as both basal antennal segments combined, first 5 flagellomeres densely golden yellow dusted. Thorax black, scutum with 2 golden yellow dusted longitudinal stripes which can be reduced to absent in some specimens (especially smaller ones). Scutellum black with appressed golden yellow hairs. Tips of scutellar spines brown. Legs black and yellow, femora black except for yellow base, tibiae mainly darkened, with both ends broadly yellowish brown on fore and mid legs. Hind tibia mainly black, with both ends broadly yellowish brown. Tarsi yellow, with dorsally darkened tarsomeres 3–5.

All legs with yellowish hairs that are semierect on femora and appressed on tibiae and tarsi. Abdomen black but lateral markings on tergites 2–4 and a triangular apical spot on tergite 5 with golden yellow hair patches.

Adoxomyia aureovittata (Bigot 1879) was described from an unknown locality. Apparently, this species is distributed in the eastern part of the Mediterranean area. In addition to Turkey it was also found in Greece (M. Hauser, personal communication).

Material Examined: Turkey: Konya, Hadim, between Tosmur and Gevne Village, Gevne Valley, 1450–2020 m, 10 June 1999, 1 male and 1 female; Konya, Taskent, Begreli Village, Gevne Valley, 1570 m, 10 August 2001, 1 male; all T. Üstüner leg.

Distribution: Greece, Turkey.

Male: Hairs above compound eyes as long as pedicel, densely black. Postocular area black, covered with pale yellowish, appressed hairs. Frontal triangle black with dense, erect, pale yellowish hairs being about 1.5 times as long as the scape. Hairs on black face erect, as long as pedicel, pale yellowish. Antenna as long as head in lateral view. Scape, pedicel and first 3 basal flagellomeres brownish orange, rest of flagellum black. Hairs on scape and pedicel erect, as long as scape, pale yellowish. Thorax including scutellum black, with dense yellowish hairs. Scutellar spines yellow. Wing veins brown. Legs bicoloured, coxae black, trochanters brownish, femora and tibiae mainly black, partly yellow at tips. Fore and hind tarsi yellowish on inner surface and darkened on outer surface, mid tarsi yellow but basal 2 tarsomeres darkened on outer surface. Femora with sparse semi-erect pale yellow hairs. Tibiae and tarsomeres with dense appressed yellow hairs. Abdomen mainly black, with transverse, pale yellow hair band on posterior margin of tergite 4.

Female: Hairs on eyes black, about 0.3 times as long as pedicel. Postocular area black, covered with pale yellow and semi-appressed hairs. Frons about 0.3 of head-width, shining black and densely punctate, with fine longitudinal groove in middle and with sparse pale yellow hairs. Face black, with whitish, dense, erect hairs being as long as pedicel. Antenna long, about 1.5 times as long as head in lateral view, bicolored and in male more slender than in female. Scape brownish orange on lower surface but darkened on upper surface. Pedicel and first 3 flagellomeres brownish orange, rest of flagellum black. Flagellomeres 2–3 darkened on outer surface. Thorax black, with appressed dense pale yellow hairs, but tip of postpronotal callus brownish. Scutellum black with pale yellow hairs, scutellar spines yellow. Wing veins brown. Legs bicoloured. Coxae black, trochanters yellow. Femora and tibiae mainly black and partly yellow on tips. Fore and hind tarsi yellowish on inner surface, darkened on outer surface, basal 2 tarsomeres of mid tarsi yellow, other tarsomeres darkened on outer surface. Femora with semi-erect pale yellow hairs. Tibiae with appressed yellowish hairs. Tarsomeres with appressed yellow hairs. Abdomen mainly black but with pale yellow hair patches at posterior margin of tergite 4.

Material Examined: Turkey: Antalya, Gündogmus district, Güneycik Village, Topraktepe place, elev. 200 m, 23 June 1999, 7 males, 12 July 2000, 1 male; Konya, Taskent, Begreli Village, Gevne Valley, elev. 1585 m, 10 July 2000, 1 female; all T. Üstüner leg.

Distribution: Palaearctic: Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan (Kertész 1908; Lindner 1937, 1974, 1975; Rozkosny & Nartshuk 1988; Woodley 2001). This is the first record for the fauna of Turkey.

Male: Head transverse, hemispherical, eyes touching on frons. Hairs on eyes dense, black, as long as scape. Frontal triangle black, with silverish white pubescence. Face slightly produced in lateral view, with dense, black hairs, as long as scape. Cheeks and posteroventral part of head with erect black hairs. Black postocular area prominent but narrower than pedicel in upper half and somewhat swollen in lower half, about as wide as antennal scape is long, covered with appressed silverish white hairs. Antenna entirely black, flagellomeres 1–3 thickened, following flagellomeres small and slender, last flagellomere longer than 4 preceding combined. Thorax completely black. Scutum covered with long erect black hairs and short appressed silverish white hairs. Scutellum with very strong and thick, black scutellar spines. Legs black, but knees brown. Femora with semi-erect silverish white hairs. Tibiae with semi-appressed, dense, silverish white hairs. Tarsomeres black on outer surface, brown on inner surface, with semi-appressed, dense, silverish white hairs. Halteres pale yellow. Abdomen entirely black, tergites 1–2 with erect, moderately long, white hairs. White hairs also distinct on distal half of tergite 4 and on entire tergite 5.

Female: Hairs above compound eyes dense and black, as long as antennal scape. Frons black, as wide as flagellum is long, with fine median groove. Frontal hairs as long as antennal scape, pale. Face black, covered below antennae with long black hairs. Cheeks and posteroventral part of head with erect, black and yellowish hairs. Postocular area as wide as flagellum, black and with appressed, dense, silverish white hairs. Antenna slender, about 1.1 times as long as head. Scape, pedicel and flagellomeres 4–7 shining black, three basal flagellomeres black, whitish grey dusted. Last flagellomere about 1.5 times as long as 4 preceding. Thorax black, covered with appressed, silverish white hairs. Scutellum, including strong and short scutellar spines, black. Top of postpronotal callus and postalar callus brownish. Legs black but knees brown, femora with semierect white hairs, tibiae with semi-appressed, dense, silverish white hairs. Tarsomeres black on outer surface, brown on inner surface, with semiappressed, dense, silverish white hairs. Halteres pale yellow. Wings transparent and partly brownish, with brown veins. Abdomen entirely black, with erect, moderately long, silverish white hairs on sides of tergites 2–3. White hairs also developed on distal half of tergite 4 and on entire tergite 5.

Material Examined: Turkey: Isparta, Yalvaç, The Sultan Mountains, elev. 1660 m, 29 May 2001, 1 male, 2 females, T. Üstüner leg.

Distribution: Palaearctic: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan (Kertész 1908, 1923; Lindner 1937; Nartshuk 2004; Pleske 1925; Rozkosny 1983; Rozkosny & Nartshuk 1988; Woodley 2001). Adoxomyia obscuripennis (Loew 1873) is recorded from Turkey for the first time.

Male: Head transverse, hemispherical. Eyes touching on frons, dense, black eye hairs about 0.3 times as long as scape. Frontal triangle shining black, with fine median groove and white pile in upper part. Face, cheeks and posteroventral part of head black with whitish hairs. Postocular area black, about 0.4 times as wide as length of antennal scape, somewhat swollen in lower half, about 0.75 times as long as scape, covered with dense, silverish white hairs. Antenna relatively long, about twice as long as head in lateral view. Scape and pedicel orange but darkened on outer surface, with strong, erect, black hairs. First 3 flagellomeres orange on inner surface but darkened on outer surface, rest of flagellum black. Thorax black, with short appressed yellowish golden hairs and long semi-appressed black hairs intermixed. Tops of postpronotal callus reddish brown. Scutellum black and scutellar spines yellow. Wings transparent brownish, basal wing veins bright orange and distal veins brown, wing tip much darker and contrasting to clear wing base. Legs entirely bright yellow to orange except for black coxae. Fore tarsi yellowish on inner surface, darkened on outer surface. Mid and hind tarsi yellow, but last three tarsomeres darkened on outer surface. Femora with semi-erect, sparse, yellowish hairs. Tibia with appressed, dense, yellowish hairs. Tarsi with thick, adpressed, dense, yellowish hairs. Abdomen black with posterolateral, silverish white lateral markings on tergirtes 3–4.

Material Examined: Turkey: Konya, Taskent, Begreli Village, Gevne Valley, elev. 1570 m, 1 July 2001, 1 male, T. Üstüner leg.

Distribution: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Iran (Kertész 1908, 1923; Lindner 1937; Pleske 1925; Rozkosny & Nartshuk 1988; Woodley 2001).