Paraiteaphila Sinclair & Shamshev 2021

Paraiteaphila Sinclair & Shamshev, 2021 Type species: Rhagas setosa Bezzi, 1924, by original designation. Recognition. Paraiteaphila is distinguished from Iteaphila by the following combination of characters: postpedicel with broad base, with apical half tapered; stylus comprises two articles, shorter or longer than half-length of postpedicel, with apical sensillum greatly reduced in length; scutellum with 2–3 pairs of setae, male hind femur usually modified; wing with basal costal seta present; cell dm distinctly produced apically; male terminalia with epandrial lobe ventral to distinctly digitiform surstylus (Sinclair & Shamshev 2021). Remarks. Seven extant species of Paraiteaphila are currently known (Shamshev & Sinclair 2009; Sinclair & Shamshev 2021; Sinclair & Andrade 2026). They are recorded only from the Palaearctic Realm and mostly confined to the Mediterranean Province.