Abstract
The article, based on materials from the author's collections for 2017−2022 and partly on the collections of the Samarkand State University (Samarkand) and the Samarkand Museum of Local Lore, provides the first data on the distribution of 79 species of syrphids from 3 subfamilies in the Western part of the Zarafshan ridge. Ten species have been recorded for the first time in Uzbekistan: Chrysotoxum kirghizorum Peck, 1974, Eupeodes asiaticus (Peck, 1972), Scaeva dignota (Rondani, 1857), Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875, Xanthogramma hissarica Violovitsh, 1975, Chrysogaster cemiteriorum (Linnaeus, 1758), Cheilosia aerea Dufour, 1848, Ch. lola Zimina, 1970, Ch. stackelbergi Barkalov & Peck, 1994, and Volucella bella Barkalov, 2003. In addition, one genus – Neocnemodon Goffe, 1944 recorded for the first time for Uzbekistan.
Acta Biologica Sibirica 9: 167–193 (2023) doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7835401
Corresponding author: Mukhammadtuychi R. Rakhimov (muhammadtuychi@gmail.com)
Academic editor: R. Yakovlev | Received 9 February 2023 | Accepted 23 February 2023 | Published 19 April 2023
http://zoobank.org/F4AF70D5-6A26-4939-B7BD-2BDE5EFA233E
Citation: Rakhimov MR (2023) Check list of hover flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of west part of Zarafshan mountain ridge. Acta Biologica Sibirica 9: 167–193. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7835401
Keywords
Insects, biodiversity, Diptera, Syrphidae, hover flies, Uzbekistan, Zarafshan ridge, fauna, new records
Introduction
The Zarafshan ridge is located in the Western part of the Pamir-Alai mountain system and stretches from east to west 370 km while gradually decreasing (Alibekov 1982). Despite the rather long history of studying fauna (Fedtschenko 1874), so far, the volume of such work is not large. The works are mainly devoted to the diversity (Khalimov 2023), biology and ecology (Narzullaev 2022) of pests and their entomophages (Halimov 2020; Khalimov 2020; Zokirova and Khalimov 2022). Special studies on the fauna of hover flies have not been carried out at all. In the literature there is information on their diversity in agrocenoses (Bronstein 1963; Popova 1978) and a description of several species from this territory (Smirnov 1923; Stackelberg 1949, 1952; Barkalov et all 2020). There is some data on their diversity in the book "Invertebrates of the Zeravshan Valley" by R.A. Alimdzhanov and S.G. Bronstein. Based on their own (26 species) and literary data, they provide a list of 41 species of hover flies that should be present in this valley (Alimdzhanov and Bronstein 1956). The presence of about 30 of them in this area is beyond doubt. However, such species as Lampetia aberrans Egger, 1860, Spilomiya manicata (Rondani, 1865), Eumerus emarginatus Loew, 1848, E. purpureus Macquart, 1839 are not indicated in other sources, even for Central Asia. The first two species were described from Europe and reach the Caucasus, the third was described from Sicily and distributed around the Mediterranean Sea, and E. purpureus from the Canary Islands. The presence of these species in the Zarafshan Valley is very doubtful and may be due to identification errors. We also did not find any literature data on the presence of Tubifera pendulus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Chrysotoxum bicinctum (Linnaeus, 1758) in this territory. For this reason, the list below will be the first faunal work for the Zarafshan Ridge.
Materials and methods
The article is based on materials collected by the author in the period from 2017 to 2022. The samples were collected on the slopes of the Zarafshan ridge and at different points of the adjacent plains with maximum coverage of various biotopes (Figs 1−2). Insects were collected using a standard entomological net, yellow plates and a malaise trap. In addition, we have processed materials from the collections of the Samarkand State University (SAMSU) and the Samarkand Museum of Local Lore (Samarkand). The author's collections are not listed separately in the text, in all other cases the collector's names are indicated in parentheses. The determination of the material was made by the author and A.V. Barkalov (Institute of Systematic and Ecology of Animals, Novosibirsk). The collection material is kept in the private collection of the author and in the collection of the Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences – ISEA (Novosibirsk). The species first registered for Uzbekistan are highlighted in bold.
The correctness of the determination of flies was confirmed by A.V. Barkalov. The nomenclature and order of taxa is given according to A.V. Barkalov and V.A. Mutin (Barkalov and Mutin 2018), with some changes according to M. Speight (Speight 2016) and the Catalog of the Palearctic Diptera (Peck 1988). The main collection points are given in the list and indicated on the map (Fig. 3). For each species, references are given to the literature where it was indicated for any point in Uzbekistan, since there is only one source for the territory of western Zarafshan. If the species was specified under a different name then it is given in quotation marks. Species whose presence in this territory is doubtful are marked with an asterisk*.
Figure 1.Mountain landscapes in West part of Zarafshan ridge (A – subalpine meadows near the Saridukon pass (h=2500 m); B – wet meadows of the middle belt of the mountains near the Takhtakoracha pass (h=1900 m).
List of collecting sites (Abbreviations):
1. I – Ingichka city 39°43'1 N 66°01'1 E, h=650 m.
2. O – Nurabad district, Ostonabobo village 39°44'2 N 65°54'8 E, h=720 m.
3. AT – Akdarya tugai forests 39°48'1 N 66°54'1 E, h=630 m.
4. ZP1 – Zarafshan national park, 1–section 39°40'2 N 67°05'3 E, h=750 m.
5. ZP2 – Zarafshan national park, left coast of Zarafshan river 39°37'5 N 67°08'5 E, h=750 m.
6. ZP3 – Zarafshan national park, 3–section 39°37'7 N 67°10'5 E, h=750 m.
7. RD – Zarafshan river, Ravotkhuja dam 39°32'4 N 67°24'4 E, h=870 m.
8. BF – Samarkand, University boulevard 39°38'5 N 66°57'5 E, h=720 m.
9. BG – Botanical garden of Samarkand State university 39°37'2 N 66°54'4 E, h=750 m.
10. UV – Urgut district vineyard 39°26'4 N 67°14'2 E, h=900 m.
11. UC – Urgut city private coutyard 39°02'0 N 67°29'1 E, h=950 m.
12. Z1 – Zarafshan ridge, Aksay village 39°29'2 N 66°37'7 E, h=1200 m.
13. Z2 – Zarafshan ridge, Tepakul village, Kaptarxansay river 39°28'1 N 66°45'1 E, h=1700 m.
14. Z3 – Zarafshan ridge, Kemkutan mountain, Agalyk village 39°27'5 N 66°51'2 E, h=1550 m.
15. Z4 – Zarafshan ridge, Yetti uyli river 39°26'7 N 66°59'2 E, h=1050 m.
16. Z5 – Zarafshan ridge, Amankutan village, Bulbulzorsay river 39°18'3 N 66°57'4 E, h=1460 m.
17. Z6 – Zarafshan ridge, Amankutan village, Yulsay river 39°17'9 N 66°56'9 E, h=1700 m.
18. Z7 – Zarafshan ridge, Takhtakoracha pass 39°18'2 N 66°53'3 E, h=1800 m.
19. Z8 – Zarafshan ridge, Kamongaron 39°22'5 N 67°11'6 E, h=1550 m.
20. Z9 – Zarafshan ridge, Saridukan pass and gorge Zarangzorsoy, 8 km S from the Urgut city 39°19 N, 67°11 E, h=2200−2600 m.
21. Z10 – Zarafshan ridge, Urgutsay 39°21'5 N 67°13'5 E, h=1250 m.
22. Z11 – Zarafshan ridge, Right tributary of the river Urgutsay 39°20'4 N 67°14'2 E, h=1550 m.
23. Z12 – Zarafshan ridge, Saridukan pass 39°19'7 N 67°13'2 E, h=2300 m.
24. Z13 – Zarafshan ridge, Saridukan pass to Saygus 39°19'5 N 67°15'1 E, h=2400 m.
25. Z14 – Zarafshan ridge, Saridukan pass 39°19'2 N 67°15'0 E, h=2520 m.
26. Z15 – Zarafshan ridge, Qumbelsay village 39°20'4 N 67°19'4 E, h=1400 m.
27. YT – Chirokchi district, Yetti tomli village 39°12'5 N 66°15'0 E, h=480 m.
28. ChR – Kashkadarya region, Chimkurgan reservoir 38°59'1 N 66°27'0 E, h=490 m.
29. KK – Kitab district, Kaynar village 39°14'0 N 66°54'1 E, h=870 m.
30. KB – Kitab district, Bashyr village 39°16'1 N 67°06'9 E, h=1100 m.
31. KG – Kitab geological reserve 39°11'4 N 67°17'5 E, h=1700 m.
32. PS – Tajikistan. Panjakent city, 39°30'2 N 67°36'3 E, h=960 m.
33. HL – Tajikistan, Sogd region, Khazorchashma lake, 39°5'47.1 N 67°51'1 E, h=2430 m.
Figure 2.Plain landscapes adjacent West part of Zarafshan ridge (A – Tugai forests in Zarafshan national park (h=700 m); B – Kyzylkum desert (h=300 m).
Figure 3.Collection points.
Result
Check list of hover flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of Western Zarafshan moun tain ridge
Subfamily Syrphinae Leach, 1815 Tribus
Paragini Glumac, 1961
Genus Paragus Latreille, 1804
1. Paragus abrogans Goeldlin, 1971
Peck, 1988: 78 (Paragus albipes Gimmerthal, 1842); Daminova 1992: 19 (Paragus albipes Gimmerthal, 1842).
Material: UV – 2 females, 12 – 21.07.2020; Z2 – 2 males, 28.05.2020; Z7 – 1 male, 2 females, 13.06.2020; Z14 – 1 male, 04.07.2020.
2. Paragus albifrons (Fallén, 1817)
Daminova 1992: 19.
Material: Z5 – 1 male, 2 females, 14.06.2020.
3. Paragus bicolor (Fabricius, 1794)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova, 1992: 19; 1997: 32.
Material: UV – 1 male, 2 females, 10.10.2019; 7 males, 4 females, 01.05.2020; 1 male, 21.07.2020; Z1 – 1 female, 06.05.2020; Z4 – 4 males, 3 females, 5 – 12.05.2016; 5 males, 5 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 7 males, 11 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 6 males, 6 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; 3 males, 3 females, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 2 females, 13–14.06.2020; 1 male, 02.06.2022; Z6 – 2 males, 12.05.2021; 1 male, 30.05.2021; Z7 – 1 male, 13.06.2020; Z8 – 8 males, 5 females, 14.04.2019; 2 males, 20.05.2020; Z14 – 1 male, 04.07.2020.
4. Paragus compeditus Wiedemann, 1830
Daminova, 1987: 29; 1992: 19; 1997: 17.
Material: ZP2 – 2 males, 1 female, 14.04.2020; JE – 2 females, 12.05.2021.
5. Paragus haemorrhous Meigen, 1822
Daminova 1987: 29; 1992: 19; 1997: 31 (Paragus haemorrhoidalis).
Material: ZP2 – 3 males, 2 females, 14.04.2020; UV – 3 males, 1 female, 10.10.2019; 1 male, 1 female, 16.04.2020; 1 male, 1 female, 01.05.2020; 1 female, 02.06.2020; 2 males, 1 female, 21.07.2020; Z2 – 1 male, 4 females, 28.05.2020; Z4 – 6 males, 10 females, 5 – 12.05.2016; 9 males, 12 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 17 males, 11 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 6 males, 9 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; 1 female, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 3 males, 02.06.2022; Z6 – 2 males, 30.05.2021; Z7 –15 males, 11 females, 13.06.2020; Z14 – 1 male, 24.05.2021; Z13 – 1 female, 22.09.2020.
6. Paragus tibialis (Fallén, 1871)
Vakhidov, 1974: 27; Davletshina 1974: 87; Daminova 1992: 19; 1997:31.
Material: IS – 4 males, 4 females, 03.05.2019; O – 5 males, 1 female, 09.05.2019; UV – 1 male, 23.03.2020; 1 male, 16.04.2020; 1 male, 01.05.2020; 1 male, 21.07.2020; Z3 – 1 male, 14.06.2022; 9 males, 11 females, 02.05.2019; Z5 – 1 female, 14.06.2020; 4 males, 02.06.2022; Z8 – 3 males, 2 females, 14.04.2019; 1 male, 20.05.2020; Z12 – 1 female, 04.07.2020.
7. Paragus quadrifasciatus Meigen, 1822
Daminova, 1987: 29; 1992: 19; Peck, 1988: 82.
Material: UV – 1 male, 10.10.2019; 1 male, 01.05.2020; 1 male, 21.07.2020; Z4 – 1 female, 07.05.2020; Z7 – 1 male, 13.06.2020.
Tribus Bacchini Bigot, 1883
Genus Melanostoma Schiner, 1860
8. Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova, 1997: 31; 2011: 142.
Material: ZP3 – 1 male, 14.03.2020; UV – 3 males, 20 females, 29.03 – 01.05.2020; 1 female, 02.06.2020; 2 males, 21.07.2020; 1 female, 11.04.2021; Z1 – 2 females, 06.05.2020; 1 male, 13.06.2020; Z2 – 2 males, 2 females, 28.05.2020; Z4 – 3 males, 2 females, 5 – 12.05.2016; 8 males, 6 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 5 males, 1 female, 12 – 18.05.2018; 6 males, 8 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; Z5 – 1 female, 14.06.2020; Z7 – 4 females, 13.06.2020.
Genus Platycheirus Le Peletier et Serville, 1828
9. Platycheirus ambiguus Fallén, 1817
Daminova, 1992: 19; 1997: 31; 2011: 142.
Material: ZP3 – 4 males, 2 females, 22.03.2021.
Genus Rohdendorfia Smirnov, 1924
10. Rohdendorfia dimorpha Smirnov, 1924
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova, 1997: 31.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
Tribus Syrphini Samouelle, 1819
Genus Chrysotoxum Meigen, 1803
11. Chrysotoxum bactrianum Violovitsh, 1973
Violovitsh, 1973: 601; Daminova, 1992: 19; 2011: 142.
Material: IS – 1 male, 03.05.2019; AT – 1 female, 07.04.2019; ZP1 – 1 male, 2 females, 13.04.2019; ZP2 – 1 male, 1 female, 14.04.2020; ZP3 – 1 male, 26.04.2019; 2 females, 22.03.2021; UV – 1 male, 4 females, 06.08.2019; 11 males, 9 females, 10.11.2019; 42 males, 39 females, 29.03 – 04.05.2020; 3 males, 3 females, 21.07.2020; 1 male, 2 females, 09.08.2020; 14 males, 11 females, 03.03.2021; 9 males, 2 females, 24.08.2022; Z4 – 1 male, 4 females, 5 – 12.05.2016; 2 males, 4 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 3 males, 1 female, 12 – 18.05.2018; 4 males, 4 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; Z11 – 10 males, 14 females, 20.04.2020; ChR – 1 male, 1 female, 10.04.2021.
12. Chrysotoxum bicinctum (Linnaeus, 1758)*
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We have not found any specimens of this species in SAMSU. We also found no other literature data on the presence of this species in Uzbekistan.
13. Chrysotoxum festivum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova 1987: 29; 1992: 20.
Material: ZP2 – 1 male, 6 females, 14.04.2021.
14. Chrysotoxum intermedium Meigen, 1822
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova, 1992: 20; 2011: 142.
Material: ZP3 – 2 males, 2 females, 22.03.2021.
15. Chrysotoxum kirghizorum Peck, 1974
Material: ZP3 – 4 females, 26.04.2019; 2 males, 2 females, 22.03.2021; UV – 2 males, 3 females, 06.08.2019; 7 males, 9 females, 10.11.2019; 4 males, 3 females, 29.03 – 04.05.2020; 4 males, 9 females, 21.07.2020; 1 male, 2 females, 24.08.2022; 1 male, 3 females, 03.03.2021; Z11 – 6 males, 8 females, 20.04.2020.
16. Chrysotoxum kozhevnikovi Smirnov, 1925
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
17. Chrysotoxum stackelbergi Violovitsh, 1953
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
18. Chrysotoxum vernale Loew, 1841
Daminova, 2011: 142.
Material: ZP2 – 6 males, 4 females, 14.04.2020; Z7 – 1 male, 5 females, 13.06.2020.
Genus Episyrphus Matsumura et Adachi, 1917
19. Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer, 1776)
Vakhidov, 1974: 27 (Syrphus balteatus De Geer 1776); Daminova, 1987: 29; 2011: 142.
Material: IS – 2 females, 03.05.2019; O – 1 male, 1 female, 09.05.2019; AT – 7 males, 2 females, 07.04.2019; ZP1 – 2 males, 13.04.2019; 3 males, 2 females, 11.05.2019; ZP3 – 2 females, 26.04.2019; 1 male, 1 female, 07.05.2019; ZP2 – 1 female, 14.04.2020; RD – 2 males, 5 females, 01.03.2020; BF – 1 female, 09.03.2021; UV – 2 males, 2 females, 06.08.2019; 5 males, 9 females, 10.11.2019; 1 male, 1 female, 11.04.2020; 4 males, 1 female, 12.07.2020; 3 females, 24.08.2022; UC – 1 male, 26.05.2019; Z1 – 1 male, 1 female, 06.05.2020; Z2 – 3 males, 6 females, 28.05.2020; Z3 – 1 female, 30.04.2019; Z4 – 4 males, 5 females, 5 – 12.05.2016; 11 males, 9 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 5 males, 4 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 1 male, 5 females, 17 – 24.05.2019 6 males, 6 females, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 5 males, 1 female, 14.06.2020; Z7 – 2 males, 1 female, 22.05.2019; 6 males, 1 female, 13.06.2020; Z8 – 4 males, 1 female, 14.04.2019; 5 males, 7 females, 20.05.2020; KK – 1 male, 1 female, 16.03.2019; YT – 1 male, 02.04.2019; 2 males, 16.03.2020.
Genus Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
20. Eupeodes asiaticus (Peck, 1972)
Material: ZP2 – 1 male, 14.04.2020; Z10 – 1 male, 26.04.2021.
21. Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius, 1794)
Yakhontov 1929: 32 (Syrphus corollae (Fabricius, 1794); Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324 (Syrphus corollae (Fabricius, 1794); Saidov 1965: 116 (Syrphus corollae (Fabricius, 1794); Davletshina 1974: 87 (Syrphus corollae (Fabricius, 1794); Daminova, 1997: 32 (Metasyphus corollae (Fabricius, 1794); 2011: 142 Metasphus corollae (Fabricius, 1794).
Material: IS – 10 males, 2 females, 03.05.2019; O – 1 male, 6 females, 09.05.2019; AT – 7 males, 2 females, 07.04.2019; ZP1 – 2 males, 13.04.2019; 3 males, 2 females, 11.05.2019; ZP2 – 8 females, 14.04.2020; ZP3 – 2 females, 26.04.2019; 1 male, 1 female, 07.05.2019; RD – 2 males, 01.03.2020; BG – 4 males, 17.03.2019; BF – 4 males, 1 female, 09.02.2021; UV – 2 males, 2 females, 06.08.2019; 10 males, 1 female, 10.11.2019; 8 males, 9 females, 11.04.2020; 1 male, 7 females, 12.07.2020; UC – 7 males, 10 females, 26.05.2019; Z1 – 1 male, 1 female, 06.05.2020; 1 male, 2 females, 09.08.2020; 7 females, 12.08.2021; 1 male, 2 females, 24.08.2022; Z2 – 5 males, 1 female, 28.05.2020; Z3 – 1 female, 30.04.2019; 7 males, 11 females, 02.05.2019; Z4 – 8 males, 4 females, 5 – 12.05.2016; 14 males, 6 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 7 males, 7 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 17 males, 33 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; 5 males, 2 females, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 11 males, 12 females, 13–14.06.2020; 4 males, 6 females, 30.05.2021; 3 males, 9 females, 02.06.2022; Z6 – 2 males, 13 females, 12.05.2021; 17 males, 8 females, 30.05.2021; Z7 – 4 males, 1 female, 22.05.2019; 7 males, 7 females, 30.06.2019; 6 males, 1 female, 13.06.2020; 13 males, 7 females, 17.04.2022; Z8 – 6 males, 12 females, 14.04.2019; 5 males, 7 females, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 5 males, 1 female, 05.06.2022; Z10 – 4 males, 7 females, 26.04.2021; Z11 – 4 males, 6 females, 20.04.2020; Z12 – 5 males, 11 females, 02.06.2019; Z13 – 1 female, 22.09.2020; KK – 5 males, 6 females, 16.03.2019; KB – 6 males, 4 females, 22.05.2019; YT – 1 male, 02.04.2019; 8 males, 16.03.2020; ChR – 1 male, 1 female, 10.04.2021; HL – 1 female, 12.06.2019.
22. Eupeodes latifasciatus (Macquart, 1829)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324 (Syrphus latifasciatus Macquart, 1829); Daminova, 2011: 142 (Metasyphus latifasciatus Macquart, 1829); 2014: 32 (Metasyphus latifasciatus Macquart, 1829).
Material: KG – 1 female, 02.06.2018.
23. Eupeodes luniger Meigen, 1822
Daminova 1987: 29 (Metasyphus luniger Meigen, 1822); 2014: 32 (Metasyphus luniger Meigen, 1822).
Material: UC – 1 female, 26.05.2019.
24. Eupeodes nuba (Wiedemann, 1830)
Syrphus interrumpens Walk – Davletshina 1974: 87; Metasyphus nuba (Wiedemann, 1830) – Daminova, 1997: 32; 2011: 142.
Material: UV – 1 male, 21.07.2020; Z5 – 5 males, 1 female, 30.05.2021.
Genus Ischiodon Sack, 1913
= Simosyrphus Bigot, 1882
25. Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Vakhidov, 1974: 27; Davletshina 1974: 87; Daminova 1997: 32.
Material: Kushrabad district 40°27'5 N 66°04'5 E– 1 male, 27.05.2018; IS – 5 males, 2 females, 03.05.2019; O – 4 males, 3 females, 09.05.2019; UV – 4 males, 12.07.2020; Z2 – 1 male, 28.05.2020; Z4 – 1 male, 14.06.2022; Z5 – 1 female, 03.06.2022; Z8 – 4 males, 1 female, 20.05.2020.
Genus Scaeva Fabricius, 1805
26. Scaeva albomaculata (Macquart, 1842)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; 32 (Lasiophthic usalbomaculata (Macquart, 1842); Saidov 1965: 116; Vakhidov, 1974: 27; Davletshina 1974: 87; Daminova, 1997:32; 2011: 142.
Material: IS – 1 male, 03.05.2019; O – 6 males, 2 females, 09.05.2019; ZP3 – 7 males, 2 females, 26.04.2019; Z2 – 1 male, 28.05.2020; Z3 – 1 female, 30.04.2019; Z4 – 1 male, 1 female, 5 – 12.05.2016; 2 males, 2 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 1 male,2 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 1 male, 2 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; 1 male, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 11 males, 5 females, 30.05.2021; 1 male, 02.06.2022; Z6 – 1 female, 12.05.2021; Z7 – 3 males, 1 female, 17.04.2022; Z8 – 1 male, 1 female, 14.04.2019; 1 male, 7 females, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 2 males, 2 females, 05.06.2022; Z12 – 6 males, 3 females, 02.06.2019; 1 male, 2 females, 24.05.2021.
27. Scaeva dignota (Rondani, 1857)
Material: UV – 3 males, 1 female, 06.08.2019; Z5 – 1 female, 02.06.2022; Z7 – 4 males, 2 females, 12.04.2019; 4 males, 17.04.2022; Z8 – 2 males, 1 female, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 1 male, 05.06.2022.
28. Scaeva latimaculata (Brunetti, 1923)
Daminova 1987: 29; 1997: 32; 2011: 143.
Material: Z2 – 3 males, 4 females, 28.05.2020; Z4 – 1 female, 5 – 12.05.2016; 1 male, 2 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 2 males, 2 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 2 males, 1 female, 17 – 24.05.2019; 5 males, 1 female, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 1 male, 02.06.2022; Z7 – 3 females, 13.06.2020; Z8 – 1 male, 2 females, 14.04.2019; 1 male, 6 females, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 1 male, 1 female, 05.06.2022; Z12 – 1 male, 3 females, 24.05.2021.
29. Scaeva pyrastri (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324 (Syrphus pyrastri (Linnaeus, 1758); Vakhidov, 1974: 27; Davletshina 1974: 87; Daminova 1997: 32; 2011: 143.
Material: ZP3 – 2 females, 26.04.2019; UV – 5 males, 16.04.2020; Z3 – 1 female, 04.05.2019; Z4 – 1 male, 5 – 12.05.2016; 4 males, 2 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 4 males, 3 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 3 males, 1 female, 17 – 24.05.2019; Z7 – 6 males, 22.05.2019; 1 female, 17.04.2022; Z9 – 1 female, 05.06.2022; Z12 – 1 male, 02.06.2019; 1 male, 1 female, 24.05.2021.
30. Scaeva selenitica (Meigen, 1822)
Daminova, 1992: 21.
Material: RD – 2 females, 01.03.2020; BF – 1 female, 09.02.2021.
Genus Spaerophoria Le Peletier et Serville, 1828
31. Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
32. Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Daminova 1992: 22.
Material: Z4 – 1 male, 07.05.2020; Z7 – 3 males, 13.06.2020; Z8 – 2 males, 20.05.2020; UV – 1 male, 12.07.2020.
33. Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Wiedemann, 1830)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova 1997: 32.
Material: IS – 5 males, 1 female, 03.05.2019; O – 1 male, 4 females, 09.05.2019; ZP3 – 7 males, 4 females, 26.04.2019; 1 male, 1 female, 22.03.2021; ZP2 – 1 female, 14.04.2020; UV – 7 males, 1 female, 12.07.2020; Z2 – 2 males, 3 females, 28.05.2020; Z3 – 1 male, 1 female, 30.04.2019; Z4 – 1 male, 1 female, 5 – 12.05.2016; 2 males, 2 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 8 males, 1 female, 12 – 18.05.2018; 4 males, 4 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; 1 male, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 1 female, 14.06.2021; Z12 – 5 males, 6 females, 02.06.2019; KB – 8 males, 9 females, 22.05.2019; YT – 1 male, 5 females, 16.03.2020; PS – 1 male, 12.06.2019.
34. Spaerophoria scripta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Yakhontov 1929: 32; Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Saidov 1965: 116; Vakhidov, 1974: 27; Davletshina 1974: 87; Peck, 1988: 45.
Material: IS – 10 males, 7 females, 03.05.2019; O – 7 males, 11 females, 09.05.2019; AT – 11 males, 4 females, 07.04.2019; ZP1 – 4 males, 13.04.2019; 4 males, 8 females, 11.05.2019; ZP3 – 2 females, 26.04.2019; 1 male, 1 female, 07.05.2019; ZP2 – 9 females, 14.04.2020; RD – 5 males, 01.03.2020; BG – 5 males, 7 females, 17.03.2019; BF – 3 males, 1 female, 09.02.2021; UV – 7 males, 6 females, 06.08.2019; 11 males, 17 females, 10.11.2019; 8 males, 9 females, 11.04.2020; 1 male, 7 females, 12.07.2020; 14 males, 9 females, 13.04.2021; 11 males, 19 females, 28.05.2021; 5 females, 12.08.2021; 5 males, 5 females, 15.08.2021; 4 males, 3 females, 24.08.2022; UC – 4 males, 6 females, 26.05.2019; 11 males, 16 females, 11 – 28.06.2019; 19 males, 14 females, 01.04 – 03.09.2020; Z1 – 1 male, 1 female, 06.05.2020; Z2 – 5 males, 1 female, 28.05.2020; Z3 – 1 male, 2 females, 30.04.2019; 1 male, 14.06.2022; Z4 – 6 males, 8 females, 20.05.2019; 5 males, 2 females, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 1 male, 02.06.2022; Z7 – 4 males, 1 female, 22.05.2019; 6 males, 1 female, 13.06.2020; Z8 – 3 males, 2 females, 14.04.2019; 5 males, 7 females, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 1 female, 05.06.2022; Z12 – 7 males, 13 females, 02.06.2019; Z13 – 1 female, 22.09.2020; KK – 5 males, 14 females, 16.03.2019; KB – 15 males, 11 females, 22.05.2019; YT – 1 male, 3 females, 02.04.2019; 8 males, 16.03.2020; ChR – 1 male, 1 female, 10.04.2021; HL – 2 males, 2 females, 12.06.2019.
Genus Syrphus Fabricius 1775
35. Syrphus ribesii (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
36. Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875
Material: ZP3 – 1 male, 26.04.2019; 1 female, 22.03.2021; ZP2 – 2 males, 2 females, 14.04.2020; UV – 1 female, 01.05.2020; Z1 – 1 female, 06.05.2020; Z2 – 1 female, 28.05.2020; Z5 – 1 female, 30.05.2021; Z8 – 2 males, 2 females, 14.04.2019; 2 females, 20.05.2020; Z11 – 1 female, 20.04.2020; YT – 5 females, 16.03.2020.
37. Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Vakhidov, 1974: 27; Davletshina, 1974: 87; Daminova, 1997:32; 2011: 142.
Material: ZP1 – 2 females, 13.04.2019; ZP3 – 3 males, 22.03.2021; ZP2 – 2 males, 1 female, 14.04.2020; BF – 1 female, 09.02.2021; UV – 1 female, 06.08.2019; 7 males, 29.03.2020; 1 male, 11.04.2021; 1 female, 04.05.2020; 1 female, 15.08.2021; Z1 – 4 males, 06.05.2020; Z2 – 5 males, 1 female, 28.05.2020; Z4 – 2 males, 1 female, 5 – 12.05.2016; 3 males, 5 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 4 males, 2 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 3 males, 2 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; 2 males, 2 females, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 2 males, 30.05.2021; 2 females, 14.06.2020; 4 males, 1 female, 02.06.2022; Z8 – 8 males, 3 females, 14.04.2019; 1 male, 1 female, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 3 males, 1 female, 09.05.2022; PS – 1 female, 12.06.2019.
Genus Xanthogramma Schiner, 1860
38. Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Deg.
Daminova 1987: 29; 1992: 21.
Material: ZP1 – 1 male, 1 female, 09.04.2018.
39. Xanthogramma hissarica Violovitsh, 1975
Material: Z9 – 1 female, 09.05.2022; Z12 – 2 males, 1 female, 02.06.2019; 1 male, 1 female, 24.05.2021.
40. Xanthogramma kirgisistanum Enderlein, 1938
Peck, 1988: 51; Daminova, 1992: 21.
Material: ZP1 – 1 female, 10.05.2017; 2 males, 13.04.2019.
Subfamily Pipizinae Rondani, 1856
Tribus Pipizini Williston, 1885
Genus Neocnemodon Goffe, 1944
41. Neocnemodon sp.
Material: Z5 – 1 male, 1 female, 13–14.06.2020.
Genus Pipizella Rondani, 1856
42. Pipizella mesasiatica Stackelberg, 1952
Daminova, 1992: 21; 1997: 36.
Material: Z1 – 2 males, 06.05.2020; Z4 – 1 male, 10 females, 5 – 12.05.2016; 13 males, 9 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 11 males, 6 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 3 males, 8 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; 7 males, 07.06.2020; Z6 – 1 male, 12.05.2021; Z7 – 3 males, 13.05.2021; 11 males, 5 females, 17.04.2022; Z8 – 19 males, 13 females, 14.04.2019; 2 females, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 1 female, 05.06.2022; Z13 – 7 males, 22.09.2020.
Subfamily Eristalinae Rondani, 1857
Tribus Brachiopini Williston, 1885
Genus Chrysogaster Meigen, 1803
43 . Chrysogaster cemiteriorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Material: Z5 – 5 males, 9 females, 13.06.2020; Z6 – 5 males, 4 females, 30.06.2020.
44. Chrysogaster kirgisorum Stackelberg, 1952
Daminova, 1992: 22.
Material: KG – 2 females, 02.06.2018.
45. Chrysogaster musatovi Stackelberg, 1952
Daminova, 1992: 22; 1997: 33; 2011: 143.
Material: Z7 – 1 male, 19.05.2018; 3 males, 2 females, 30.06.2019; KB – 1 male, 22.05.2019.
46. Chrysogaster tadjikorum Stackelberg, 1952
Stackelberg, 1952: 364; Daminova, 1992: 22.
Material: ZP1 – 1 male, 13.04.2019; ZP3 – 1 male, 26.04.2019; 1 male, 30.04.2019; Z7 – 2 males, 1 female, 22.05.2019; 11 males, 17.04.2022.
Genus Lejogaster Rondani, 1857
47. Lejogaster metallina (Fabricius, 1781)
Daminova, 2011: 143.
Material: Z4 – 1 female, 07.05.2021.
48. Lejogaster tarsata Meigen, 1822
Lejogaster splendida (Meigen, 1822) – Daminova 1987: 29; 2011: 143; 2014: 19.
Material: AT – 1 male, 07.04.2019; Z7 – 2 males, 3 females, 13.05.2021; PS – 1 male, 12.06.2019.
Genus Orthonevra Macquart, 1829
49. Orthonevra frontalis (Loew, 1843)
Daminova, 1997: 34; 2011: 143.
Material: Z7 – 1 male, 17.04.2022; KG – 1 male, 02.06.2018.
Tribus Ceriodini Wahlgren, 1909
Genus Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
50. Ceriana brunetti (Shannon, 1927)
Violovitsh, 1974: 85; Daminova, 1992: 22; 2011: 143.
Material: Z2 – 1 male, 28.05.2020.
51. Ceriana sartorum Smirnov, 1924
Smirnov, 1924: 350; Violovitsh, 1974: 86; Daminova 1992: 23.
Material: Z2 – 1 male, 28.05.2020; Z4 – 1 male, 22.05.2019; 4 males, 4 females, 07.05.2020; UV – 1 male, 04.05.2020, ChR – 1 male, 1 female, 10.04.2021.
Tribus Eristalini Newman, 1834
Genus Anasimyia Schiner, 1864
52. Anasimyia subtransfugus (Stackelberg) 1963
Daminova 1987: 29; 1992: 24; 2014: 18 (Helophilus subtransfugus).
Material: ChR – 4 males, 10.04.2021.
Genus Eristalinus Rondani, 1845
53. Eristalinus (Eristalinus) aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Peck, 1968: 119; Daminova, 1992: 24.
Material: ZP1 – 1 male, 11.05.2019; BG – 3 males, 1 female, 17.03.2019; UV – 2 males, 06.08.2019; 1 male, 3 females, 09.08.2020; 7 females, 24.08.2022; YT – 1 male, 02.04.2019.
54. Eristalinus quinquelineatus (Fabricius, 1781)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova 1987: 29;
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
55. Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova, 1987: 29; 1992: 24; 2014: 18.
Material: ZP2 – 1 female, 14.04.2021; UV – 5 males, 3 females, 06.08.2019.
Genus Eristalis Latreille, 1804
56. Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova, 1987: 29; 1992: 24.
Material: IS – 1 female, 03.05.2019; ZP3 – 1 male, 14.03.2020; ZP2 – 5 males, 6 females, 14.04.2020; BG – 4 males, 7 females, 17.03.2019; UV – 1 male, 06.08.2019; 8 males, 1 female, 04.05.2020; Z1 – 2 males, 7 females, 06.05.2020; Z2 – 6 males, 1 female, 28.05.2020; Z3 – 7 males, 2 females, 14.06.2022; 6 males, 5 females, 02.05.2019; Z4 – 10 males, 6 females, 5 – 12.05.2016; 10 males, 13 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 10 males, 11 female, 12 – 18.05.2018; 6 males, 7 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; 3 males, 6 females, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 1 male, 02.06.2022; Z6 – 12 males, 9 females, 12.05.2021; Z7 – 5 males, 22.05.2019; 9 males, 4 females, 13.06.2020; Z8 – 5 males, 7 females, 14.04.2019; 6 males, 2 females, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 6 males, 1 female, 05.06.2022; Z13 – 3 males, 22.09.2020; Z15 – 1 male, 8 females, 23.06.2019; KK – 1 male, 7 females, 16.03.2019; YT – 9 males, 1 female, 02.04.2019; 13 males, 8 females, 16.03.2020.
57. Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Smirnov, 1924: 292; Daminova, 1987: 29; 1992: 24.
Material: IS – 1 male, 7 females, 03.05.2019; O – 1 male, 1 female, 09.05.2019; AT – 7 males, 6 females, 07.04.2019; ZP1 – 3 males, 2 females, 11.05.2019; ZP2 – 6 males, 8 females, 14.04.2020; ZP3 – 1 female, 14.03.2020; RD – 1 female, 01.03.2020; BG – 1 male, 8 females, 17.03.2019; BF – 1 female, 09.02.2021; UV – 4 males, 5 females, 06.08.2019; 1 male, 04.05.2020; Z1 – 8 males, 6 females, 06.05.2020; Z2 – 1 female, 28.05.2020; 6 males, 2 females, 12.08.2021; Z3 – 7 males, 8 females, 14.06.2022; 8 males, 15 females, 02.05.2019; Z4 – 14 males, 10 females, 5 – 12.05.2016; 5 males, 11 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 11 males, 19 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 14 males, 9 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; 11 males, 11 females, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 14 males, 2 females, 13–14.06.2020; 5 males, 1 female, 30.05.2021; 1 male, 02.06.2022; Z6 – 2 males, 2 females, 12.05.2021; 1 male, 6 females, 30.05.2021; Z7 – 4 males, 7 females, 22.05.2019; 6 males, 1 female, 13.06.2020; 1 female, 30.06.2019; 5 males, 1 female, 17.04.2022; Z8 – 11 males, 13 females, 14.04.2019; 9 males, 6 females, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 8 males, 11 females, 05.06.2022; Z10 – 9 males, 8 females, 26.04.2021; Z11 – 7 males, 11 females, 20.04.2020; Z12 – 9 males, 6 females, 24.05.2021; Z13 – 7 males, 1 female, 22.09.2020; 7 males, 1 female, 04.07.2020; Z14 – 4 males, 6 females, 24.05.2021; Z15 – 7 males, 12 females, 23.06.2019; KK – 1 male, 9 females, 16.03.2019; YT – 8 males, 14 females, 02.04.2019.
Genus Helophilus Meigen, 1822
58. Helophilus continuus Loew, 1854
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova 1987: 29; 2004: 169.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
59. Helophilus pendulus (Linnaeus, 1758)*
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We have not found any specimens of this species in SAMSU. We also found no other literature data on the presence of this species in Uzbekistan.
60. Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus (Fabricius, 1805)
Daminova 1988: 90 (Tubifera trivittatus Fabricius, 1805); 1992: 24 (Helophilus parallelus (Harris, 1776).
Material: ZP1 – 1 male, 13.04.2019; ZP3 – 1 female, 07.05.2019; ZP2 – 2 males, 14.04.2020. PS – 1 female, 12.06.2019.
61. Helophilus turanicus Smirnov 1923
Smirnov, 1923: 85; Peck, 1988: 197.
Material:ZP3 – 1 female, 07.05.2019; UV – 1 male, 06.08.2019; 1 female, 01.05.2020.
Genus Mesembrinus Rondani, 1857
62. Mesembrinus peregrinus (Loew, 1846)
Daminova 1987: 29 (Helophilus peregrinus); Daminova, 1992: 24; 2014: 18.
Material: ZP3 – 1 male, 26.04.2019.
Genus Myathropa Rondani, 1845
63. Myathropa semenovi (Smirnov, 1925)
Smirnov, 1924: 293; Daminova, 1997: 33.
Material: ZP1 – 2 males, 11.05.2019; ZP2 – 1 female, 14.04.2020; ZP3 – 1 male, 26.04.2019; 1 female, 07.05.2019; UV – 4 males, 3 females, 06.08.2019; 4 males, 3 females, 04.05.2020; Z4 – 3 males, 1 female, 5 – 12.05.2016; 2 males, 2 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 8 males, 8 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 1 male, 1 female, 02.04.2019; 1 male, 4 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; Z5 – 1 male, 02.06.2022; Z6 – 6 males, 3 females, 12.05.2021; 4 males, 5 females, 30.05.2021; Z8 – 1 male, 14.04.2019; Z11 – 8 males, 6 females, 20.04.2020; Z13 – 1 male, 22.09.2020.
Tribus Eumerini Smirnov, 1924
Genus Eumerus Meigen, 1822
64. Eumerus amoenus Loew, 1848
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova, 1992: 22; 2011: 143.
Material: Z4 – 1 male, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 1 female, 02.06.2022.
65. Eumerus aristatus Peck, 1969
Daminova, 1992: 22.
Material: UV – 1 male, 10.10.2019; Z1 – 7 males, 5 females, 06.05.2020; Z2 – 8 males, 5 females, 28.05.2020; Z4 – 1 male, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 8 males, 14.05.2021; 2 males, 02.06.2022; Z8 – 5 males, 2 females, 20.05.2020;Z9 – 5 males, 6 females, 05.06.2022; Z12 – 1 male, 24.05.2021.
66. Eumerus bactrianus Stackelberg, 1952
Daminova, 1987: 29; 1992: 22; 2011: 143.
Material: Z7 – 1 male, 13.06.2020.
67. Eumerus coeruleus (Becker, 1913)
Stackelberg, 1961: 191; Daminova, 1992: 22.
Material: Z7 – 3 females, 30.06.2019; 1 male, 19.07.2019; Z14 – 3 males, 24.05.2021.
68. Eumerus emarginatus Loew, 1848*
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU. This species was described from Sicily and distributed around the Mediterranean Sea, so its presence in Western Zarafshan is very doubtful.
69. Eumerus gussakowskii Stackelberg, 1949
Daminova, 1992: 22.
Material: Z5 – 1 female, 13.06.2020; Z13 – 2 males, 1 female, 22.09.2020; 1 female, 04.07.2020.
70. Eumerus kondarensis Stackelberg, 1952
Stackelberg, 1952: 383; Daminova, 1992: 22.
Material: UV – 1 female, 12.07.2020; Z2 – 4 males, 1 female, 28.05.2020; Z4 – 2 males, 3 females, 07.05.2020; 1 male 14.06.2022; Z5 – 1 male, 2 females, 14.06.2020; 3 males, 2 females, 30.05.2021; 2 males, 1 female, 13.06.2021; Z5 – 1 male, 02.06.2022; Z6 – 3 males, 12.05.2021; 1 male, 30.05.2021; Z7 – 1 female, 22.05.2019; 1 female,30.06.2019; Z8 – 6 males, 2 females, 14.04.2019; 2 females, 20.05.2020; Z13 – 1 male, 22.09.2020.
71. Eumerus pamirorum Stackelberg, 1949
Daminova, 2011: 143.
Material: Z2 – 2 males, 1 female, 28.05.2020; Z5 – 5 males, 1 female, 30.05.2021; 5 males, 14.06.2020; 5 males, 1 female, 03.06.2022; Z14 – 1 male, 04.07.2020.
72. Eumerus purpureus Macquart, 1839*
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU. This species was described from Canary Islands, so its presence in Western Zarafshan is very doubtful.
73. Eumerus roborovskii Stackelberg, 1952
Peck, 1988: 161.
Material: Z5 –1 male, 02.06.2022.
74. Eumerus rushanicus Stackelberg, 1952
Daminova 1997: 31; 2011: 143.
Material: Z13 – 1 female, 22.09.2020; Z14 – 1 male, 04.07.2020.
75. Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, 1952
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Stackelberg, 1961: 207; Daminova 1997: 31;
2011: 143.
Material: UV – 2 males, 12.07.2020; 1 male, 21.07.2020.
76. Eumerus strigatus (Fallen, 1817) Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
77. Eumerus sp.
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. In the "Invertebrates of the Zeravshan Valley" (Alimdzhanov and Bronstein, 1956) indicates the species Eumerus maculipenius Fll. which was not in any catalog. If there is a typo here, then it can be assumed that they meant either Eumerus maculipennis Bezzi, 1915, or Eumerus maculipennis Becker, 1921. The first species is known from Africa (Peck 1988), the second is described from Turkmenistan (Becker, 1921) and turned out to be a junior homonym and was reassigned as Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923. Therefore, the presence of this species in the Zarafshan Valley does not contradict the logic (Grković et all. 2019). But we didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
78. Eumerus tadzhikorum Stackelberg, 1949
Stackelberg, 1949: 434 Daminova 2011: 143.
Material: Z6 – 1 male, 13.06.2021; Z7 – 2 females, 13.06.2020; Z9 – 1 male, 05.06.2022; Z14 – 1 male, 04.07.2020.
79. Eumerus turanicus Stackelberg, 1952
Daminova, 1997: 33.
Material: Z14 – 1 male, 04.07.2020.
80. Eumerus ursiculus Stackelberg, 1949
Daminova 1987: 29; Peck, 1988: 164.
Material: Z6 – 2 males, 30.05.2021; Z14 – 3 males, 1 female, 04.07.2020.
Genus Merodon Meigen, 1803
81. Merodon aberrans Egger, 1860*
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. No specimens have been found in the SAMSU. The species was de- scribed from Europe and is distributed to the Caucasus, so its presence in Western Zarafshan is very doubtful.
82. Merodon pruni (Rossi, 1790)
Daminova, 1992: 22.
Material: Z5 – 1 male, 14.06.2020.
83. Merodon tarsatus Sack, 1913
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324 (Lampetia tarsata (Sack, 1913); Daminova, 1992: 22.
Material: Z8 – 4 males, 8 females, 14.04.2019; 6 males, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 6 males, 6 females, 05.06.2022; Z12 – 4 males, 24.05.2021.
84. Merodon turkestanicus Paramonov, 1927
Paramonov, 1927: 77; Daminova, 1992: 22.
Material: Z5 – 1 male, 02.06.2022; Z7 –1 female, 17.04.2022; Z8 – 4 males, 4 females, 14.04.2019; 1 male, 2 females, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 13 males, 7 females, 05.06.2022; Z14 – 1 male, 04.07.2020.
Tribus Xylotini Bigot, 1883
Genus Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
85. Spilomyia manicata (Rondani, 1865)*
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. The species was described from Europe and is distributed to the Caucasus, so its presence in Western Zarafshan is very doubtful. No specimens have been found in the SAMSU. We believe that the record of this species from Uzbekistan is based on misidentification and probably these were specimens belonging to the Spilomyia sulphurea Sack, 1910.
86. Spilomyia sulphurea Sack, 1910
Peck, 1988: 215; Daminova, 1992: 22; 1997: 36.
Material: Z4 – 23.04.1940 – 1 male, 1 female (unknown collector); Z3 – 1 female, 02.06.2008 (E. Abdullayev).
Genus Syritta Le Peletier et Serville, 1828
87. Syritta pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Smirnov, 1924: 292; Daminova 1987: 30.
Material: IS – 9 males, 6 females, 03.05.2019; O – 8 males, 8 females, 09.05.2019; AT – 1 female, 07.04.2019; ZP1 – 6 males, 2 females, 13.04.2019; 7 males, 3 females, 11.05.2019; ZP2 – 6 males, 3 females, 14.04.2020; ZP3 – 1 male, 26.04.2019; UV – 1 male, 6 females, 06.08.2019; 1 male, 5 females, 16.04.2020; 1 male, 12.07.2020; 1 male, 01.05.2020; 2 males, 04.05.2020; Z1 – 10 males, 5 females, 06.05.2020; Z4 – 5 males, 1 female, 5 – 12.05.2016; 2 males, 7 females, 13 – 23.06.2017; 6 males, 5 females, 12 – 18.05.2018; 5 males, 3 females, 17 – 24.05.2019; 3 males, 1 female, 07.05.2020; Z5 – 7 males, 10 females, 13–14.06.2020; 6 males, 7 females, 30.05.2021; 7 males, 5 females, 02.06.2022; Z6 – 3 males, 1 female, 30.05.2020; Z7 – 6 males, 5 females, 22.05.2019; 4 males, 9 females, 30.06.2019; 1 male, 6 females, 13.06.2020; 1 male, 8 females, 17.04.2022; Z8 – 8 males, 11 females, 14.04.2019; 6 males, 2 females, 20.05.2020; Z9 – 1 male, 1 female, 05.06.2022; Z10 – 6 males, 6 females, 26.04.2021; Z11 – 2 males, 11 females, 20.04.2020; Z12 – 1 male, 02.06.2019; Z13 – 2 males, 22.09.2020; Z15 – 1 male, 1 female, 23.06.2019; KB – 3 males, 1 female, 22.05.2019; JE – 4 males, 2 females, 12.05.2021; YT – 2 males, 16.03.2020; PS – 1 male, 2 females, 12.06.2019.
88. Syritta vittata Portschinsky, 1875
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
Genus Xylota Meigen, 1822
89. Xylota ignava (Panzer, 1798)
Peck, 1988: 225; Daminova, 1992: 22.
Material: Z5 – 1 female, 30.05.2021.
Tribus Cheilosini Williston, 1885
Genus Cheilosia Meigen, 1822
90. Cheilosia aerea Dufour, 1848
Material: ZP2 – 1 male, 14.04.2020; Z5 – 1 male, 02.06.2022; Z6 – 4 females, 12.05.2021; Z7 – 3 females, 30.06.2019; 2 males, 6 females, 13.06.2020; Z8 – 1 male, 14.04.2019; Z15 – 1 male, 23.06.2019; HL – 1 female, 12.06.2019.
91. Cheilosia grossa (Fallen, 1817)
Peck, 1988: 104.
Material: ZP3 – 1 female, 10.03.2019; 7 males, 6 females, 14.03.2020; 3 males, 22.03.2021; ZP2 – 2 males, 2 females, 14.04.2020; RD – 3 males, 01.03.2020; YT – 1 male, 16.03.2020.
92. Cheilosia lola Zimina, 1970
Material: Z8 – 1 male, 20.05.2020.
93. Cheilosia stackelbergi
Material: HL – 2 males, 1 female, 12.06.2019.
Tribus Volucellini Newman, 1834
Genus Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
94 . Volucella bella Barkalov, 2003
Material: Z4 – 1 male, 01.06.2000 (E. Abdullayev leg.); BF – 1 male, 08.09.2022.
Remarks. We believe in the fauna of Uzbekistan, it was mistakenly reported by Alimdzhanov and Bronstein as Volucella zonaria (Poda, 1761) (Alimdzhanov and Bronstein 1956).
95. Volucella inanis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU.
96. Volucella pellucens (Linnaeus, 1758)*
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324.
Remarks. We didn't found specimens of this species in SAMSU. We also found no other literature data on the presence of this species in Uzbekistan.
97. Volucella plumatoides Hervé–Bazin, 1923
Daminova 1987: 29; Peck, 1988: 131.
Material: HL – 1 male, 12.06.2019.
98. Volucella zonaria (Poda, 1761)*
Alimdzhanov, Bronstein, 1956: 324; Daminova 1987: 29;
Remarks. We believe that this species is absent in the fauna of the Western part of the Zarafshan Ridge, since specimens with such a label in the SAMSU actually belong to Volucella bella Barkalov, 2003.
Acknowledgements
I wish to thank Anatolij V. Barkalov (Novosibirsk, Russia) for the determination species and general advice on this study. I wish to thank anonymous reviewers for corrections and critical commenting of the manuscript.
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