Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen 1822
- Dataset
- Catalogue of the Syrphidae of Egypt (Diptera)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Diptera
- family
- Syrphidae
- genus
- Paragus
- species
- Paragus haemorrhous
description
Egyptian localities: Coastal Strip: Mariout. Eastern Desert: Suez Road, Wadi Hoff, Wadi Ibtadi, Wadi Rishrash, Wadi Zohleiga. Lower Nile Valley & Delta: Abu-Rawash, El-Mansoura, Ezbet El-Nakhl, Kafr Hakim, Kirdassa, Shubra. [Source: Shaumar & Kamal (1978)]. Activity period in Egypt: March to October.
discussion
Remarks: Adults fly low through ground vegetation, with a darting, erratic and weaving flight. Males usually hover close to the ground or close to the foliage of low-growing plants and settles on foliage or the ground. In Europe, this species usually visits the flowers of the Umbelliferae, Matricaria, Origanum, Polygonum, Potentilla, Solidago and Stellaria (De Buck 1990; Speight 2017).
materials_examined
Material examined: 1 male, Wadi El Zohleiga, 2. V. 1925, leg. Efflatoun (specimen published in Shaumar & Kamal (1978 )) [EFC]; 1 female, Kafr Hakim, 10. VI. 1924, leg. Efflatoun (specimen published in Shaumar & Kamal (1978 )) [PPDD]. World distribution: AF: Widespread. NE: N America from the Yukon south to Costa Rica. PA: Afghanistan, Egypt, Europe (Widespread), Israel, Japan, Korea.