An updated checklist of the hoverflies of Nepal (Diptera: Syrphidae) | ||
| Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics | ||
| Article 5, Volume 10, Issue 3, 2024, Pages 485-533 PDF (3.16 M) | ||
| Document Type: Checklist | ||
| DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.3.485 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Urmila Dyola1; Anjeela Pandey1; Taslima Sheikh2; Pradip Subedi1; Muhammad Asghar Hassan* 3 | ||
| 1Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| 2Department of Zoology, Sunrise University Alwar, Rajasthan 301026, India | ||
| 3Institute of Entomology, The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P.R. China | ||
| Abstract | ||
| An updated checklist of the hoverflies including distribution and seasonal occurence data of known species in Nepal is presented. The list is based on all available published literature on taxonomy, biodiversity, ecology, and biological aspects of the syrphid fauna of Nepal up to 2023. A total of 205 species from three subfamilies and 63 genera are known to occur in Nepal. Among the three subfamilies, Eristalinae shares maximum species (111 species, 54%), followed by Syrphinae (90 species, 44%), and Microdontinae (four species, 2%). is presented. Among these, 48 (23%) species are recorded in Nepal only. The distribution of known hoverfly species in the country is not uniform, with the Bagmati (82 species) and Koshi (75 species) provinces having the greatest number of species, while the Madhesh (four species) and Lumbini (one species) provinces having the lowest records. The highest number of species are recorded in May (51 species), followed by July (50 species) and June (48 species). Winter season records are relatively low, and distribution data are still incomplete for some sites. Based on the present review, comprehensive and systematic sampling across the entire country is necessary for further exploration of Nepal's hoverfly fauna. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| biogeography; Biocontrol; distribution; drone flies; flower flies; Himalayas | ||
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