Two species of the hoverfly genus <i>Eumerus</i> Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) new record for Pakistan

An updated checklist of the genus Eumerus Meigen, 1822 is presented from Pakistan along with two new country records, i.e., Eumerus vestitus Bezzi, 1912 and Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, 1952. Eumerus sogdianus is native to Central and Southern Europe, but recorded from east to Central and Southern Asia, and Eumerus vestitus is native to the Afrotropical region, but recently also recorded from India. Both species are collected from northern areas of Pakistan - the extreme edge of the western Himalayas, where a significant diversity of hoverflies has been reported in recent studies. A brief diagnosis, identification key, and a taxonomic remark on known Pakistani Eumerus species are presented. A distribution map and detailed photographs of the newly recorded species are also presented.

Keywords:
Gilgit-Baltistan; Invasive species; Onion bulb fly; Oriental region; Distribution.

Authorship

Muhammad Asghar Hassan ⁶6E-mail: kakojan112@gmail.com (corresponding author)

Conceptualization

Writing - review & editing

Methodology

discussion of the results

reviewed

approved the final version of the paper

Guizhou University (GZU), Institute of Entomology, The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources. Guiyang, Guizhou, China.Guizhou UniversityChinaGuiyang, Guizhou, ChinaGuizhou University (GZU), Institute of Entomology, The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources. Guiyang, Guizhou, China.

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2590-5781

Anjum Shehzad ⁷7E-mail: nim.anjum@gmail.com

Supervision

discussion of the results

reviewed

approved the final version of the paper

National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC), National Insect Museum (NIM). Islamabad, Pakistan.National Agriculture Research CentrePakistanIslamabad, PakistanNational Agriculture Research Centre (NARC), National Insect Museum (NIM). Islamabad, Pakistan.

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0531-7352

Urmila Dyola ⁸8E-mail: dyolaurmila@gmail.com

Writing - review & editing

discussion of the results

reviewed

approved the final version of the paper

Tribhuvan University (TU), Institute of Sciences and Technology, Central Department of Zoology. Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.Tribhuvan UniversityNepalKirtipur, Kathmandu, NepalTribhuvan University (TU), Institute of Sciences and Technology, Central Department of Zoology. Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3934-7568

Muhammad Qasim ⁹9E-mail: qasimagri@yahoo.com

Writing - original draft

discussion of the results

reviewed

approved the final version of the paper

Kohsar University Murree (KUM), Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Punjab, Pakistan.Kohsar University MurreePakistanPunjab, PakistanKohsar University Murree (KUM), Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Punjab, Pakistan.

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4322-5221

Noor Fatima ¹⁰10E-mail: noorfatima8482@gmail.com

Writing - original draft

discussion of the results

reviewed

approved the final version of the paper

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7191-0720

Zershina Maryam ¹¹11E-mail: zershinamaryam222@gmail.com

Writing - review & editing

Methodology

discussion of the results

reviewed

approved the final version of the paper

University of Baltistan (UOBS), Department of Biological Sciences. Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.University of BaltistanPakistanGilgit-Baltistan, PakistanUniversity of Baltistan (UOBS), Department of Biological Sciences. Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5571-3329

⁶E-mail: kakojan112@gmail.com (corresponding author)

⁷E-mail: nim.anjum@gmail.com

⁸E-mail: dyolaurmila@gmail.com

⁹E-mail: qasimagri@yahoo.com

¹⁰E-mail: noorfatima8482@gmail.com

¹¹E-mail: zershinamaryam222@gmail.com

Edited by: Rafaela Lopes Falaschi

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:

Authors declare that there is no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, male: (A) Dorsal habitus, (B) Lateral habitus, (C) Ventral habitus, (D) Head, frontal view, (E) Head, dorsal view, (F) Close view of male genital segments, ventral view.

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Figure 2
Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, female. (A) Dorsal habitus, (B) Lateral habitus, (C) Ventral habitus, (D) Head, frontal view, (E) Head, dorsal view, (F) Head, lateral view.

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Figure 3
Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, male. (A) Hind femora, posterior view, (B) Hind tarsus, posterior view, (C) Sternite IV, ventral view, (D) Male genitalia, lateral view, (E) Male genitalia, ventral view, (F) Male genitalia, dorsal view.

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Figure 4
Eumerus vestitus Bezzi, male. (A) Dorsal habitus, (B) Lateral habitus, (C) Ventral habitus, (D) Head, frontal view, (E) Head, lateral view, (F) Head, dorsal view.

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Eumerus vestitus Bezzi, female. (A) Dorsal habitus, (B) Lateral habitus, (C) Ventral habitus, (D) Head, frontal view, (E) Head, dorsal view, (F) Abdomen, dorsal view.

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Eumerus vestitus Bezzi, male. (A) Sternite IV, dorsal view, (B) Sternite IV, ventral view, (C) Sternite IV, close view ventral thick spatulated microtrichia, (D) Hind femora, posterior view, (E) Hind tarsus, lateral view, (F) Hind tarsus, posterior view, (G) Male genitalia, lateral view, (H) Male genitalia, ventral view.

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Map showing the geographic distribution of Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg and Eumerus vestitus Bezzi in Pakistan and its neighboring countries.

Figure 1 Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, male: (A) Dorsal habitus, (B) Lateral habitus, (C) Ventral habitus, (D) Head, frontal view, (E) Head, dorsal view, (F) Close view of male genital segments, ventral view.

Figure 2 Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, female. (A) Dorsal habitus, (B) Lateral habitus, (C) Ventral habitus, (D) Head, frontal view, (E) Head, dorsal view, (F) Head, lateral view.

Figure 3 Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, male. (A) Hind femora, posterior view, (B) Hind tarsus, posterior view, (C) Sternite IV, ventral view, (D) Male genitalia, lateral view, (E) Male genitalia, ventral view, (F) Male genitalia, dorsal view.

Figure 4 Eumerus vestitus Bezzi, male. (A) Dorsal habitus, (B) Lateral habitus, (C) Ventral habitus, (D) Head, frontal view, (E) Head, lateral view, (F) Head, dorsal view.

Figure 5 Eumerus vestitus Bezzi, female. (A) Dorsal habitus, (B) Lateral habitus, (C) Ventral habitus, (D) Head, frontal view, (E) Head, dorsal view, (F) Abdomen, dorsal view.

Figure 6 Eumerus vestitus Bezzi, male. (A) Sternite IV, dorsal view, (B) Sternite IV, ventral view, (C) Sternite IV, close view ventral thick spatulated microtrichia, (D) Hind femora, posterior view, (E) Hind tarsus, lateral view, (F) Hind tarsus, posterior view, (G) Male genitalia, lateral view, (H) Male genitalia, ventral view.

Figure 7 Map showing the geographic distribution of Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg and Eumerus vestitus Bezzi in Pakistan and its neighboring countries.

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[1] ⁶E-mail: kakojan112@gmail.com (corresponding author)