Barkalov A.V. 1, Mutin V.A. 2 2024. Review of the Eumerus strigatus (Fallen, 1817) species group (Diptera, Syrphidae) in the central and eastern parts of the Palaearctic. Part I. Checklist with description of new species // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.23. No.4: 189–205 [in English].
1 Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Frunze Str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091 Russia. E-mail: bark@eco.nsc.ru
2 Amur State University of Humanities and Pedagogy, Kirova Str. 17/2, Komsomolsk-na-Amure 681000 Russia. E-mail: valerimutin@mail.ru
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.23.04.02
ABSTRACT. The systematics and fauna of hoverflies of the genus Eumerus Meigen, 1822 (Diptera, Syrphidae) in the central and eastern parts of Palaearctic have been studied. This paper deals with species that are close to E. strigatus (Fallen, 1817). A total of 30 species have been registered, of which 8 species, E. ampliotarsus Barkalov et Mutin, sp.n., E. borisovi Barkalov et Mutin, sp.n., E. dauricus Barkalov et Mutin, sp.n., E. gulyaevi Barkalov et Mutin, sp.n., E. iranicus Barkalov et Mutin, sp.n., E. trilobatus Barkalov et Mutin, sp.n., E. verae Barkalov et Mutin, sp.n. and E. ziminae Barkalov et Mutin, sp.n., are described as new to science. Six species are newly recorded for some regions, namely: E. banaticus Nedeljkovic et al. for Kazakhstan and the south part of European part of Russia, E. basalis Loew for Krasnodarskii Krai of Russia, E. bicornis Grkovic et al. for Turkmenistan, E. consimilis Simic et Vujic for Azerbaijan, E. montanum Grkovic et al. for Kazakhstan and Krasnodarskii Krai of Russia, and E. roborovskii Stackelberg for Mongolia. Photographs of the external appearance and drawings of male genitalia, the fourth sternum and other characters important for species diagnoses are provided for all of the discussed species.
KEY WORDS: Hover-flies, Eumerus, strigatus group, new species.