Catalogue of the Syrphidae of Egypt (Diptera) Author El-Hawagry, Magdi S. Author Gilbert, Francis text Zootaxa 2019 2019-04-05 4577 2 201 248 journal article 27386 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.1 edfb4093-4bf9-40ed-9fb4-bf492ccad12e 1175-5326 2629643 959CC8F8-E214-4A56-9343-CBCC2CBD43DD Betasyrphus hirticeps ( Loew, 1858 ) [ SYRPHINAE : SYRPHINI ] Syrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858 : 378 . Type locality: Sudan (Nubia). World distribution : AF: Ethiopia , Kenya , Sudan . PA:? Egypt . Egyptian localities :?Upper Egypt [ Loew 1858 ]. Activity period in Egypt : Unknown. Remarks : Shaumar & Kamal (1978) listed Syrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858 as recorded from Egypt based mainly on the fact that “Nubia”, the type locality of the species, is a name of a region extending between Egypt and Sudan . However, no specimens of the species could be found in any Egyptian collection. Accordingly, we think this Afrotropical species was described from Sudan , and not from Egypt .