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 Paragus ( Paragus ) azureus Hull, 1949 Paragus azureus Hull, 1949: 729 . Type locality: Yemen ( Socotra ). Paragus azureus scrupeus Stuckenberg, 1954b : 406 . Type locality: Yemen ( South Yemen ). World distribution : AF: Yemen . PA: Egypt ( Peck 1988 ), Israel . Material examined : 1 male , Wadi Rashid , 24.V.1919 , leg. Efflatoun (specimen published in Efflatoun (1922)) ; 4 males , 2 females , Wadi Edeib , Gebel Elba , 23.I.1929 , leg. Efflatoun ; 11 males , 3 females , Wadi Edeib , 26.II–7.III.1938 , leg. Tewfik ; 1 male , Wadi Rishrash , 24.V.1919 , leg. Efflatoun [EFC]. Egyptian localities : Eastern Desert: Wadi Askhar, Wadi Geniva, Wadi Hoff, Wadi Rashid, Wadi Rishrash, Wadi Shabek, Wadi Um Girfan. Gebel Elba: Wadi Edeib, Wadi Ehameib [Sources: Efflatoun (1925) and Shaumar & Kamal (1978) (under the name P. serratus ) and the examined museum material]. Activity period in Egypt : January to May. Remarks : According to Stuckenberg (1954), the specimens recorded in Egypt by Efflatoun (1925) under the name Paragus serratus are actually this species, and all Egyptian records should probably be assigned likewise. Paragus serratus is not a North African species at all.