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 ( Pandasyopthalmus ) tibialis ( Fallén, 1817 ) Pipiza tibialis Fallén, 1817 : 60 . Type locality: Sweden (Vestrogothia). Paragus zonatus Meigen, 1822 : 177 . Type locality: Germany (Herzogthum Mts.). Paragus aeneus Meigen, 1822 : 183 . Type locality: France . Paragus obscurus Meigen, 1822 : 183 . Type locality: France . Paragus femoratus Meigen, 1822 : 184 . Type locality: Austria . Ascia analis Macquart, 1839 : 109 . Type locality: Canary. Is. Paragus dispar Schummel, 1841 : 163 . Type locality: Poland (Lissa, near Wroclaw). Paragus numidia Macquart, 1849 : 471 . Type locality: Algeria . Paragus mundus Wollaston, 1858 : 115 . Type locality: Portugal ( Madeira : Porto Santo). Orthonevra varipes Bigot, 1880 : 150 . Type locality: Iran (Northern Iran ). Paragus tibialis var. meridionalis Becker, 1921 : 4 . Type locality: Russia (Krasnoarmeisk, nr. Volgograd ). Paragus mongolicus Kanervo, 1938a : 149 . Type locality: Mognolia. Material examined : 1 female , El-Burg , 8.VII.1934 , leg. Efflatoun ; 1 male , 1 female , Wadi El-Rabba , Sinai , 26.IV.1946 , leg. Efflatoun , specimens published in Shaumar & Kamal (1978) ; 1 male , Amria , 1.VI.1924 , leg. Efflatoun ; 1 male , Bir El-Fahm , 26.III.1930 , leg. H.C.E. & M.T.; 1 female , Helwan , 28.I.1935 , leg. Farag ; 1 male , Wadi Hoff , 18.II.1927 , leg. Farag [EFC]. World distribution : AF: Namibia , South Africa . NE: Canada , USA . OR: India . PA: Afghanistan , Algeria , British Isles, Canary Is., China , Egypt , Estonia , Finland , Germany , Greece , Iran , Italy , Japan , Kazakhstan , Korea , Lithuania , Madeira, Mongolia , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Spain , Sweden , Tunisia . Egyptian localities : Coastal Strip: Amria, El-Burg, Mariout, Mersa Matrouh. Eastern Desert: Bir El-Fahm, Ogret El-Sheikh, Suez , Wadi Digla, Wadi Garawi, Wadi Hoff, Wadi Rishrash, Wadi Um Elek, Wadi Zohleiga. Lower Nile Valley & Delta: Abu-Rawash, El-Mansoura, El-Mansouriya, Ezbet El-Nakhl, Helwan, Kafr El-Dems, Kafr Hakim, Kirdassa, Kombira. Sinai : Wadi Gedeirat, Wadi El-Rabba. [Sources: Efflatoun (1922) , Shaumar & Kamal (1978) and the examined museum material] Activity period in Egypt : Throughout the year. Remarks : This species flies rapidly, zigzagging in and out of low-growing plants in open grassland and heathland, and beside tracks in open woodland. It also visits flowers in these situations, especially flowers of Potentilla and Salix ( Speight 2017 ) .