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 Meliscaeva auricollis ( Meigen, 1822 ) Scaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822 : 318 . Type locality: Germany . Syrphus iris Meigen, 1822 : 320 . Type locality: Germany . Syrphus modestus Meigen, 1822 : 323 . Type locality: Austria . Syrphus macilentus Meigen, 1838 : 135 . Type locality: Germany . Scaeva maculicornis Zetterstedt, 1843 : 736 . Type locality: Sweden . Syrphus nigritibius Rondani, 1857 : 130 . Type locality: Italy (Parma). Scaeva cinctipes Zetterstedt, 1859 : 6000 . Type locality: Sweden ( Scania : Lindholmen). Syrphus fuscus Palma, 1864 : 55 . Type locality: Italy (Napoli: Sanseverino). Syrphus discolor Abréu, 1924 : 56 . Type locality: Canary Is. (La Palma). Syrphus thoracicus Abréu, 1924 : 42 . Type locality: Canary Is. (La Palma). Material examined : 1 female , Mariout, El Burg, 7.VIII.1925 . leg. Efflatoun (specimen published in Shaumar & Kamal (1978)) [PPDD]. World distribution : AF: Widespread. PA: Canary Is., Egypt , Europe (Fennoscandia and the Faroes Is. south to Iberia , the Mediterranean (including Cyprus , Malta and Crete); Ireland eastwards through most of Europe into European parts of Russia ; Turkey ), Israel , Madeira, Morocco , Syria . Egyptian localities : Coastal Strip: El-Burg, Mariout. Lower Nile Valley & Delta: Shubra. [Sources: as Syrphus auricollis in Efflatoun (1922 , 1925 ) and Shaumar & Kamal (1978) ]. Activity period in Egypt : August to March. Remarks : Adults fly around tree foliage, and males hover over tracks etc. at 2– 5 m . It visits an extensive list of flowers, especially white flowers of the Umbelliferae , Euphorbia, Filipendula, Hedera, Rubus , Salix, Sarothamnus and Sorbus ( De Buck 1990 ; Speight 2017 ). In Egypt , the larvae have been recorded feeding on aphids attacking rose bushes ( Efflatoun 1922 ).