A faunistic study on the hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from West Azarbaijan province, Iran Author Samin, Najmeh Author Sakenin, Hamid text Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2015 2015-12-21 65 2 393 401 https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1891 journal article 10.21248/contrib.entomol.65.2.393-401 0005-805X 5371302 Chrysotoxum octomaculatum CURTIS, 1837 Material examined : West Azarbaijan province , Miandoab , 36°57'N 46°00'E , 2 ♂ , 14-16 April 2013 . Distribution outside Iran : Britain (southern England) and Netherlands south to the Mediterranean and eastwards through central and southern Europe into southern parts of Russia to as far as Armenia and Kazakhstan.