taxonID	type	description	language	source
0399F532FFCEDB72B28341009E7094B2.taxon	description	Figs 1, 27	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCEDB72B28341009E7094B2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body length 10.0 – 13.0 mm. Mystax largely confined to oral margin, white, in length equal to 2 / 3 of proboscis length. Face golden tomentose. Ocellar setae white, as long as scape. Postocular macrosetae white. Palpus reddish yellow. Antenna reddish yellow, apex brown. Scutum reddish brown in dorsal view, with short yellowish setae. Pleuron mainly reddish brown, silvery or golden tomentose without setae. Dorsocentral macrosetae commonly absent, other macrosetae yellow. In lateral view, a definite reddish yellow stripe extends from anterior margin of scutum to scutellum. Scutellum with 2 – 4 yellowish apical macrosetae. Legs reddish yellow with yellowish setae, the macrosetae on tibiae and tarsi yellow and brown, especially on tarsi. Abdomen reddish yellow. In dorsal view, tergites I – III anteriorly reddish yellow with reddish brown stripe, tergites IV – V with reddish brown stripes broken in the middle and tergites VI – VII completely reddish yellow. Hypopygium reddish brown with yellow setae. Specimens examined. Uzbekistan: Nuratau Mount., Yamchisay, [40 º 14 ’ 10 ’’ N 67 º 15 ’ 16 ’’ E], 8 – 10. VII. 1960, P. Lehr, 4 ♀, same place, 28. VI. 1961, P. Lehr, 1 ♂ (IBSS, BSU).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCEDB72B28341009E7094B2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Iran, Morocco.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCEDB72B283475399349677.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Dasypogon luctuosus Wiedemann, 1820, by subsequent designation (Coquillett, 1910: 603). The species of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 are medium sized flies with the marginal cell and all of the posterior cells widely open; the anal cell is widely open or narrowly closed. The head and abdomen droop and the head, in anterior view, is noticeably broader than high. The face is usually plane and without setae, except on the lower third or less and the setae are often confined to the epistomal margin. The protibial process is short and its spine is often twisted. The antennae are approximately as long as the head in lateral view. Acrostichal macrosetae on the mesonotum are differentiated. Femora with macrosetae greatly reduced or nearly absent. The abdomen is cylindroid, at most slightly tapered. The general coloration is often pale, sometimes black. The species of this genus tend to be variable and the sexes are often sexually dimorphic in color (Back 1909; Hull 1962).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCEDB71B28342469ECD962B.taxon	description	Figs 2, 27	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCEDB71B28342469ECD962B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body length 10.0 – 18.0 mm. Mystax with dense golden macrosetae occupying the lower half of the face. Distance from upper margin of mystax to antennal sockets equal to or shorter than length of scape and pedicel combined. Face reddish brown with golden tomentum. Antenna reddish brown, but postpedicel dark brown apically; scape and pedicel with goldish and dark brown setae, postpedicel sometimes with a few black setae. First segment of palpus reddish brown, second segment dark brown. Ocellar setae golden, in length reaching the apex of pedicel; postocular macrosetae golden. Thorax black, scutum with dense yellow setae, equal to length of scape, all macrosetae golden. Scutellum with 6 – 8 golden apical macrosetae. Postpronotal lobe and postalar callus reddish brown, pleuron shiny, silvery tomentose on margins, without setae. Third medial cell of wing closed. Femora black with reddish yellow at apex, tibiae and tarsi reddish brown. Tergites shiny black with dense yellowish setae, tergites I – IV and sometimes tergite V, with reddish yellow stripe posteriorly covered by silvery tomentum. Hypopygium dark brown with yellow and brown setae. Specimens examined. Kazakhstan: Turkistan Reg., Kelessky Distr., Tenteksay, [41 º 38 ’ 23 ’’ N 68 º 20 ’ 18 ’’ E], 5 – 22. V. 1957, P. Lehr, 6 ♂, 8 ♀ (IBSS); Baymuratsay, [41 º 31 ’ 04 ’’ N 68 º 42 ’ 00 ’’ E], 5. VI. 1958, P. Lehr, 1 ♂ (IBSS); Beskotan, [41 º 17 ’ 22 ’’ N 68 º 36 ’ 27 ’’ E], 10. V. 1959, P. Lehr, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (IBSS); Betpakdala, [44 º 11 ’ 8 ’’ N 69 º 11 ’ 46 ’’ E], 23 – 31. V. 1959, P. Lehr, 6 ♂, 7 ♀ (IBSS); south-eastern Kyzylkum, [41 º 47 ’ 8 ’’ N 67 º 42 ’ 58 ’’ E], 13 – 22. VI. 1961, P. Lehr, 2 ♂, 3 ♀ (IBSS); same place, 18 – 24. V. 1961, G. Nikolaev, 2 ♀ (IBSS). Uzbekistan: Nuratau Mount., Yamchisay, [40 º 14 ’ 10 ’’ N 67 º 15 ’ 16 ’’ E], 12. VI. 1960, P. Lehr, 2 ♀ (IBSS); same place, 8 – 10. VII. 1960, P. Lehr, 2 ♂ (IBSS); S Samarkand, [39 º 31 ’ 45 ’’ N 67 º 4 ’ 45 ’’ E], 7. VII. 1952, Bronshtein, 1 ♀ (IBSS). Tajikistan: Karatau Mts., [38 º 1 ’ 46 ’’ N 69 º 4 ’ 54 ’’ E], 9. VI. 1960, I. Lopatin, 2 ♀ (IBSS). 10 km N Garavuti, Vakhsh Riv., [37 º 35 ’ 37 ’’ N 68 º 27 ’ 40 ’’ E], 1 – 2. V. 1987, A. Lelej, N. Kurzenko, 18 ♂, 9 ♀ (IBSS, BSU). Ura-Tjube, Shahristan, [39 o 46 ’ 37 ’’ N 68 o 48 ’ 47 ’’ E], 11. VII. 1971, P. Lehr, 1 ♀ (IBSS). Nosiri Khusrav Distr., S. Aktau, [37 o 9 ’ 48 ’’ N 67 o 59 ’ 29 ’’ E], 14. IV. 1977, G. Nikolaev, 1 ♀ (IBSS). Shahrtuz Distr., Shahrtuz, [37 o 13 ’ 28 ’’ N 68 o 9 ’ 23 ’’ E], 15 – 16. IV. 1977, G. Nikolaev, 4 ♂, 2 ♀ (IBSS). Tigrovaya Balka Res., [37 o 15 ’ 37 ’’ N 68 o 27 ’ 36 ’’ E], 21. IV. 1978, Baratov, 2 ♂ (IBSS). Khatlon Reg., Levakant, Tabak- chi Mts., [37 º 55 ’ 46 ’’ N 68 º 54 ’ 9 ’’ E], 4. V. 2007, O. Pak, 1 ♂ (BSU). Prey. Coreidae (Heteroptera) (1), Scarabaeidae (Blytopertha variabilis (1); Alliculidae (1 )), Braconidae (1), Mutillidae (1), Apidae (9) (Lehr 1964 a); Calliptamus turanicus (Acrididae) (Mishchenko 1952); Apidae (1), Hemictenius nigrociliatus (2) (Melolonthidae) (unpublished data).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCEDB71B28342469ECD962B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Tunisia, Turkey.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCDDB71B28341BF9F9794E5.taxon	description	Figs 3, 27	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCDDB71B28341BF9F9794E5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body length 10.0 – 16.0 mm. Mystax white. Ocellar and postocular setae white. Scutum silvery tomentose with short white setae and macrosetae. Scutellum with 2 – 4 white apical macrosetae. Pleuron silvery tomentose without setae. Wings brownish. Legs reddish yellow with white setae and macrosetae. Femora with black stripe dorsally. Tergites black, with white stripe posteriorly. Hypopygium black with white setae (Richter 1968). Specimens examined. No specimens were examined. Prey. Astata sp., Tachysphex panzeri (both — Hymenoptera, Sphecidae), Chelonus oculator (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) sp. (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) (Richter 1968).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCDDB71B28341BF9F9794E5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Transcaucasia (Armenia, Georgia).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCDDB70B28342729FBB93DE.taxon	description	Figs 4, 27	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCDDB70B28342729FBB93DE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body length 15.0 mm. Face golden tomentose, frons and vertex greyish yellow tomentose. Mystax white; ocellar setae, postocular setae white. Scutum with short yellow and black setae, macrosetae mainly black. Scutellum with 2 yellow apical macrosetae. Anepisternum with golden tomentum anterodorsally. Wings darkened anteroproximally. Legs reddish yellow with yellowish setae, yellow and black macrosetae. Tergites shiny yellow, with wide dark brown stripe anteriorly. Sternites dark brown with narrow yellow stripes both anteriorly and posteriorly. Hypopygium black with black setae. Specimens examined. No specimens were examined.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCDDB70B28342729FBB93DE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Transcaucasia (Armenia), Iran.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCCDB77B28344AB9D9A9282.taxon	description	Figs 5, 27	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCCDB77B28344AB9D9A9282.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body length 9.0 – 14.0 mm. Mystax macrosetae white. Face reddish yellow with silver greyish or golden tomentum as well as frons. Vertex shiny black. Ocellar and lower occipital setae, postocular setae and macrosetae white or yellowish. Antenna reddish yellow, but postpedicel reddish brown at apex. Palpus reddish yellow. Thorax reddish yellow, but scutum dark brown in dorsal view, with golden tomentum. Scutum with all setae and macrosetae yellowish. Scutellum usually with 2 yellow apical macrosetae. Legs reddish yellow, hind femur brown at apex; setae and macrosetae golden, some of them brownish on hind tarsomeres. Tergites I – III reddish yellow, from tergite IV they become reddish brown, last tergite sometimes can be dark brown. Hypopygium dark brown with brownish setae. Specimens examined. Russia. Kalmykia, Yashkulsky Distr., 23 km SSE Hulhuta, [46 º 7 ’ 18 ’’ N 46 º 36 ’ 24 ’’ E], M. Proshchalykin, V. Loktionov, M. Mokrousov, 4 ♀ (BSU). Kazakhstan: Turkistan Reg., Shardara Distr., E Shardara, [41 º 15 ’ 30 ’’ N 68 º 2 ’ 46 ’’ E], 30. VII. 1973, N. Kurzenko, 3 ♂, 2 ♀ (IBSS); south-eastern Kyzylkum, [41 º 47 ’ 8 ’’ N 67 º 42 ’ 58 ’’ E], 13. VI – 7. VIII. 1959, P. Lehr, 10 ♂, 15 ♀ (IBSS); same place, 9. VI – 2. VII. 1960, P. Lehr, 5 ♂, 6 ♀ (IBSS); same place, 2. VI – 16. VII. 1961, P. Lehr, 3 ♂, 1 ♀ (IBSS); same place, 7. VI – 5. VIII. 1961, G. Niko- laev, 13 ♂, 14 ♀ (IBSS); Kelessky Distr., Abay, [41 º 30 ’ 58 ’’ N 69 º 9 ’ 42 ’’ E], 2. VII. 1958, P. Lehr, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (IBSS); Betpakdala, [44 º 11 ’ 8 ’’ N 69 º 11 ’ 46 ’’ E], 28. VI – 29. VII. 1959, P. Lehr, 2 ♂, 3 ♀ (IBSS). Zhetisay Distr., Asykata, Syr Darya Riv., [40 º 55 ’ 45 ’’ N 68 º 27 ’ 51 ’’ E], 15. VIII. 1961, G. Nikolaev, 1 ♀ (IBSS). Almaty Reg., Sartagoy, Charyn River, [43 o 47 ’ 55 ’’ N 79 o 26 ’ 32 ’’ E], 6. VII. 1962, P. Lehr, 4 ♀ (IBSS); same place, 4 – 5. VII. 1965, P. Lehr, 3 ♀ (IBSS); same place, 24. VI – 3. VII. 1966, P. Lehr, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (IBSS); Ayakkalkan, [43 o 51 ’ 8 ’’ N 78 o 24 ’ 9 ’’ E], 11. VIII. 1966, P. Lehr, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (IBSS); Ili Riv., [44 o 17 ’ 47 ’’ N 76 o 40 ’ 53 ’’ E], 13 – 16. VII. 1952, P. Lehr, 2 ♂, 1 ♀ (IBSS); Kapcha- gay, [43 o 50 ’ 19 ’’ N 77 o 3 ’ 24 ’’ E], 14. VII. 1973, P. Lehr, 1 ♀ (IBSS); Aksu Distr., 11 km E Zhansugirov, [45 o 23 ’ 4 ’’ N 79 o 40 ’ 29 ’’ E], 17. VI. 1969, P. Lehr, 1 ♂ (IBSS); Alakol Distr., Kabanbay, [45 o 51 ’ 23 ’’ N 80 o 34 ’ 14 ’’ E], 17. VI. 1970, G. Nikolaev, 1 ♂ (IBSS); Usharal, [46 o 9 ’ 43 ’’ N 80 o 55 ’ 32 ’’ E], 17. VII. 1964, P. Lehr, 1 ♂ (IBSS). Jambyl Reg., Chu River, Moiynkum, 30 km SW Ulanbel, [44 o 40 ’ 41 ’’ N 70 o 52 ’ 56 ’’ E], 16 – 17. VII. 1972, P. Lehr, 1 ♂, 3 ♀ (IBSS); Moi- ynkum Distr., 8 km NW Moiynkum, [44 º 18 ’ 34 ’’ N 72 º 50 ’ 59 ’’ E], 6 – 18. VII. 1975, V. Kazenas, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (IBSS). East Kazakhstan Reg., [46 o 47 ’ 54 ’’ N 81 o 36 ’ 51 ’’ E], 26. VI. 1963, P. Lehr, 4 ♂, 1 ♀ (IBSS). Mangyshlak, Mangystau Reg., Mangystau Distr., Ondy, [44 o 1 ’ 41 ’’ N 52 o 26 ’ 13 ’’ E], 20 – 21. VI. 1961, V. Kazenas, 2 ♂, 1 ♀ (IBSS); Tupkaragan Distr., Fort Shevchenko, [44 o 29 ’ 1 ’’ N 50 o 16 ’ 37 ’’ E], 12. VII. 1962, I. Scopina, 1 ♂ (IBSS). Uzbekistan: Nuratau Mount., Yamchisay, [40 º 14 ’ 10 ’’ N 67 º 15 ’ 16 ’’ E], 28. VI. 1961, P. Lehr, 1 ♂ (IBSS). Turkmenistan: 10 km S Magtymguly, [38 º 20 ’ 45 ’’ N 56 º 17 ’ 23 ’’ E], 8 – 10. VI. 1976, A. Lelej, 2 ♂, 1 ♀ (IBSS); same place, 9. VI. 1976, N. Kurzenko, 2 ♂, 3 ♀ (IBSS). Bayramaly, [37 º 31 ’ 20 ’’ N 62 º 17 ’ 1 ’’ E], 9 – 17. VI. 1968, A. Lelej, 2 ♂, 1 ♀ (IBSS). Anau, [37 º 48 ’ 47 ’’ N 58 º 29 ’ 17 ’’ E], 18. VI. 1976, N. Kurzenko, 1 ♂ (IBSS). Western Karakum, Akhcha-Kuyma, [39 º 20 ’ 56 ’’ N 55 º 10 ’ 6 ’’ E], 2 – 6. VI. 1976, N. Kurzenko & A. Lelej, 13 ♂, 7 ♀ (IBSS); same place, 1. VI. 1985, N. Kurzenko, 2 ♂ (IBSS); same place, 1 – 6. VI. 1988, P. Lehr, N. Kurzenko, A. Lelej, 5 ♂, 3 ♀ (IBSS). Farap, [39 º 10 ’ 38 ’’ N 63 º 38 ’ 8 ’’ E], 20. VI. 1968, A. Lelej, 2 ♀ (IBSS). Dzhu-Dzhu-Klu, 50 km NE Tedzhen, [37 º 48 ’ 6 ’’ N 61 º 24 ’ 0 ’’ E], 24. V. 1985, A. Lelej, 1 ♀ (IBSS). 5 km N Kushka, Morgunovka, [35 o 18 ’ 35 ’’ N 62 o 17 ’ 51 ’’ E], 27. V. 1985, A. Lelej, 1 ♂ (IBSS). 60 km E Balkanabad, [39 º 36 ’ 46 ’’ N 55 º 2 ’ 26 ’’ E], 1 – 2. VI. 1988, P. Lehr, N. Kurzenko, A. Lelej, 5 ♂, 10 ♀ (IBSS). Tajikistan: Khatlon Reg., Shaartuz, Dzharkurgan, [37 º 12 ’ 11 ’’ N 68 º 12 ’ 10 ’’ E], 10. V. 2006, O. Pak, 2 ♀ (BSU). Prey. Apidae (18), Chalcitidae (1) (both — Hymenoptera), Asilidae (Saropogon pittoproctus) (Diptera) (1) (Lehr 1961, 1964 a); Halictus sp. (2) (Hymenoptera), Heteroptera (1), Diptera (1) (unpublished data).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCCDB77B28344AB9D9A9282.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Russia [Kalmykia] (new record), Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Egypt.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCBDB77B283445799A291C3.taxon	description	Fig 27	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCBDB77B283445799A291C3.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body length 9.0 – 15.0 mm. Mystax white. Palpus with black setae. Postocular macrosetae yellowish. Lower occipital setae black. Scape and pedicel reddish yellow, postpedicel black, reddish yellow at base. Scutum with yellow setae; macrosetae yellow, black or mixed. Scutellum with 6 black apical macrosetae. Anepisternum silvery tomentose dorsally. Wings clear in male. Legs with short black and yellow setae, macrosetae mainly black, some of them yellow. Fore, mid and hind femora black, reddish at apex, fore and mid tibiae reddish yellow; fore and mid tarsi reddish brown, hind tibia and tarsus black in male. Tergites shiny black with black and yellow setae. Hypopygium black with black setae and macrosetae. Specimens examined. No specimens were examined. Prey. Andrena sp. (2), Halictus sp. (2) (both — Hymenoptera, Apidae) (Richter 1968), Ectemnius continuus, Philanthus triangulum (both — Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) (Ghahari et al. 2007).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCBDB77B283445799A291C3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Transcaucasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan), Turkey,? Croatia,? Spain, Iran,? Tunisia.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCBDB74B2834697995493DE.taxon	description	Figs 6 – 9, 27	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCBDB74B2834697995493DE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. (Figs 6 – 9). Body length 14.0 – 15.0 mm. Face and frons with golden tomentum. Mystax yellow; upper margin of mystax reaches middle of eye. (Fig. 7). Orbital setae mainly black; ocellar setae mainly yellow; postocular setae black, macrosetae yellow. Thorax black, postpronotal lobe clearly reddish yellow. Scutum, in lateral view, with wide stripe of silvery tomentum from anterior to scutellum. Scutum with short black setae; 2 – 6 dorsocentral setae black. 2 – 4 notopleural, 2 supra- and 2 postalar setae black, some of them yellow. Scutellum with 2 long and 2 short black apical macrosetae (Fig. 8). Wings are darkened anteroproximally. Fore and mid femora reddish brown, with dark brown base and dark brown stripe dorsally. Fore and mid tibiae reddish brown. Hind femur dark brown, reddish brown at apex. Hind tibia dark brown only at base. All tarsomeres reddish (Fig. 6). Tergites shiny black with short black setae (Fig. 9); tergites II – III reddish brown, with stripe of silvery tomentum posterolaterally. Sternites and last tergite with dense short yellow setae.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCBDB74B2834697995493DE.taxon	description	Description. Female. Head dark brown. Face and frons with golden tomentum. Mystaх yellow, longer than 2 / 3 of proboscis length. Upper margin of mystax reaches middle of eye. Distance from upper margin of mystax to antennal sockets equal to or longer than length of scape and pedicel combined. Orbital setae mostly black, some yellow. Palpus black with black setae. 5 – 7 ocellar setae yellow, some of them brownish, equal to length of scape and pedicel combined. Postocular setae short and black, macrosetae yellow. Lower occipital setae mainly yellow, but some black anteriorly. Antenna reddish brown, but postpedicel dark brown apically. Length of scape and pedicel combined equal to or longer than half of length of postpedicel. Style wide and beveled with seta-like sensory element; equal to 1 / 3 of scape in length. Scape and pedicel with black setae and macrosetae. Proboscis black with a few long yellow setae at base and short white setae at apex (Fig. 7). Thorax black. Golden tomentum on presutular area of scutum and silvery tomentum on postsutural area form stripes and spots in dorsal view and a with wide stripe of silvery tomentum extending from the anterior margin to scutellum in lateral view. Pleuron shiny, with golden tomentum anterodorsally; setae lacking. Postpronotal lobe clearly reddish yellow, with 1 – 3 yellow setae. Scutum with short black setae. 2 – 6 dorsocentral setae black which don’t reach transverse suture; 2 – 4 notopleural, 2 supra- and 2 postalar setae black, some of them yellow. Scutellum silvery tomentose with 2 long and 2 short black apical macrosetae (Fig. 8). Wings are darkened anteroproximally due to dense yellowish microtrichia along veins; veins brownish (Fig. 9). Legs. Coxae black with bronze tomentum. Fore coxa with dense long yellow setae. Trochanters black. Fore and mid femora reddish brown with dark brown base and dark brown stripe dorsally. Hind femur dark brownish on 2 / 3 of length and reddish brown at apex. Fore and mid tibiae reddish brown, hind tibia dark brownish only at base. Femora and tibiae with short black setae, which at apex of tibiae and on tarsi are replaced with yellow setae. Fore, mid and hind tibiae with black macrosetae. All tarsomeres reddish with dense yellow setae and black macrosetae at apex. Spine on fore tibia black. Claws dark brown. Pulvillus well developed, reddish yellow, longer than 2 / 3 of claw length (Fig. 6). Abdomen. Tergites shiny black with short black setae; tergites II – III reddish brown with stripe of silvery tomentum posterolaterally. Sternites and last tergite with dense short yellow setae. Acanthophorite spines dark brown (Fig. 9). Body length range 14 – 15 (holotype 15) mm. Male. Unknown. Specimens examined. Holotype, ♀: Tajikistan. Nurobod Distr., Tabakchi Range (h = 1000 m), Darband, [38 º 52 ’ 04 ’’ N 69 º 57 ’ 37 ’’ E], 29. V. 2004, O. Pak (BSU). Paratypes: Tajikistan, Varzob Distr., Varzob Riv. [38 º 46 ’ 25 ’’ N 68 º 49 ’ 04 ’’ E], 8. VI. 1939, A. Vainshtein, sex unidentified (specimen damaged, without abdomen and some legs) (IBSS). Vakhsh Range (h = 1200 m), Pushta-Mazot, [37 º 40 ’ 36 ’’ N 68 º 53 ’ 51 ’’ E], 25. VI. 1957, I. Lopatin, sex unidentified (specimen damaged, without abdomen) (IBSS).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCBDB74B2834697995493DE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Tajikistan.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFCBDB74B2834697995493DE.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name refers to Tajikistan, where this species occurs.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFC8DB7AB28344AB982F9494.taxon	description	Figs 10 – 17, 27	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFC8DB7AB28344AB982F9494.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male. (Figs 10 – 12). Body length 14.0 mm. Mystacal macrosetae white; upper margin of mystax reaches middle of eye (Fig. 10). Orbital setae white; ocellar setae mainly white; postocular setae and macrosetae white. Thorax black. In lateral view, scutum with wide stripe of silvery tomentum from anterior margin to scutellum. Scutum with short black setae (Fig. 11). Notum with 2 – 3 dorsocentral dark brown setae, 3 – 4 notopleural, 3 supraalar, 2 long and 2 short postalar setae yellow. Scutellum with 6 dark brown apical macrosetae and few brown setae. Wings clear. Fore and mid femora reddish brown, with dark brown base and dark brown stripe dorsally. Hind femur black with reddish brown at apex. Fore and mid tibiae reddish yellow. Hind tibia dark brown, reddish at base. Fore and mid tarsi reddish yellow, hind tarsus brown. Tergites shiny black with dark brown setae. Tergites I – IV in dorsal view covered by silvery tomentum, with dark brown stripe posteriorly. Hypopygium dark brown; hypandrium and epandrium reddish yellow; epandrium with dark brown setae (Fig. 12).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFC8DB7AB28344AB982F9494.taxon	description	Description. Male. Head black. Face convex, reddish yellow with silvery tomentum. Mystax, in lateral view, with dense white macrosetae, longer then 2 / 3 of proboscis length; upper margin of mystax reaches middle of eye. Distance from upper margin of mystax to antennal sockets less than length of scape and pedicel combined. Frons with silvery tomentum. First segment of palpus black, second dark brown. Palpus with brown setae. Scape and pedicel reddish yellow with black setae and macrosetae, postpedicel brown. Length of scape and pedicel combined longer than 2 / 3 length of postpedicel. Style wide and beveled with seta-like sensory element; equal to 1 / 3 of scape in length. Orbital setae white. Ocellar setae white, some of them brown, equal to or longer than length of scape. Postocular setae and macrosetae white. Lower occipital setae mainly yellow, but some of anterior ones black. Proboscis reddish brown with yellow setae (Fig. 10). Thorax black. Paramedian stripes in presutural area of scutum silvery tomentose. Scutum, in lateral view, with wide stripe of silvery tomentum from anterior margin to scutellum. Scutum with short black setae. Pleuron with bronze tomentum, without setae; anepisternum shiny in center, silvery tomentose dorsally and bronze tomentose anteriorly and posteriorly; katepisternum bronze tomentose on margin and shiny in center. Postpronotal lobe reddish yellow, silvery tomentose, with a few yellow setae. Postalar callus reddish, silvery tomentose. 2 – 3 dorsocentral setae dark brown and don’t reaching transverse suture, and 3 – 4 notopleural, 3 supraalar, 2 long and 2 short postalar setae yellow. Scutellum with 6 dark brown apical macrosetae and few brown setae. Scutellar disk with silvery tomentum and few brown setae (Figs 10 – 11). Wings clear, veins yellow (Fig. 11). Legs. Coxae black with bronze tomentum and dark brown setae. Trochanters black with bronze tomentum. Fore and mid femora reddish brown, with dark brown base and dark brown stripe dorsally, occupying 2 / 3 of femur length. Hind femur black for 2 / 3 of its length with reddish brown apex. Hind tibia dark brown, reddish at base. Fore and mid tarsi reddish yellow with brown setae and dark brown macrosetae. Hind tarsus brown with dark brown setae and macrosetae. Femora with dark brown (hind femur with black) setae from base to middle, yellow setae at apex. Mid femur with single black macroseta at apex. Fore and mid tibiae reddish yellow with yellowish setae and dark brown (especially at apex) and golden macrosetae. Hind tibia with dark golden setae and dark brown macrosetae. Spine on fore tibia black. Claws dark brown and reddish yellow at base. Pulvillus well developed, reddish yellow, longer than 2 / 3 of claw length (Figs 10 – 12). Abdomen. Tergites shiny black with dark brown setae. Tergites I – IV in dorsal view with dark brown stripe posteriorly, covered by silvery tomentum; tergites I – V with silvery tomentum posterolaterally (Fig. 12). Hypopygium dark brown, rotated 90 o to the right. Hypandrium reddish yellow; epandrium reddish yellow with dark brown setae. Cerci with golden setae. Epandrium divided in the middle into two halves. Gonostylus wide and slightly curved, narrowed from base to apex. Aedeagus medium-sized, subapically with a clear spike on each side (Fig. 12 – 17). Body length 14.0 mm. Female. Unknown. Specimens examined. Holotype, ♂: Armenia, Kotayk Reg., Jrvezh, [40 o 11 ’ 2 ’’ N 44 o 37 ’ 26 ’’ E], 21. VI. 1955, V. Zajcev, ♂ (BSU).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFC8DB7AB28344AB982F9494.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Armenia.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFC8DB7AB28344AB982F9494.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species was named after the Russian asilidologist, Dr. Dmitriy Astakhov (1987 – 2019).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFC6DB7FB28342659F7B91D6.taxon	description	Figs 18 – 27	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFC6DB7FB28342659F7B91D6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. (Figs 18 – 21). Body length 12.0 – 14.0 (holotype 12.0) mm. Mystacal macrosetae white, in lateral view almost reaching apex of proboscis (Fig. 18). Orbital and ocellar setae white; postocular setae and macrosetae white. Antenna brown, scape and pedicel reddish yellow at base, pospedicel reddish yellow at base and middle. Thorax black. Scutum with short white and black setae (Fig. 19). Pleuron silvery tomentose, without setae, katatergite with few white setae and macrosetae (Fig. 21). 1 white dorsocentral setae or none, 2 notopleural, 2 supra- and 2 – 3 postalar setae white. Scutellum reddish on margin, with 2 white apical macrosetae. Wings are darkened anteroproximally. Fore femur reddish yellow with a dorsal and ventral brown stripe. Mid and hind femora dark brown, reddish yellow at base and apex. Tibiae reddish yellow, dark brown at apex. Fore and mid tarsi dark brown, hind tarsus black. Tergites shiny black with white setae. Tergites I – IV, sometimes V, with reddish brown stripe posteriorly in dorsal view and laterally in lateral view. Hypopygium reddish brown with white setae (Figs 20 – 21).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFC6DB7FB28342659F7B91D6.taxon	description	Description. Male. Head black. The face is plane. Clypeus and gena reddish. Face with golden brown tomentum. Frons silvery tomentose. Mystax confined to lower facial margin with dense white macrosetae, in lateral view almost reaching apex of proboscis. Distance from upper margin of mystax to antennal sockets longer than length of scape and pedicel combined. First segment of palpus dark brown, second segment reddish brown. Palpus with long white setae. Proboscis dark brown with white setae at base and apex. Orbital setae white. Ocellar setae white, less than length of scape. Postocular setae and macrosetae white. Lower occipital setae white. Antenna brown. Scape and pedicel reddish yellow at base, with white setae, pospedicel reddish yellow at base and in the middle. Style wide and beveled with seta-like sensory element; equal to 1 / 3 of scape length (Fig. 18). Thorax black. Median and paramedian stripes in presutural area of scutum and sutural area silvery tomentose. Scutum with wide stripe of silvery tomentum extending from anterior margin to scutellum in lateral view. Scutum with short white and black setae. Pleuron black, silvery tomentose and without setae, but katatergite with few white setae and macrosetae. Anepimeron reddish dorsally. Postpronotal lobe clearly reddish yellow, silvery tomentose and without setae. Postalar callus reddish with silvery tomentum. Scutellum reddish on margin, with 2 white apical macrosetae; disk silvery tomentose, without setae. Notum with 1 white dorsocentral seta or none. 2 notopleural, 2 supra- and 2 – 3 postalar setae white (Figs 19 – 20). Wings are darkened anteroproximally due to dense brown microtrichia along veins, veins brown (Fig. 20). Legs. Coxae reddish yellow, black laterally, silvery tomentose, with white setae and macrosetae. Trochanters reddish yellow with silvery tomentum. Fore femur reddish yellow with brown stripe dorsally and a light brown one ventrally, not reaching the apex. Mid and hind femora dark brown, reddish yellow at base and apex. Femora and tibiae with white setae. Fore and mid tibiae reddish yellow, dark brown at apex. Hind tibia reddish yellow at 1 / 3 of its length, dark brown distally. Tibiae with golden macrosetae, some of them brown at apex of tibiae. Fore and mid tarsi dark brown, hind tarsus black, with black macrosetae, some of them golden. Spine on fore tibia black. Claws dark brown, reddish yellow at base. Pulvillus well developed, reddish yellow, longer than 2 / 3 of claw length (Fig. 21). Abdomen. Tergites shiny black with white setae; tergite I with white macrosetae laterally. Tergites I – IV, sometimes V, with reddish brown stripe posteriorly in dorsal and lateral view (Figs 20 – 21). Hypopygium reddish brown, rotated 90 o to the right, with white setae becoming longer and denser towards the apex. Epandrium divided in the middle into two halves. Gonocoxite elongated, with two narrow process on posterior margin. Aedeagus elongated and curved in the middle. Apodeme of ejaculator large and rounded (Figs 21 – 26). Body length Range 12.0 – 14.0 (holotype 12.0) mm. Female. Unknown. Specimens examined. Holotype, ♂: Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Shahbuz Reg., Salasuz, [39 o 23 ’ 44 ’’ N 45 o 30 ’ 16 ’’ E], 30. VII. 2018, M. Proshchalykin, ♂ (BSU). Paratypes: same place, 30. VII. 2018, M. Proshchalykin, 2 ♂ (BSU).	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFC6DB7FB28342659F7B91D6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Azerbaijan.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
0399F532FFC6DB7FB28342659F7B91D6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to the hymenopterist Khalid Ali Aga ogly Aliyev (1949 – 2019) who helped collect these robber flies.	en	Sakhvon, Vital V. (2020): Review of the genus Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia Transcaucasia and Central Asia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4860 (4): 577-591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.4.7
