Eristalinus megacephalus (Rossi, 1794)

Dousti, Abu Fazel, 2023, An updated checklist of Syrphidae (Diptera, Brachycera) from Iran, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 9 (2), pp. 207-264 : 216

Eristalinus megacephalus (Rossi, 1794)

Distribution in Iran: Iran ( Peck, 1988 as its synonym Eristalinus quinquelineatus ), Fars ( Gharali et al., 2000 as its synonym Eristalinus quinquelineatus ), Khuzestan ( Dousti, 1999; Dousti et al., 2000), Hamadan ( Gilasian & Gharali, 2002), Golestan ( Goldasteh et al., 2002), East Azerbaijan ( Pashaei Rad et al., 2002; Shakeryari, 2012), Mazandaran ( Gilasian & Vujić, 2004; Babaei, 2018), Semnan ( Mehrabi et al., 2006; Mehrabi & Ssymank, 2008), Guilan ( Bagheri, 2007), Ilam ( Jalilian et al., 2010), West Azerbaijan (Ashrafi, 2010), Zanjan ( Naderloo, 2010), Lorestan ( Bahirai, 2011), Kurdistan ( Hasanbeigi, 2012; Hoseini et al., 2014).

General distribution: Afrotropical, Mediterranean Basin, Transcaucasia and Turkey.

- Eristalinus quinquelineatus (Fabricius, 1781) , Synonym of Eristalinus megacephalus (Rossi, 1794) .