Melanostoma mellinum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dousti, Abu Fazel, 2023, An updated checklist of Syrphidae (Diptera, Brachycera) from Iran, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 9 (2), pp. 207-264 : 225

Melanostoma mellinum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution in Iran: Iran ( Peck, 1988), West Azerbaijan ( Khiaban et al., 1998; Khiaban & Parchami, 2001; Ashrafi, 2010; Mohammadzadeh, 2017), Khuzestan ( Dousti, 1999; Dousti et al., 2000), Golestan ( Goldasteh et al., 2002; Davaji, 2018), Guilan ( Motamedinia et al., 2002; Bagheri, 2007), Razavi Khorasan (Amirimoghadam et al., 2004; Hosseini & Sadeghi, 2008; Shojaei Hesari & Pashaei Rad, 2015), Kurdistan ( Kamangar et al., 2004; Hasanbeigi, 2012), Mazandaran ( Gilasian & Vujić, 2004; Babaei, 2018), Semnan ( Mehrabi et al., 2006), Ilam ( Jalilian et al., 2010; Bedoreh et al., 2010; Bedoreh & Ansari pour, 2012), Tehran ( Ahmadian & Pashaei Rad, 2010b 2011), Zanjan ( Naderloo, 2010), Sistan & Baluchistan ( Hoodiani, 2010), Lorestan ( Bahirai, 2011), East Azerbaijan ( Ehteshamnia et al., 2010 as its synonym Melanostoma dubium (Zetterstedt, 1837) ; Shakeryari, 2012; Vosughian, 2013; Arbabi, 2017), Alborz ( Hezarkhani, 2013; Shahir, 2021), Kerman ( Khosravian, 2014; Alitavakoli, 2015).

General distribution: Holarctic.