Eristalis (Eristalis) tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dyola, Urmila, Pandey, Anjeela, Sheikh, Taslima, Subedi, Pradip & Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, 2024, An updated checklist of the hoverflies of Nepal (Diptera: Syrphidae), Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (3), pp. 485-533 : 497

Eristalis (Eristalis) tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Musca tenax Linnaeus, 1758:591 . Type locality: Sweden.

Distribution in Nepal . Oriental and Palaearctic – NEPAL . Kathmandu District: Manichud, 1,800 – 2,300 m; Nagarjun 1,400 –2,100 m; Shivapuri, 1,700 –2,300 m; Sundarijal, 1,500 –2,000 m; Nuwakot, Gurjebhanjyang, 1,600 –2,000 m; Taplejung District: above Sanghu at 1,890 –2,134 m; Sankhuwasabha District: Arun Valley, Tumlingtar at 610m; Dolakha District: Hurikot Garpung valley at 2,700 –3,000 m and Churta at 3,400m, Sindhupalchok District: Helambu at 2,400m, Kathmandu District: Balaju, Kirtipur, Chhauni at 1,400m and Gokarna Safari, Lalitpur District: Godawari Botanical Garden at 1,400m, Phulchoki at 2,300 –2,500 m; Myagdi District: Sikha Ghodepani at 1,920 –2,850 m, Jumla at 2,200 – 2,400 m, Uthu at 2,500 m, Kaigaon at 3,000m, Tatopani at 2,200m; Humla District: Simikot at 3,100m and Tuling Kermi at 2,300 – 2,700 m, Jumla District: Gothichour at 2,700 –3,200 m ( Coe, 1964; Lambeck & Kiauta, 1973; Kapoor et al., 1979; Thapa, 2015; Ghorpadé, 2015a; Budhathoki et al., 2021; Dyola et al., 2023).