Melanostoma orientale (Wiedemann, 1824)

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 : 514

Melanostoma orientale (Wiedemann, 1824)

Syrphus orientalis Wiedemann, 1824:36 . Type locality: India.

Distribution in Nepal . Oriental and Palaearctic – NEPAL . Taplejung District: Sangu (=Sanghu) at 1,890m, Dobhan at 1,067m ( Coe 1964), Sankhuwassabha District: Chichila at 1,600 –1,900 m; Solukhumbu District: Lukla at 2,800m; Kathmandu District: Gokarna Safari at 1,350m, 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; Lalitpur District: Godawari Botanical Garden at 1,400m, Phulchoki at 2,300 –2,500 m; Kaski District: Pokhara at 900m; Dolpa District: Rimi Kaigaon at 2,900 –3,100 m; Humla District: Simikot at 3,100m, Jumla District: Gothichour at 2,800m, Gothigaon at 2,600m, Tatopani at 2,200m, Chala Sankha at 4,400 –4,700 m; Bajura District: Kuwadi Khola at 2,900m ( Thapa, 2015; Ghorpadé, 2014, 2015a; Dyola et al., 2023).

Zoogeographical distribution. Oriental and Palaearctic – BHUTAN, CHINA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA ( Ghorpadé & Shehzad, 2013; Shehzad et al., 2017; Sengupta et al., 2019; Yang et al., 2020; Dyola et al., 2023).

Seasonal activity. January to December ( Coe, 1964; Lambeck & Kiauta, 1973; Kapoor et al., 1979; Dyola et al., 2023).