Eumerus torsicus Grković & Vujić, 2015

Gilasian, Ebrahim, van Steenis, Jeroen & Parchami-Araghi, Mehrdad, 2022, Six new species of the genus Eumerus Meigen, 1822 from Iran (Diptera, Syrphidae), Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (3), pp. 483-512 : 487

Eumerus torsicus Grković & Vujić, 2015 ( Figs 3, 5A, C, E)

Diagnosis. This species can be identified by the following characteristics: Eyes almost bare ( Figs 3C, D), frons whitish pollinose, ocellar triangle equilateral, pedicel with yellowsih-orange margin ( Fig. 3E), Basoflagellomere reddish-yellow, scutum short pilose, with 2 lateral and 2 median wide pollinose vittae ( Fig. 3A), metatrochanter with triangular extension ( Fig. 3F), metatibia slightly curved and pointed apically, metafemur with short pile, abdomen predominantly white pilose, pollinose maculae on tergum II widely V- shaped ( Fig. 3G), sternum IV with brownish pile on postero- lateral margin directed medially ( Fig. 3H), male genitalia as in figs 5A, C, E.

Material examined. IRAN 2 ♂ ♂ (glued to a card point), Markazi prov., Arak, Haftad Qolleh Protected Area, Chekab valley , 34°07′05.3″N 50°16′25.3″E, 28 May–16 July 2016, 2219 m, Malaise trap, E. Gilasian & M. Parchami-Araghi ( HMIM) ; 1 ♂ (glued to a card point), same data as previous except for 8 June 2020, pan trap, M. Parchami-Araghi ( HMIM) ; 2 ♂♂, same data as previous ( JSA) ; 1 ♂ (glued to a card point), Kermanshah prov., Paveh, Dodan , 35°02′26.7″N 46°09′22.1″E, 16 June 2016, 1500 m, Malaise trap, M. Zardouei ( HMIM) ; 1 ♀, (glued to a card point), Lorestan prov., Khorramabad, Robat-e Namaki, Rimaleh , 33°36′31.1″N 48°18′16.9″E, 28 July 2017, 2450 m, pan trap, E. Gilasian ( HMIM) .

Distribution. Greece, Cyprus, Turkey ( Grković et al., 2015; Malidžan et al., 2022). Iran (New Record).