Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Material examined: 1 female, St. Katherine, Sinai , 4.VII.2012, leg. Norfolk [unpublished thesis of Norfolk (2015)] .

World distribution: NE: Wisconsin to Labrador, s. to Kansas & South Carolina. OR: India. PA: Algeria, Egypt, Europe (Fennoscandia southwards; from Ireland eastwards through much of Europe into Russia and on through Siberia to the Pacific coast (Sakhalin)), Morocco, Tunisia.

Egyptian localities: Sinai: St. Catherine .

Activity period in Egypt: July.

Remarks: Norfolk (2015) found a female specimen of Eristalis arbustorum (L.) in St. Catherine, Sinai visiting Achillea fragrantissima .