Eumerus tricolor (Fabricius, 1798)

Figs 8E, 13I

Syrphus tricolor Fabricius, 1798: 563 .

Diagnosis

Eyes pilose (Fig. 13I); males dichoptic, distance between eyes less than width of ocellar triangle; basoflagellomere black; scutum and scutellum shiny metallic, weakly pollinose; scutum entirely and evenly pilose, pile on scutum very short (Fig. 8E), shorter than combined length of two basal segments of arsita; legs predominantly black; metafemur slightly enlarged; tibiae black except for narrow basal orange margin; wing hyaline, entirely covered with microtrichia; abdomen predominantly orange.

Material examined

IRAN • 1 ♂; “IRAN, Kohkilouyeh & / Boyerahmad prov., Yasuj / Tolegorgi, 2000 m, 4.v.1985 / H. Mirzayans & A. Hashemi // Eumerus tricolor / (Fabricius, 1798)”; HMIM • 1 ♀; “Iran-Esfehan-Natanz / Bidhand / 33°29′43.9″N, 051°45′39.0″E / 2349m. / 2009.V.18 / Leg. E. Gilasian ”; JSA .

Distribution

Central Asia, Iran (Kohkilouyeh & Boyerahmad prov., Yasuj; Esfehan prov.), Transcaucasia (Peck 1988; Barkalov & Gharali 2004; Gilasian & Barkalov 2004).