Paragus (Paragus) radjabii, Gilasian, Ebrahim & Sorokina, Vera S., 2011

Gilasian, Ebrahim & Sorokina, Vera S., 2011, The genus Paragus Latreille (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Iran, with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 2764, pp. 49-60 : 50

Paragus (Paragus) radjabii sp. nov.

Figs. 1 A–B, 2 A–B, 4 A–D, 5 A–D, 7 A–F

Diagnosis. The species P. radjabii sp. nov. is very similar to P. compeditus Wiedemann. The male and the female of the new species can be distinguished as follows: face uniformly rounded medially without a distinct knob, posterior margin of tergite VII of the female with a thickening; the male terminalia are different.

The new species can be incorporated into Sorokina’s key to males and female of Asian Paragus ( Sorokina 2009: 357, 364) by the following couplets:

Figures

FIGURE 1. P. radjabii sp. nov. (A, B) and P. compeditus (C, D). A, C. Male head, lateral view. B, D. Female head, lateral view.