Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858

Dawah, Hassan A., Abdullah, Mohammed A., Ahmad, Syed Kamran, Al-Dhafer, Hathal & Turner, James, 2020, An overview of the Syrphidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, Zootaxa 4855 (1), pp. 1-69 : 47

Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858

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Paragus longiventris Loew, 1858: 376

Examined specimens. 1♀, Jazan, Abu Aresh, Al-Mahdage village , 1–13.xii.2012, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) ; 1♂, Asir, Keratha, Al-Ethrebany fruit farm 15.v.–2.vi.2006, Malaise trap, H.A. Abdullah & H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) ; 1♂, Asir, Abha Farm Hay Al-Nusub ( Abha Farm Centre), 3.iii.–3.vi.2001, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah & M.A. Abdullah ( NMWC) ; 1♂, Asir, Abha, Hey Al-Menhel , 24.vii.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 1♂, same locality but 13.v.–3.vi.2015 ( CERS) ; 3♀, Najran, Al-Shurfa , 13.iii.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Abu-Zoherah et al. (1993). It was described from South Africa. It is widespread in the Afrotropical Region (including, Madagascar, Sào Tomé, South Yemen) ( Smith & Vockeroth 1980; Whittington 2003; Smit et al. 2017); Oriental Region: India; Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan ( Ghorpadé 2014).

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FIGURE 53. Habitus of Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858. Male, dorsal view.