Paragus (Paragus) bicolor ( Fabricius, 1794 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5929796 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CC77878C-FF92-8B26-8585-D85CFD7C30D6 |
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Paragus (Paragus) bicolor ( Fabricius, 1794 ) |
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Paragus (Paragus) bicolor ( Fabricius, 1794) View in CoL
Syrphus bicolor Fabricius, 1794: 297 View in CoL . Type locality: Barbariae [= Nw. Africa].
Musca cruentatus Geoffroy, 1785: 462. Type locality: France (Paris).
Paragus arcuatus Meigen, 1822: 179 View in CoL . Type locality: France (Provence).
Paragus taeniatus Meigen, 1822: 179 View in CoL . Type locality: France (Southern France).
Paragus ater Meigen, 1822: 182 View in CoL . Type locality: France (Carpentras).
Paragus testaceus Meigen, 1822: 180 View in CoL . Type locality: Austria & France (Southern France).
Paragus ruficauda Zetterstedt, 1843: 852 View in CoL . Type locality: Sweden (Scania: Esperöd).
Paragus tacchettii Rondani, 1865: 140 View in CoL . Type locality: Italy (Brescia).
World distribution: AF: Namibia, South Africa. NE: Canada, USA. OR: India (Jammu & Kashmir), Pakistan. PA:
Afghanistan, Algeria, China, Egypt, Europe (from southern Sweden and Denmark south to the Mediterranean, from France eastwards through central and southern Europe), Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, Morocco, Tunisia.
Egyptian localities: Eastern Desert: Wadi Um Elek [ Shaumar & Kamal (1978)].
Activity period in Egypt: June.
Remarks: Adults fly low among ground vegetation and settle on either bare ground or low plants. The flowers visited include: Euphorbia, Herniaria glabra, Potentilla and Solidago ( Speight 2017). Gomes (1981) reared this species from among aphids on Rumex in Portugal.
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Paragus (Paragus) bicolor ( Fabricius, 1794 )
El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Gilbert, Francis 2019 |
Paragus tacchettii
Rondani, C. 1865: 140 |
Paragus ruficauda
Zetterstedt, J. W. 1843: 852 |
Paragus arcuatus
Meigen, J. W. 1822: 179 |
Paragus taeniatus
Meigen, J. W. 1822: 179 |
Paragus ater
Meigen, J. W. 1822: 182 |
Paragus testaceus
Meigen, J. W. 1822: 180 |
Syrphus bicolor
Fabricius, J. C. 1794: 297 |