Tachytrechus tessellatus (Macquart, 1842)

Type locality: Senegal.

Material examined. Burundi: 2♂, 8♀, Bujumbura, 3.39069°S, 29.35047°E, 20.XI.2024, D. Dubrovskiy (ZIN); 7♂, 7♀, Bujumbura, Tanganyika Lake shore, 3.39139°S, 29.3500°E, 23.2.– 1.III.2025, D. Dubrovskiy (ZIN) ; 7♂, 2♀, Bujumbura, Tanganyika Lake shore, 3.39139°S, 29.3500°E, 2–9.III.2025, D. Dubrovskiy (ZIN) .

Distribution. Afrotropical: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Is., DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles (Aldabra), South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Yemen (Socotra); Australasian: New Caledonia; Oriental: China (Taiwan), India, Indonesia, Japan (Ryukyu Is.), Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic: Egypt, Israel. This widespread species was recorded from Burundi (Imbo region) by Grichanov (2004).