Syritta fasciata ( Wiedemann, 1830 )

El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Gilbert, Francis, 2019, Catalogue of the Syrphidae of Egypt (Diptera), Zootaxa 4577 (2), pp. 201-248 : 224

Syritta fasciata ( Wiedemann, 1830)

Xylota fasciata Wiedemann, 1830: 103 . Type locality: Sudan [as "Nubien"].

Syritta abyssinica Rondani, 1873: 282 . Type locality: Eritrea (Adi-Caie).

Syritta subtilis Becker, 1903: 89 . Type locality: Egypt (Luxor).

Material examined: 3 males, 4 females, Wadi El-Arbaein (St. katherina), 4–5.VIII.1938, leg. H.C. E .; 1 male, 3 females, Wadi El-Lega (S. Sinai), VI–IX.1941, leg. H.C.E. [EFC] .

World distribution: AF: Aldabra, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, UAE, Yemen. OR: India. PA: Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon.

Egyptian localities: Coastal Strip: El-Dekheila, Ramleh. Eastern Desert: Ismailiya, Serapium, Suez. Gebel Elba: Kansisrob, Wadi Edeib. Lower Nile Valley & Delta: Abu-Rawash, Barrage, El-Gabel El-Asfar, El-Maasara, El-Marg, Ezbet El-Nakhl, Faraskour, Giza, Kirdassa, Kombira, Shubra. Sinai: Wadi El-Arbaein, Wadi El-Lega. Upper Nile Valley: Asswan, Luxor ( Efflatoun 1922, Shaumar & Kamal 1978, Lyneborg & Barkemeyer 2005 and the examined museum material).

Activity period in Egypt: Throughout the year.

Remarks: Efflatoun (1922) found this species hovering above Polygonum equisetiforme on the edge of a banana plantation at Ramleh.