Descriptions of two new species of the genus Paragus Latreille (Diptera: Syrphidae), with a key to males of all South African species
- 1. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2. University of Novi Sad, BioSense Institute-Research Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, Dr Zorana Đinđića 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Description
Two new species of the genus Paragus Latreille, 1804 are described from the Republic of South Africa: Paragus longipilus
Tot, Vujić et Radenković sp. nov. and Paragus megacercus Tot, Vujić et Radenković sp. nov. These new species belong
to the subgenus Pandasyopthalmus Stuckenberg, 1954a. Paragus longipilus sp. nov. is a member of the P. jozanus group,
whereas Paragus megacercus speng. nov. belongs to the P. tibialis group. The taxonomic status of Paragus chalybeatus Hull,
1964 is revised and proposed as synonym of Paragus punctatus Hull, 1949. Additionally, an identification key to males
of the South African species of Paragus is provided. Results of the present study confirm a significant level of endemism
of Paragus in the Afrotropical Region (12 out of 29).
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Funding
- ANTARES – Centre of Excellence for Advanced Technologies in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security 664388
- European Commission
- Conservation strategy for protected and strictly protected hoverflies (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae) species in Serbia – Case study 173002
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development