New records of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) and the rediscovery of Primocerioides regale Violovitsh for the fauna of Serbia
Authors/Creators
- 1. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, c/o Hof der Toekomst 48, 3823HX Amersfoort, The Netherlands
- 2. University of Novi Sad, BioSense Institute - Research Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, Dr Zorana Đinđića 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
- 3. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
- 4. Applied University of Arnhem and Nijmegen, Schonenbergsingel 50, 6881 NS, Velp, The Netherlands
- 5. Korte Hoefstraat 30, 5046 DB Tilburg, The Netherlands
- 6. Jívová 231, 783 16 Jívová, Czech Republic
Description
In preparation for the IUCN workshop on the European Red List of Syrphidae from April 4th-16th 2019,
a total of 59 hoverfly species were collected in Novi Sad and on Fruška Gora Mountain (Serbia). Among the identified
species, one species is possibly new to science, Brachypalpus aff. valgus, and six other species are new to the fauna of
Serbia: Brachyopa grunewaldensis, B. silviae, Criorhina pachymera, Epistrophe cryptica, Psilota anthracina and Sphiximorpha
petronillae. During the preparation of this work, a photo taken in Belgrade confirmed the occurrence of Primocerioides
regale in Serbia. Additionally, six rarely recorded species for the fauna of Serbia were collected: Brachyopa
maculipennis, B. plena, Criorhina floccosa, Epistrophella coronata, Mallota fuciformis and Sphiximorpha subsessilis.
The list of new and rare species and information on behaviour and habitats are provided. The value of Kamenički
Park, Novi Sad, for saproxylic hoverflies is discussed and possible conservation measurements are proposed to retain
this treasury of rare and possibly threatened species. The previously proposed co-occurrence of Sphiximorpha petronillae
and the European velvety tree ant (Liometopum microcephalum (Panzer, 1798)) is also discussed.
Keywords: conservation management, endemic species, European velvety tree ant, Kamenički Park, Primocerioides
regale, Saproxylic species, Sphiximorpha petronillae.
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