Description of a new hoverfly species of the genus Ferdinandea and the female of Eumerus muratovi from Tajikistan (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalinae)
A.V. Barkalov
Abstract. A new species of the genus Ferdinandea Rondani, 1844 and the unknown female of Eumerus muratovi Barkalov, 2020 are described. The new species F. volkovae sp. nov. differs from all Palaearctic species of the genus in the coloration of the face, the frons and mesonotum completely covered with grey pollen, black scape and pedicel, and the details of the male genitalia. The female of E. muratovi is similar to that of E. kozlovi Stackelberg, 1952, but differs in the completely black legs, larger size and presence of brown spot on the wing.
Key words: Tajikistan, female, Syrphidae, Eristalinae, Eumerus muratovi, Ferdinandea, new species
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2022, 31(1): 66-73 ▪ Published online 3 May 2022
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2022.31.1.66 ▪ Open full article 
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