Cheilosia (Cheilosia) variabilis (Panzer, 1798)

Khaganinia, S. & Kazerani, F., 2014, A Review Of The Genus Cheilosia (Diptera, Syrphidae) From Iran, Vestnik Zoologii 48 (5), pp. 401-410 : 407-408

Cheilosia (Cheilosia) variabilis (Panzer, 1798) ( fig. 4 , d–f)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d. Iran: East Azarbaijan Province, Osculu , 38°53.736´N, 46°48.860´E, 1859 m , 20.06.2011, 5 ♀; Aynali, 38°30.570´N, 46°37.391´E, 391 m; 15.07.2010, 1 Ơ, 3 ♀ (S. Khaghaninia).

D i s t r i b u t i o n. From southern Fennoscandia southwards to Iberian Peninsula; from Ireland eastwards through Central and Southern Europe ( Italy, former Yugoslavia) into Bulgaria, Turkey and Russia as far as western Siberia. Also in N Africa ( Morocco); Iran (first record).

D i a g n o s t i c c h a r a c t e r s. Eye haired; antenna black ( fig. 4 , e), arista longer than two times as long as third antennal segment and with hairs longer than diameter of basal thickened part; face with distinct hairs on sides of facial knob; legs black ( fig. 4 , d); scutellar bristle long, at least as long as scutellum; halter pale brown in male; genitalia as in ( fig. 4 , f).

Figures

Fig.4. Cheilosia transcaucasia, male (a–c): a — dorsal view, b — frontal view of head, c — genitalia; C. variabili, male (d–f): d — lateral view, e — frontal view of head, f — genitalia; C. vulpina, male (g–i): g — lateral view, h — lateral view of head, i — genitalia. Рис. 4. Cheilosia transcaucasia, самец (a–c): a — вид сверху, b — голова, фронтальный вид, c — гениталии; C. variabilis, самец (d–f): d — латеральный вид, e — голова, фронтальный вид, f — гениталии; C. vulpine, самец (g–i): g — латеральный вид, h — голова, латеральный вид, i — гениталии.