Catalogue of the Syrphidae of Egypt (Diptera) Author El-Hawagry, Magdi S. Author Gilbert, Francis text Zootaxa 2019 2019-04-05 4577 2 201 248 journal article 27386 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.1 edfb4093-4bf9-40ed-9fb4-bf492ccad12e 1175-5326 2629643 959CC8F8-E214-4A56-9343-CBCC2CBD43DD Paragus ( Pandasyopthalmus ) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822 Paragus haemorrhous Meigen, 1822 : 182 . Type locality: Austria & France . Paragus sigillatus Curtis, 1836: 593 . Type locality: England (Darent). Paragus trianguliferus Zetterstedt, 1838 : 3 . Type locality: Sweden (Novacculum Umenaes). Paragus substitutus Loew, 1858 : 376 . Type locality: South Africa ( Eastern Cape [as "Caffraria"]). Paragus tamagawanus Matsumura, 1916: 9 . Japan (Honshu: Tamagawa). Paragus pallipes Matsumura, 1916: 11 . Type localities: Russia ( Sakhalin ) & Japan (Honshu: Tokyo , Towada). Paragus ogasawarae Matsumura, 1916: 13 . Type localities: Japan (Honshu: Iwate ). Paragus coreanus Shiraki, 1930 : 250 . Type localities: Korea (Koryo, Kongo , Shakuoji). Material examined : 1 male , Wadi El Zohleiga, 2.V.1925 , leg. Efflatoun (specimen published in Shaumar & Kamal (1978)) [EFC]; 1 female , Kafr Hakim, 10.VI.1924 , leg. Efflatoun (specimen published in Shaumar & Kamal (1978)) [PPDD]. World distribution : AF: Widespread. NE: N America from the Yukon south to Costa Rica . PA: Afghanistan , Egypt , Europe (Widespread), Israel , Japan , Korea . Egyptian localities : Coastal Strip: Mariout. Eastern Desert: Suez Road, Wadi Hoff, Wadi Ibtadi, Wadi Rishrash, Wadi Zohleiga. Lower Nile Valley & Delta: Abu-Rawash, El-Mansoura, Ezbet El-Nakhl, Kafr Hakim, Kirdassa, Shubra. [Source: Shaumar & Kamal (1978) ]. Activity period in Egypt : March to October. Remarks : Adults fly low through ground vegetation, with a darting, erratic and weaving flight. Males usually hover close to the ground or close to the foliage of low-growing plants and settles on foliage or the ground. In Europe, this species usually visits the flowers of the Umbelliferae , Matricaria , Origanum , Polygonum, Potentilla, Solidago and Stellaria ( De Buck 1990 ; Speight 2017 ).