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Issue: Vol. 56 No. 2: 23 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-23
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2024.56.2.2
Page range: 50-59
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Confirmed record of Criorhina vivida Brunetti, 1923 (Diptera, Syrphidae) in India with description of the male, and notes on the distribution and checklist of the genus in the country

Department of Zoology, School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144411 India
Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London – SW7 2AZ, UK
Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 191132, India
Department of Zoology, School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144411 India
Department of Zoology, Govt. Degree College, Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, 192231 India
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Abstract

Based solely on the holotype, different information sources indicate the possible presence of Criorhina vivida Brunetti, 1923 in India and Pakistan. However, none of them confirm this scenario. In this study, we confirm the occurrence of the species in India, and provide first description of the male. Additionally, we provide information on distribution, a species checklist and identification key of the genus in the country.

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