New records of the exotic Band-eyed Drone Fly, Eristalinus taeniops (Wiedemann, 1818) (Diptera, Syrphidae), in Argentina

Abstract

Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops (Wiedemann, 1818) is a pollinator hoverfly native to the Old World that has spread through several countries in America. We determine the current distribution of this species in Argentina by using records from scientific literature and citizen science websites. In addition, we report the first three specimens collected in Córdoba province. Eristalinus taeniops is present in 10 provinces in Argentina and seems to be more frequent in anthropized habitats. Likewise, the specimens we collected were exclusively captured within the city of Córdoba. Our results confirm the occurrence of E. taeniops in central Argentina and contribute to determining the actual geographic distribution of this species in the country. Our new data could help to evaluate the potential invasiveness of E. taeniops in ecosystems.

Online community photo-sharing in entomology: a large-scale review with suggestions on best practices

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New records and distribution of the tiger fly Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops (Wiedemann, 1818) (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Paraguay

“…Since its first report on the continent, in the State of Florida (United States) (Thompson et al 1990), E. taeniops (Fig. 1) has been reported from South America in Chile (Thompson 1999;Barahona-Segovia et al 2021;Olivares et al 2021), Argentina (Rotondi et al 2020), and Brazil Köhler 2006, 2008). Although there are no more official reports data on the distribution of the species in other Latin American countries, the species has been photographed and identified in citizen science websites such as iNaturalist (http://www.…”

The complete mitochondrial genome of Eristalinus viridis (Coquillett, 1898) (Diptera: Syrphidae) and its phylogenetic implications

“… 2019 ; Rossi Rotondi et al. 2020 ). The species Eristalinus viridis (Coquillett, 1898) has a black-green body with metallic green reflections, which is the only one without any spotted or striped compound eyes in the genus Eristalinus (Huo et al.…”