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Issue: Vol. 5791 No. 1: 9 Apr. 2026
Type: Monograph
Published: 2026-04-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5791.1.1
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A checklist of the hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of Armenia

Scientific Centre of Zoology and Hydroecology of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia; P. Sevak; 7; Yerevan; 0014; Armenia.
Center of Biodiversity and Integrative Taxonomy; University of Hohenheim; 70599 Stuttgart; Germany.
Scientific Centre of Zoology and Hydroecology of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia; P. Sevak; 7; Yerevan; 0014; Armenia.
Scientific Centre of Zoology and Hydroecology of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia; P. Sevak; 7; Yerevan; 0014; Armenia.
Scientific Centre of Zoology and Hydroecology of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia; P. Sevak; 7; Yerevan; 0014; Armenia.
Botanical Gardens; Graduate School of Science; The University of Tokyo; 3-7-1; Hakusan; Bunkyo-ku; Tokyo 112–0001; Japan.
Diptera Syrphids biodiversity species inventory faunistics first records Caucasus

Abstract

We present a checklist of the hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of Armenia. The checklist includes 263 species of hoverflies from current or historic collections, which were seen and identified by the authors, or which were explicitly reported from the territory of Armenia in previous publications. Among these, 38 species are reported from Armenia for the first time. The most species-rich genera of the country’s fauna are Cheilosia Meigen, 1822 (44 spp.), Merodon Meigen, 1803 (24 spp.), Eumerus Meigen, 1822 (22 spp.) and Chrysotoxum Meigen, 1803 (17 spp.). In view of the biogeographical position and the diverse topography of Armenia, the species number is suggestive of underreporting. The principal aim of this updated list is the compilation of data from highly scattered sources and their presentation in accessible form, to encourage the further study of syrphid taxonomy and diversity in the region.

 

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How to Cite

Grigoryan, N., Romig, T., Karagyan, G., Ghrejyan, T., Kalashian, M. & Mochizuki, K. (2026) A checklist of the hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of Armenia. Zootaxa, 5791 (1), 1–68. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5791.1.1