A hoverfly checklist (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Mascarene island of Réunion, France

Authors

  • M. Angeles Marcos-García CIBIO, University of Alicante
  • Antonio Ricarte National Museums Collection Centre
  • Neus Estela CIBIO, University of Alicante

Keywords:

Syrphid fauna, first records, Afrotropical region, Mascarene Islands.

Abstract

 A commented and updated checklist of the hoverflies from the Mascarene island of Réunion, France, is presented. A total of 22 species are listed. New data on eight species are provided, two of them new to Réunion: Syritta austeni Bezzi, 1915 and Eristalinus madagascariensis (Hervé-Bazin, 1914). Réunion has 14 species shared with Madagascar and 10 with Mauritius. The present study contributes to better understand the biodiversity of this part of the world.

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Author Biographies

  • M. Angeles Marcos-García, CIBIO, University of Alicante
    Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales, Professor of Zoology
  • Antonio Ricarte, National Museums Collection Centre
    Natural Sciences, Entomology, research fellow
  • Neus Estela, CIBIO, University of Alicante
    Degree in Biology

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Published

06.08.2013

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2013): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society

How to Cite

A hoverfly checklist (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Mascarene island of Réunion, France. (2013). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 15(2), 59-68. https://entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/512