Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)

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Syrphid flies, diversity, distribution, survey, species

Abstract:
The present study revealed a total of 11 species of syrphid flies belonging to 9 genera. These species include Episyrphus balteatus, Eristalis cerealis, Betasyrphus sereius, Syritta pipiens, Eristalis taeniops, Eristalis arbustorum, Eupeodes luniger, Syrphus ripsil, Eristalis tenax, Helophilus pendulus, and Simosyrphus scutellaris. Most of the species were foraging on flowers of different plant species. During the present studies the maximum number of individuals of syrphid flies were found to be that of Episyrphus balteatus (580 individuals) followed by Eristalis tenax (410 individuals) and Eristalis arbustorum (300 individuals). It was observed that Episyrphus balteatus was the most abundant species and has the highest individual species observed during the study, and also Simosyrphus scutellaris had the least number of species observe respectively from the survey. The study showed a rich Syrphid fly diversity mainly attributed to the micro-habitats available within the eco-forest.