Eupeodes luniger (Diptera, Syrphidae) a new record to Greece and a key for the genus Eupeodes in this country

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Published: Jan 7, 2000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.14035
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Eupeodes luniger biodiversity Syrphidae of Greece Mediterranean
C. Perez-Banon
Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
Μ.-Α. Marcos-Garcia
Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
Τ. Petanidou
Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Faonos & H. Trikoupi, GR-81100 Mytilene, Greece
Abstract
Eupeodes luniger (Meigen, 1822) (Diptera, Syrphidae), an aphidophagous hoverfly species that acts also as pollinator, was recorded for the first time in Greece. Based on the Greek records, we provide the first identification key for the genus Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877 in Greece.
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