First record of Chequered hover fly Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Syrphidae) from India

Abstract

The presence of chequered hover fly Melanostoma scalare has been confirmed for the first time in India. The authors discovered Melanostoma scalare in adequate numbers from the urban localities of Gorakhpur, a city of Uttar Pradesh, India. The detailed diagnostic characters, measurements, distribution are provided in this article for taxonomic study.