Updated hoverfly (Diptera, Syrphidae) checklist of the Foreste Casentinesi National Park (Italy)

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Syrphidae (Diptera) · Topics: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

The present faunistic note is an updating of Syrphidae (Diptera) fauna of “Foreste Casentinesi National Park” (Emilia-Romagna and Toscana, Italy), a site of conservation interest included as a focus site within the “National Biodiversity Future Center”, NBFC. The revision combines data from the entomological collection Guido Grandi (UNIBO) and recent records from the national pollinator monitoring programme (Italy).The new recordings for the National Park, obtained by Malaise traps and entomological net, comprise 25 Syrphidae species, including also new recordings for Toscana and Emilia-Romagna Regions. The updated Syrphidae fauna of the Park includes now 116 species, three of which are included within threatened categories in the Red List of European Syrphidae. A typically Alpine fauna is emerging from the Syrphidae species recorded of this revision.

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