<document tableId="DF65661AFFC2066EFF11FD3592E7B72E" sourceDocId="FF8AFFFCFFCA0666FFA5FFC4941DB423" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20532932" ID-Zenodo-Dep="20532932" captionStart="Table 2" checkinTime="1780516090211" checkinUser="juliana" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" updateTime="1780517639388" updateUser="ExternalLinkService"><mods:mods xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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        <mods:title>Two new species of the genus Eristalinus Rondani, 1845 (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the Gangetic Plains of Eastern India</mods:title>
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        <mods:namePart>Roy, Bristi</mods:namePart>
        <mods:affiliation>Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India.</mods:affiliation>
        <mods:nameIdentifier type="email">roybristi19@gmail.com</mods:nameIdentifier>
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        <mods:namePart>Kar, Oishik</mods:namePart>
        <mods:affiliation>Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India</mods:affiliation>
        <mods:nameIdentifier type="email">oishikkar10@gmail.com</mods:nameIdentifier>
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        <mods:namePart>Naskar, Atanu</mods:namePart>
        <mods:affiliation>Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India.</mods:affiliation>
        <mods:nameIdentifier type="email">atanudiptera@gmail.com</mods:nameIdentifier>
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        <mods:namePart>Sengupta, Jayita</mods:namePart>
        <mods:affiliation>Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India.</mods:affiliation>
        <mods:nameIdentifier type="email">jayitasengupta9@gmail.com</mods:nameIdentifier>
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        <mods:namePart>Banerjee, Dhriti</mods:namePart>
        <mods:affiliation>Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India</mods:affiliation>
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            <mods:title>European Journal of Taxonomy</mods:title>
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            <mods:date>2026</mods:date>
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                <mods:number>2026-05-29</mods:number>
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                <mods:number>1062</mods:number>
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    <mods:identifier type="CLB-Dataset">315343</mods:identifier>
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<table id="DF65661AFFC2066EFF11FD3592E7B72E"><caption box="[180,1786,753,781]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" startId="8.[180,249,753,781]"><emphasis bold="true" box="[180,278,753,781]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Table 2.</emphasis> Differentiating features of <taxonomicName _authorityPlausibility="0.8509" _evidence="statusLabel" _step="newLabel1" authority="Roy, Naskar &amp; Banerjee" authorityName="Roy, Naskar &amp; Banerjee" authorityYear="2026" box="[598,1129,753,781]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Eristalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brunettii" status="sp. nov."><emphasis box="[598,835,753,781]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Eristalinus brunettii</emphasis> Roy, Naskar &amp; Banerjee</taxonomicName> <taxonomicNameLabel box="[1137,1227,753,781]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel> and <taxonomicName _authorityPlausibility="0.9952688" _evidence="catalogs" _step="species1" authority="(Brunetti, 1923)" baseAuthorityName="Brunetti" baseAuthorityYear="1923" box="[1284,1782,753,781]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Eristalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polychromata"><emphasis box="[1284,1582,753,781]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Eristalinus polychromata</emphasis> (<bibRefCitation author="Brunetti E." box="[1597,1773,753,781]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" pagination="23 - 340" refId="ref11726" refString="Brunetti E. 1923. Family Syrphidae. In: Shipley A. E. &amp; Scott H. (eds) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burmam Diptera Vol. III. Pipunculidae, Syrphidae, Conopidae, Oestridae: 23-340. Taylor &amp; Francis, London. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9472589 [accessed 10 Apr. 2026]." type="book chapter" year="1923">Brunetti, 1923</bibRefCitation>)</taxonomicName>.</caption><thead><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFC8C939EB741"><th box="[190,480,840,866]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFC8C95FDB741" pageId="8" pageNumber="9"><emphasis bold="true" box="[190,317,840,866]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EFF1BFC8C9520B741" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Characters</emphasis></th><th box="[555,1186,840,866]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFC8C90BFB741" pageId="8" pageNumber="9"><taxonomicName _authorityPlausibility="0.9952688" _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" authority="(Brunetti, 1923)" baseAuthorityName="Brunetti" baseAuthorityYear="1923" box="[555,925,840,866]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Eristalinus" id="4C1A4D11FFC2066EFD8EFC8C9780B741" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polychromata"><emphasis bold="true" box="[555,925,840,866]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EFD8EFC8C9780B741" pageId="8" pageNumber="9"><emphasis bold="true" box="[555,737,840,866]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EFD8EFC8C96FCB741" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">E. polychromata</emphasis> (<bibRefCitation author="Brunetti E." box="[751,917,840,866]" id="EF8B4B63FFC2066EFD4AFC8C9788B741" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" pagination="23 - 340" refId="ref11726" refString="Brunetti E. 1923. Family Syrphidae. In: Shipley A. E. &amp; Scott H. (eds) The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burmam Diptera Vol. III. Pipunculidae, Syrphidae, Conopidae, Oestridae: 23-340. Taylor &amp; Francis, London. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9472589 [accessed 10 Apr. 2026]." type="book chapter" year="1923">Brunetti, 1923</bibRefCitation>)</emphasis></taxonomicName></th><th box="[1206,1923,840,866]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FC8C939EB741" pageId="8" pageNumber="9"><emphasis bold="true" box="[1206,1424,840,866]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EFB13FC8C918DB741" pageId="8" pageNumber="9"><taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" authorityName="Roy &amp; Kar &amp; Naskar &amp; Sengupta &amp; Banerjee" authorityYear="2026" box="[1206,1332,840,866]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Eristalinus" id="4C1A4D11FFC2066EFB13FC8C9129B741" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brunettii" status="sp. nov."><emphasis bold="true" box="[1206,1332,840,866]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EFB13FC8C9129B741" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">E. brunettii</emphasis></taxonomicName> <taxonomicNameLabel box="[1339,1424,840,866]" id="A25D57FBFFC2066EFA9EFC8C918DB741" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel></emphasis></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFC41939EB7BC"><th box="[190,480,901,927]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFC4195FDB7BC" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Eye maculae</th><td box="[555,1186,901,927]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFC4190BFB7BC" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">More or less scattered.</td><td box="[1206,1923,901,927]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FC41939EB7BC" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Clustered, appear as patches.</td></tr><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFC05939EB7D8"><th box="[190,480,961,1019]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFC0595FDB7D8" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Facial vitta</th><td box="[555,1186,961,1019]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFC0590BFB7D8" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Narrower compared to <taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" authorityName="Roy &amp; Kar &amp; Naskar &amp; Sengupta &amp; Banerjee" authorityYear="2026" box="[834,958,961,987]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Eristalinus" id="4C1A4D11FFC2066EFCE7FC0597A3B7F8" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brunetii" status="sp. nov."><emphasis box="[834,958,961,987]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EFCE7FC0597A3B7F8" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">E. brunetii</emphasis></taxonomicName> <taxonomicNameLabel box="[975,1071,961,987]" id="A25D57FBFFC2066EFC6AFC059032B7F8" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>; occupies approximately ⅓ width of face.</td><td box="[1206,1923,961,1019]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FC05939EB7D8" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Broader compared to <taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" baseAuthorityName="Brunetti" baseAuthorityYear="1923" box="[1435,1611,961,987]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Eristalinus" id="4C1A4D11FFC2066EFA3EFC059256B7F8" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polychromata"><emphasis box="[1435,1611,961,987]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EFA3EFC059256B7F8" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">E. polychromata</emphasis></taxonomicName>; occupies more than ⅓ width of face.</td></tr><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFBD0939EB00D"><th box="[190,480,1044,1070]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFBD095FDB00D" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Pruinose vittae on scutum</th><td box="[555,1186,1044,1070]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFBD090BFB00D" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Present and distinct.</td><td box="[1206,1923,1044,1070]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FBD0939EB00D" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Absent (male) or less distinct (female).</td></tr><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFB95939EB0A8"><th box="[190,480,1105,1163]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFB9595FDB0A8" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Median black vitta on tergum III</th><td box="[555,1186,1105,1163]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFB9590BFB0A8" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Incomplete; only traces are present.</td><td box="[1206,1923,1105,1163]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FB95939EB0A8" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Complete; continuous to the posterior margin.</td></tr><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFB60939EB09D"><th box="[190,480,1188,1214]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFB6095FDB09D" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Body pilosity</th><td box="[555,1186,1188,1214]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFB6090BFB09D" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Sparse compared to <taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" authorityName="Roy &amp; Kar &amp; Naskar &amp; Sengupta &amp; Banerjee" authorityYear="2026" box="[772,886,1188,1214]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Eristalinus" id="4C1A4D11FFC2066EFCA1FB60976BB09D" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brunetii" status="sp. nov."><emphasis box="[772,886,1188,1214]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EFCA1FB60976BB09D" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">E. brunetii</emphasis></taxonomicName> <taxonomicNameLabel box="[893,975,1188,1214]" id="A25D57FBFFC2066EFCD8FB6097D2B09D" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel></td><td box="[1206,1923,1188,1214]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FB60939EB09D" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Dense compared to <taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" baseAuthorityName="Brunetti" baseAuthorityYear="1923" box="[1419,1595,1188,1214]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Eristalinus" id="4C1A4D11FFC2066EFA2EFB609226B09D" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polychromata"><emphasis box="[1419,1595,1188,1214]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EFA2EFB609226B09D" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">E. polychromata</emphasis></taxonomicName>.</td></tr><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFB24939EB0D9"><th box="[190,480,1248,1274]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFB2495FDB0D9" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Mesonotal pile in male</th><td box="[555,1186,1248,1274]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFB2490BFB0D9" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Yellowish brown.</td><td box="[1206,1923,1248,1274]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FB24939EB0D9" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Conspicuously black.</td></tr><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFAD9939EB174"><th box="[190,480,1309,1367]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFAD995FDB174" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Pilosity on anepimeron</th><td box="[555,1186,1309,1367]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFAD990BFB174" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">All pale yellow (Fig. 10C, marked with arrow).</td><td box="[1206,1923,1309,1367]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FAD9939EB174" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Pale yellow except on the anterodorsal part, mixed with black pile (Fig. 2C, marked with arrow).</td></tr><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFAB4939EB1A9"><th box="[190,480,1392,1418]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFAB495FDB1A9" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Male wing</th><td box="[555,1186,1392,1418]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFAB490BFB1A9" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Hyaline.</td><td box="[1206,1923,1392,1418]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FAB4939EB1A9" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Distinct brown infuscation.</td></tr><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFA68939EB1E5"><th box="[190,480,1452,1478]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFA6895FDB1E5" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Pile on cercus</th><td box="[555,1186,1452,1478]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFA6890BFB1E5" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Short and sparse (Fig. 7D) compared to <taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" authorityName="Roy &amp; Kar &amp; Naskar &amp; Sengupta &amp; Banerjee" authorityYear="2026" box="[982,1096,1452,1478]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Eristalinus" id="4C1A4D11FFC2066EFC73FA689055B1E5" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brunetii" status="sp. nov."><emphasis box="[982,1096,1452,1478]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EFC73FA689055B1E5" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">E. brunetii</emphasis></taxonomicName> <taxonomicNameLabel box="[1103,1186,1452,1478]" id="A25D57FBFFC2066EFBEAFA6890BFB1E5" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel></td><td box="[1206,1923,1452,1478]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FA68939EB1E5" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Long and dense (Fig. 7A) compared to <taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" baseAuthorityName="Brunetti" baseAuthorityYear="1923" box="[1627,1803,1452,1478]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Eristalinus" id="4C1A4D11FFC2066EF9FEFA689316B1E5" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polychromata"><emphasis box="[1627,1803,1452,1478]" id="B96EEA80FFC2066EF9FEFA689316B1E5" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">E. polychromata</emphasis></taxonomicName>.</td></tr><tr id="352A34D0FFC2F999FF1BFA2D939EB220"><th box="[190,480,1513,1539]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FF1BFA2D95FDB220" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Ventral margin of surstylus</th><td box="[555,1186,1513,1539]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FD8EFA2D90BFB220" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Nearly straight in the middle.</td><td box="[1206,1923,1513,1539]" id="76FB5DACFFC2F999FB13FA2D939EB220" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Sinuous in the middle.</td></tr></tbody></table></document>