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Paragus constrictus Šimic, 1986

Identification

Identification difficulty = 4. microscope_icon camera_icon_cross according to Ball & Morris, 20241

Synonymy

Added to the British List by Speight & Chandler (1995)2. Very similar to P. tibialis and can only be separated by examination of the male terminalia.

Distribution

Only known from Ireland in the British Isles. Records come mostly from limestone pavements of The Burren. It has been looked for in limestone pavements of NW England but, so far, without success.

  1. Ball, S., & Morris, R. (2024). Hoverflies of Britain and Ireland. WILDGuides (3rd ed.). Oxford: Princeton University Press. ↩

  2. Speight, M., & Chandler, P. (1995). Paragus constrictus, Pteromicra pectorosa and Stegana similis: insects new to Ireland and Stegana coleoptrata, presence in Ireland confirmed (Diptera). Irish Naturalists’ Journal, 25, 28–32. ↩