A second British record of Paragus quadrifasciatus Meigen (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Leo Fordham; Alejandro Maeda-Obregon; Elli Leadbeater

doi:10.5281/zenodo.17608777

A second British record of Paragus quadrifasciatus Meigen (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Leo Fordham
, Alejandro Maeda-Obregon
, Elli Leadbeater

Biological Sciences

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Abstract

We report the second UK record and the first specimen for Paragus quadrifasciatus Meigen, 1822, found in Stratford, London. We provide an introduction to the species and discuss the context around the finding.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	240-242
Number of pages	3
Journal	Dipterists Digest
Volume	32
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17608777
Publication status	Published - 28 Nov 2025

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Keywords

Hoverfly
Syrphidae
Paragus quadrifasciatus

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