1Department of Biological Sciences, Presidency University, 87/1 College Street, Kolkata, 700076
Diptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, 700053
*Email: armzool2007@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online published on 31 August, 2017.
Taxonomy of the hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from north eastern part of Himalaya with special reference to the areas of Darjeeling Himalaya discussed. It includes an account of 38 species under 24 genera, of which five species are new records. Population diversity assessments indicate their higher rate of survival at such altitude, which could be attributed to their effective resource utilization capability in the Indo-Burmese hotspot region.
Syrphidae, species, population diversity, new records, survival, Northeast Himalaya, keys, species, diagnostics, distribution
