The first records of robber flies of the genus Stichopogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae: Stichopogoninae) in Belarus

Two species of robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae: Stichopogoninae), Stichopogon elegantulus elegantulus Wiedemann, 1820 and S. barbistrellus barbistrellus Loew, 1854, are recorded for the Republic of Belarus for the first time. Previously, representatives of the genus Stichopogon Loew, 1847 were not listed for the fauna of the country. The robber flies were collected in 2021–2024 in Gomel Region. The presented new localities are among the northernmost sites of these robber fly species in Eastern Europe. Brief information about their known distribution and bionomics is given. Details of structure and diagnostic features of imagoes are illustrated.