Melanostoma univittatum

Melanostoma univittatum (Wiedemann, 1824) Syrphus univittatum Wiedemann, 1824:36. Type locality: India. Distribution in Nepal. Oriental and Palaearctic – NEPAL. Taplejung District: Arun Valley below Tumlingtar, River Sabhaya at 549m (Coe 1964); Kathmandu District: Manichud, 1,800 –2,300 m; Nagarjun, 1,400 –1,600 m; Shivapuri, 1,700m; Shivapuri, 2,300m; Sundarijal, 1,500 –2,000 m; Nuwakot, Gurjebhanjyang, 1,600 –2,000 m, Kirtipur, Lalitpur District: Godawari (Kapoor et al., 1979; Thapa, 2015; Ghorpadé, 2014, 2015a; Budhathoki et al., 2021; Dyola et al., 2023). Zoogeographical distribution. Oriental and Palaearctic – CHINA, INDIA, MALAYSIA, NEPAL (Thangjam et al., 2019; Yang et al., 2020).