Records of flies from Syrphidae family in Western Ukraine

Study Extent

The dataset represents 2000 records of flies from Syrphidae family collected from the territory of the Volhynian-Podolian Upland during the period of 2005-2022. Most of the items were recorded from the territory of Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park. Some of the specimens are preserved in several collections among Ukrainian scientific and nature conservation institutions. 1. «Hoverflies of Volhynian-Podolian Upland». 2. Collection without an identifier. 3. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345312158_Rol_entomologicnih_fondiv_NPP_Podilski_Tovtri_u_navcalno-vihovnomu_procesi_Kam'anec-Podilskogo_nacionalnogo_universitetu_imeni_Ivana_Ogienka. 4. The collection material is prepared for long-term storage. All specimens are mounted on entomological pins and have labels indicating the date and place of collection, scientific name of the specimen, the name of the collector and those who identified them. The collection was organized according to generally accepted methods. The systematic position of species is given according to the nomenclature (Peck, 1988).

Sampling

Insects are collected with an entomological net with a hoop diameter of 30 cm. Adults are collected in flight, on flowers and leaves of plants. The collection sites are recorded using a GPS navigator (Garmin eTrex-30) on the ground, and later refined on a PC (using software). All collected individuals are fixed in the field in special containers using a fixative (acetone). In the laboratory, frozen individuals are identified using special identifiers, and the identified individuals are entered into the database. Identification of individuals is carried out using binoculars - Stereoscopic Microscope (MBS-9) and PZO Warszawa (24865). Species that have the status of disputed (in identification) are taken for clarification and discussion to the specialists of the I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine.

Quality Control

Consultations and clarification of the identification of individual species were carried out by Grigory Popov, PhD, Department of Entomology and Collection Management, I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, and Olexiy V. Prokhorov, PhD, Department of Entomology and Collection Management, I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology. The collector has 18 years of experience with this group of organisms.

Method steps

1. Collecting of the speciens from the wild according to the described approach.
2. Post-collecting studies, National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Anastasiia Lishchuk); Kamianets-Podіlskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University, Department of Ecology (Anastasiia Lishchuk); Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park (Anastasiia Lishchuk).
3. Preparing of the specimens for preservation.
4. Georeferencing.
5. Organizing of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.

The dataset consists of representatives of Syrphidae family only.

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
3. Insecta
   rank: class
4. Diptera
   rank: order
5. Syrphidae
   rank: family

The data covers the territory of 7 regions of Western Ukraine: Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Volyn, Rivne, Ternopil, and Khmelnytsky administrative regions of Ukraine. The main material covers the territory of the Volhynian-Podolian Upland.