Costa Rica to Venezuela.

• Eristalis flavoscutellata Hull 1937: 173 (tip of abdomen, hind leg). Costa Rica, San Mateo, Hiquito. HT female USNM. Subsequent references: Fluke 1957: 135 (catalog citation).
• Palpada flavoscutellata: Thompson, et al. 1976: 105 (catalog citation).

References:

• Fluke, C. L. 1956-57. Catalogue of the family Syrphidae in the Neotropical Region (Diptera). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 6: 193-268 [1956.12.10], 7: 1-181 [1957.06.20]
• Hull, F. M. 1937. Some Neotropical and Oriental syrphid Flies in the United States National Museum. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 27: 165-176. [1937.??.??]
• Thompson, F. C., Vockeroth, J. R. & Sedman, Y. S. 1976. Family Syrphidae. A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas south of the United States. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, 46, 195 pp. [1976.08.09]