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Posted on 26-08-2009 14:37
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Hello,

In July this year I caught a male Merodon in southern Germany with a combination of characters I can not find in van Veen 2004:

-legs completely black, only knees leg 1 and 2 pale,
-small, 9,5mm,
-tegites completely unmarked,
-trochander 3 without protuberance.

I do not have a proper macro lens, so the pictures are poor, but I hope they still will help.

Anybody any idea?

Sander
 
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Posted on 26-08-2009 14:40
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hm, posting pictures doesn't seem to work.
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he, it works
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If you found it in the mountains, it is right that Van Veen doesn't mention it because the book doesn't cover the Alpine area.
I don't know this species... would need it to make any ID..
Hope someone else here can help you based on a picture!
 
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Posted on 31-08-2009 21:14
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I caught it some 100 km north of the alps.
On the forum of waarneming.nl I met Gerard Pennards who is willing to identify the ones I cann't. So I hope that somewhere during upcoming winter this fly gets a species name....

greetings,

Sander
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