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Juergen Peters
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Posted on 22-05-2005 21:52
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Hello!

These three syrphid flies I photographed yesterday here in Ostwestfalen/Germany. Can anybody help me identifying them? Thanks!

insekteninfos.de/diptera/2105/Syrphid_1.jpg

insekteninfos.de/diptera/2105/Syrphid_2.jpg


The third one is a Scatophagidae-lookalike. Have I again found a Brachyopa species (perhaps B. vittata)?

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insekteninfos.de/diptera/2105/Brachyopa_2.jpg

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Jürgen

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Gerard Pennards
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Posted on 23-05-2005 09:34
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Hello Juergen,
Your first picture shows a male of melnagyna cincta. Characteristic are the first spots on the abdomen, these are small and triangulair with a very sharp point!
Second is a female of Parasyrphus malinellus, with it's very shiny thorax, small dustspots on the head and the yellowish first and second legs (tibia and tarsal segments)
I first thought it was a female Parasyrphus punctulates with connected spots, but these have a dull thorax, so not shiny!
Third picture is not a syrphid, it is indeed a member of the Scathophagidae I think! THe upper picture shows strong bristles on its face, which never occurs in Syrphids!
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Juergen Peters
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Posted on 23-05-2005 18:22
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Hello, Gerard!

Gerard Pennards wrote:
Your first picture shows a male of Melangyna cincta. Characteristic are the first spots on the abdomen, these are small and triangulair with a very sharp point!
Second is a female of Parasyrphus malinellus, with it's very shiny thorax, small dustspots on the head and the yellowish first and second legs (tibia and tarsal segments)
I first thought it was a female Parasyrphus punctulates with connected spots, but these have a dull thorax, so not shiny!
Third picture is not a syrphid, it is indeed a member of the Scathophagidae I think! THe upper picture shows strong bristles on its face, which never occurs in Syrphids!


Thank you very much!
Best regards,
Jürgen

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Juergen Peters
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Posted on 24-05-2005 03:51
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Hello, Gerard!

Just another question: Is Melangyna cincta a synonym of Meligramma cincta? Surprisingly I cannot find one of these two in the Syrphidae checklist of Lower Saxony.
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Jürgen

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