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 Three Syrphids
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 22-05-2005 21:52
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14248 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! These three syrphid flies I photographed yesterday here in Ostwestfalen/Germany. Can anybody help me identifying them? Thanks!   The third one is a Scatophagidae-lookalike. Have I again found a Brachyopa species (perhaps B. vittata)?   Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 23-05-2005 09:34
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
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! Greetings, Edited by Gerard Pennards on 23-05-2005 14:26 Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 23-05-2005 18:22
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14248 Joined: 11.09.04 |
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 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 24-05-2005 03:51
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14248 Joined: 11.09.04 |
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. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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