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Episyrphus auricollis?
pengie
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Posted on 02-02-2015 18:15
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Hello,

can sombody tell me the name of this species.
We found it in June next to a woody area (SW-Germany).

One Key (Bothe 1996) told me it's E. auricollis, but when i try it with Van Veen, i allway miss Episyrphus, because i can not see any hair on metasternum.

Thanks in advance!

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Ectemnius
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Posted on 21-02-2015 11:41
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Hello pengie,

You are correct!

Greetings,

Ectemnius
 
pengie
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Posted on 23-02-2015 20:44
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Thanks a million :-)
 
Carlo Monari
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Posted on 23-02-2015 21:15
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Hello,
looking both in Faunaeur Name Search and in the Nomenclator Query of Systema Dipterorum I don't find any Episyrphus auricollis.
Maybe the presently accepted name is Meliscaeva auricollis (Meigen 1822)?
Best regards,
Carlo
 
pengie
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Posted on 25-02-2015 16:51
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I think Meliscaeva auricollis is corect. As far as i know Meliscaeva was seen as a subgenus of Episyrphus, but in later works reinstall Meliscaeva as separate genus (Van Veen 2010)

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Pengie
 
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