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 Couple of small Syrphids
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 09-06-2007 05:47
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14528 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! I have never seen such flies like this couple of only 7-8 mm long ones in our garden yesterday (Ostwestfalen/Germany). After searching a little bit I think, they could belong to genus Paragus. Is that correct? Thanks! Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [55.54Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| amalia_raluca |
Posted on 09-06-2007 08:09
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 590 Joined: 22.03.07 |
Eumerus sp. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 09-06-2007 12:31
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14528 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Amlia! amalia_raluca wrote: Eumerus sp. Ah, thanks! I had an Eumerus here in the garden already on May 28, but that lacked the distinct thorax stripes: Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [41.38Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| caliprobola |
Posted on 09-06-2007 23:10
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 211 Joined: 24.05.07 |
if you look closely you can see has 2 stripes on the thorax too. the different angle makes them not that clear and in old specimens this dust stripes can become less clear too. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-06-2007 00:40
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14528 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! caliprobola wrote: if you look closely you can see has 2 stripes on the thorax too. Yes, but quite faint. I was not sure whether that indicated another species/genus or just a worn condition. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| caliprobola |
Posted on 10-06-2007 01:27
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 211 Joined: 24.05.07 |
for determination to species level you should examine the legs very carefully and maybe the male genitalia also. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-06-2007 01:44
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14528 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! caliprobola wrote: for determination to species level you should examine the legs very carefully and maybe the male genitalia also. Yes, I have read that Eumerus cannot be determined after a photo (but that's all I have). There are 16 species here in Germany according to "Entomofauna Germanica". Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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