Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Red Sea. Syrphidae
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 26-01-2007 18:05
#1
Egypt, Safaga, 26 jan.
Some kind of Syrphus?
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 26-01-2007 19:12
#2
Nope,
More likely a species of Eupeodes. My guess would be Eupeodes lunger male, but in the south there are some other species as well!
Greetings,
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 27-01-2007 17:47
#3
Thank you Gerard.
Nikita
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 05-02-2007 16:16
#4
Gerard, I checked my 4 (1m+3f) collected in Safaga Eupeodes. According van Veen key I've got E. corollae - scutellum yellow-haired, terg 3,4 yellow spots reach abdomen margin.
What is your oppinion?
Nikita
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 05-02-2007 22:09
#5
Hello Nikita,
Yes, it could very well be Eupeodes corollae. I based my idea of E. luniger on the fact that the spots are not connected in the middle, and I thought the spots didn't reach the margin.
In the typical Eupeodes corollae male the spots are connected in the middle, giving the yellow spots a very typical appearance. But they can be separated, as in this case.
So this can very well be a Eupeodes corollae male, especially when I see the end of the abdomen. It seems to have a big genital knob, which would make it Eupeodes corollae indeed!
Greetings,
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 06-02-2007 08:12
#6
Will you please, Gerard, check ID as E. corollae with this image.
Nikita
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 06-02-2007 23:17
#7
Hello Nikita,
Yes, this should be
E. corollae!
Greetings,
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 07-02-2007 10:21
#8
Thank you Gerard.