Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Australian Syrphidae
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 10-01-2015 00:30
#1
Could this be a species of Paramixogaster? Light trap. Townsville, Queensland.
Posted by Menno Reemer on 31-01-2015 21:37
#2
Yes, it is!
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 31-01-2015 22:01
#3
Thanks Menno.
Posted by gneve on 01-02-2015 11:58
#4
It is probably P. variegatus, as segment 3 of antennae is >3 times as long as segment 1.
The other key characters are : Wing darkened along veins (slightly visible on the photograph);legs with coxae and femora basally darkened.
Graeme, could you post a profile picture, so that we can see the legs ?
Cheers,
Gabriel
Edited by gneve on 01-02-2015 12:22
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 01-02-2015 19:23
#5
Hi Gabriel. I hope these pics help.
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 01-02-2015 19:23
#6
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Posted by gneve on 02-02-2015 09:26
#7
Hi Graeme,
At least as far as the hind legs are concerned it fits the description of P. variegatus, but I do not have reference material to compare it to.
Vheers
Gabriel
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 02-02-2015 18:33
#8
Thanks Gabriel
Posted by Menno Reemer on 02-02-2015 20:30
#9
This does not seem to be P. variegatus: in the holotype (also a female), the head and tergite 2 are black. The tergites are also shaped differently. I don't know which species this is, but there's a good chance that it's undescribed.
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 02-02-2015 20:32
#10
Thanks Menno, that's interesting.