Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae from East Turkey

Posted by Cesa on 14-07-2010 19:31
#1

Hello,
ID is needed for this image taken from East Turkey in late June.
Thanks a lot.
Muhabbet

Posted by Paul Beuk on 14-07-2010 19:34
#2

Looks like a Merodon.

Posted by Cesa on 14-07-2010 20:40
#3

Thank you Paul!

Posted by Andre on 09-08-2010 15:56
#4

Or Eumerus. Top view of wings needed here. Not collected?

Posted by Cesa on 09-08-2010 19:06
#5

Only this image I have. I hope it will sufficient for further decision.
Thanks a lot.

Posted by Grigory Popov on 10-08-2010 15:23
#6

Eumerus sp., male, exactly :)

Posted by sanderbot on 10-08-2010 19:01
#7

Grigory Popov wrote:
Eumerus sp., male, exactly :)


Eh, eyes widely seperated makes this a female I guess?

greetings,

Sander

Posted by Grigory Popov on 10-08-2010 20:45
#8

Sander Bot wrote:

Eh, eyes widely seperated makes this a female I guess?

greetings,

Sander


No, no, the male - eyes connected or almost connected frontally, and male genitalia - so large... :)

Posted by pierred on 11-08-2010 08:04
#9

Sander,

Here is a photo of Eumerus sp. in copula :
www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos32/big/img_1011.jpg
Cecile Bassaglia : France : Boussy St Antoine : 91800 : 12/05/2008
Altitude : NR - Taille : 6-7 mm (estimés)
Réf. : 32012

The eyes of both genders are well to be seen.

Posted by Cesa on 11-08-2010 10:07
#10

Many thanks Gentlemen for your contributions

Posted by Andre on 11-08-2010 11:40
#11

There are many Eumerus-species with red on the abdomen, especially in 'the east'.
So it is not wise to even make a wild guess, at least not for me.
These specimens need to be collected..

Posted by Grigory Popov on 15-08-2010 11:59
#12

Yes, certainly... Eumerus is awfully difficult genus with the enormous amount of species (about 300) - Doczkal & Pape (2009).

Posted by Andre on 15-08-2010 12:33
#13

Though it is tempting... I can see some good characters.. hahaha :D
The best match I can come up with, is Eumerus armenorum Stack.
Would fit its distribution according to Stackelberg: Transcaucasia (Armenia).

Edited by Andre on 15-08-2010 13:01

Posted by Grigory Popov on 15-08-2010 12:58
#14

:)