Thread subject: Diptera.info :: French Guianan syrphid - Microdon spp.
Posted by ChrisR on 27-02-2011 00:42
#1
Here is a photo from Stéphane Brule in French Guiana. Could anyone confirm whether I have guessed the correct family ... and possibly add any more information? :)
Edited by ChrisR on 28-02-2011 19:57
Posted by LakeSide on 28-02-2011 14:23
#2
I'd say some kind of Microdon sp.
Posted by ChrisR on 28-02-2011 14:31
#3
Yes, I am hoping that Menno Reemer will have a look at it :D
Posted by Menno Reemer on 28-02-2011 16:58
#4
Well, and I am hoping that Stephane Brule collected the specimen...
It's a
Microdon (s.l.) indeed, from a species group restricted to the neotropics. I am reasonably sure (but not entirely) that this is an undescribed species. I would certainly like to see more pictures, or even better: the real specimen!
Posted by ChrisR on 28-02-2011 18:07
#5
I will chat with Stéphane and ask him if he has a specimen :)