Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hover flies from Hong Kong: Four female Melanostoma spp.

Posted by chickenold on 11-01-2013 15:39
#1

The attached picture combines four photos of female Melanostoma spp. found by my friend in the recent two months.

Could (A) be M. orientale and (B ) be M. scalare? Any clue about (C) and (D)?
Thanks!

Edited by chickenold on 11-01-2013 15:39

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 13-01-2013 14:54
#2

They are all Melanostoma females indeed. But this genus is a bit of a mess, so I can't tell you what species they are.
Greetings