Posted by Leif Bloss Carstensen on 16-01-2016 17:34
#1
This female ws reared from galls on Artemisia vulgaris. Triglyphus primus were reared from the same plants at the location.
I have tried to id it by means of the Syrph the net key, Nationalnyckeln and two articles:
http://cdussaix.free.fr/Ante-Syrfid/DOC/Eupeodes%20goeldlini.pdf
http://www.phegea.org/Phegea/2009/Phegea37-2_51-54.pdf
I'm stuck. Hope somebody can help me.
A few specifications:
lateral margin of tergite 5: entirely yellow
hind femora: light-brown discolouration at basis, 1/5 or less.
alula: almost entirely covered in microtrichia
posterolateral hair fringe on the front femur: pale
second basal cell: approx. 50 % bare
sternite 5: entirely yellow
hairs on scutellum: pale with a few black hairs in the middle
Edited by Leif Bloss Carstensen on 16-01-2016 17:47
Posted by Leif Bloss Carstensen on 16-01-2016 17:52
#2
The location is Bjerringbro, Denmark.
Posted by Leif Bloss Carstensen on 16-01-2016 17:53
#3
image showing frons with dust spots. The y is clearer under a microscope.
Posted by Ectemnius on 16-01-2016 20:06
#4
Hello Leif Bloss Carstensen,
Very nice rearing Syrphidae!
Eupeodes is, to my opinion, a mess. This specimen falls in between E. goeldlini and E. bucculatus in the keys. I've caught a few specimens with comparable features and put them in my collection as Eupeodes c.f bucculatus.
Greetings,
Ectemnius
Posted by Leif Bloss Carstensen on 16-01-2016 20:40
#5
Hello Ectemnius.
thank you for a very quick reply to a difficult genera. I will label the specimen as you do. i know that a group of people is working on clarifying this genera.