Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ornidia obesa ?, Syrphidae from Cameroon

Posted by JariF on 04-02-2016 11:15
#1
Hi,

a large metallic Syrphidae from Cameroon. Or..is it Syrphidae at all ?

Jari
Edited by JariF on 04-02-2016 13:09

Posted by Ectemnius on 04-02-2016 11:47
#2
Hello JariF,

Looks iike a Ornidia.

Greetings,

Ectemnius

Posted by JariF on 04-02-2016 13:08
#3
Ok, thank You. In that case Ornidia obesa (Fabricius, 1775) maybe, or is there other species in Africa ?

Jari

Posted by Valentin Nidergas on 06-03-2016 00:36
#4
I think this is Ornidia obesa. See this paper: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/17487/ent_FCT_64.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

V. N.