Posted by Bembix on 21-06-2022 17:21
#1
Good evening,
here are two pictures of Syrphidae from today. I suspect that they are of the genus Paragus, but so far I have not been able to identify the species. Body length < 6 mm. Habitat sandy dry grassland in southwest Germany.
Thank you for your help.
Edited by Bembix on 22-06-2022 14:57
Posted by Sundew on 22-06-2022 00:25
#3
Paragus is ok, and it is one without hair bands on the eyes. Van Veen's key (
https://web.archi...s_key.html) lists three candidates:
P. haemorrhous,
P. tibialis, and
P. constrictus. Only males can be identified (by genital characteristics), and yours is a female. Falk (
https://www.flick...710183030/) says
P. haemorrhous is common and found in sunny grassland, so label your pictures "cf.
haemorrhous" - it's the best we can say...
Regards, Sundew
Posted by Bembix on 22-06-2022 14:57
#4
thanks for the detailed information, Sundew.