Posted by Juergen Peters on 22-05-2005 21:52
#1
Hello!
These three syrphid flies I photographed yesterday here in Ostwestfalen/Germany. Can anybody help me identifying them? Thanks!
The third one is a Scatophagidae-lookalike. Have I again found a
Brachyopa species (perhaps
B. vittata)?
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 23-05-2005 09:34
#2
Hello Juergen,
Your first picture shows a male of melnagyna cincta. Characteristic are the first spots on the abdomen, these are small and triangulair with a very sharp point!
Second is a female of Parasyrphus malinellus, with it's very shiny thorax, small dustspots on the head and the yellowish first and second legs (tibia and tarsal segments)
I first thought it was a female Parasyrphus punctulates with connected spots, but these have a dull thorax, so not shiny!
Third picture is not a syrphid, it is indeed a member of the Scathophagidae I think! THe upper picture shows strong bristles on its face, which never occurs in Syrphids!
Greetings,
Edited by Gerard Pennards on 23-05-2005 14:26
Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-05-2005 18:22
#3
Hello, Gerard!
Gerard Pennards wrote:
Your first picture shows a male of Melangyna cincta. Characteristic are the first spots on the abdomen, these are small and triangulair with a very sharp point!
Second is a female of Parasyrphus malinellus, with it's very shiny thorax, small dustspots on the head and the yellowish first and second legs (tibia and tarsal segments)
I first thought it was a female Parasyrphus punctulates with connected spots, but these have a dull thorax, so not shiny!
Third picture is not a syrphid, it is indeed a member of the Scathophagidae I think! THe upper picture shows strong bristles on its face, which never occurs in Syrphids!
Thank you very much!
Posted by Juergen Peters on 24-05-2005 03:51
#4
Hello, Gerard!
Just another question: Is
Melangyna cincta a synonym of
Meligramma cincta? Surprisingly I cannot find one of these two in the Syrphidae checklist of Lower Saxony.