Thread subject: Diptera.info :: French Guianan syrphid - Ocyptamus gastrostactus
Posted by ChrisR on 26-02-2011 23:43
#1
Here is a photo from Stéphane Brule in French Guiana. Could anyone confirm whether I have guessed the correct family ... and possibly add any more information? :)
Edited by ChrisR on 28-02-2011 18:58
Posted by LakeSide on 28-02-2011 13:26
#2
Maybe Platycheirus sp?
Posted by ChrisR on 28-02-2011 13:32
#3
Well, it does look a bit like some of our
Platycheirus spp. but the abdomen has an odd shape and I think there must be different (perhaps related) genera in the neotropics :)
Posted by Menno Reemer on 28-02-2011 16:02
#4
This is a male of
Ocyptamus gastrostactus, a common species in tropical America. Larvae are aphid predators on various plants, incuding
Phragmites and tobacco.
Posted by ChrisR on 28-02-2011 17:07
#5
Thanks Menno :)