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Hi,
o.k., then I took it too serious. That probably resulted from the very frequent complaints that people like me make working on hoverflies more on more difficult.
To Chris: I think it wouldn't make sense to give here characters without precise illustration and notes on variation. There are few characters that are reliable and many in which there is a good statistical difference between these two species (similar to the situation in Leucozona lucorum/inopinata). Altogether, the identification of the species involved in "citrofasciatum" will be clear and much easier than in the pedissequum complex which is really difficult.

Regards,
Dieter