Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalis - POSSIBLY new British species?
Posted by conopid on 28-08-2005 15:24
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I collected a medium sized Eristalis spp in Shropshire on May 29. I cannot run it down to species in Stubbs and Falk, mainly becaues it has completely bare arista. It nearly fits a northern European species in van Veen's key (E. gomnojunovae), but not quite, as the facial hairs are not quite the right colour.
Hi all,
This is embarassing! My specimen is a remarkably dull Myathropa florea. I should have checked the genus instead of assuming it was an Eristalis.