Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ethiopian Syrphidae 4

Posted by U Samnegard on 09-05-2012 15:20
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Syrphidae collected in Southwestern Ethiopia in February-March 2011 on altitudes between 1500 and 2000 masl. It's caught in a coffee forest and its body length is 6-7mm. I'm mainly interested in the genus.

Posted by U Samnegard on 09-05-2012 15:21
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front view

Posted by U Samnegard on 09-05-2012 15:21
#3
wing

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 09-05-2012 15:34
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A female Melanostoma sp.

Posted by U Samnegard on 09-05-2012 15:51
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Thank you for the help Gerard! How certain are you in the identifications?

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 09-05-2012 16:20
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For this one I'm sure it's a female Melanostoma sp.
For some of the other identifications there are sometimes other possibilities.
Is the material from alcohol or another preserving fluid?
Greetings

Posted by U Samnegard on 10-05-2012 07:29
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Okay! They have all been in alcohol for about a year so their colours may have changed a bit.
Greetings