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Posted by Antonio Carlos on 13-12-2012 14:44

I am not sure if these are Syrphidae flies.
Please, I need help to identify.

Photo #1
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Coordinates of the place where I took these photos:
Latitude: -22.538482357026, Longitude: -43.228379487991

Date and time:
March 30, 2011 at 10.31am GMT+3

Photo #2
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Coordinates of the place where I took these photos:
Latitude: -22.538442719452, Longitude: -43.228336572647

Date and time:
November 12, 2012 at 9.10am GMT+3

Thanks!
AC

Edited by Antonio Carlos on 03-03-2016 00:38

Posted by John Carr on 14-12-2012 04:17

Eristalini. Perhaps related to "Brazilian Syrphidae #5" which was identified as Palpada possibly near atrimana.

Posted by Antonio Carlos on 15-12-2012 12:32

Thank you, John Carr and Gerard Pennards!

Edited by Antonio Carlos on 15-12-2012 12:59

Posted by Menno Reemer on 15-12-2012 13:59

Hi,
The male of Palpada melanaspis has a mainly black scutellum with a small apicomedian yellow mark, so I don't think it is that species. It does belong to the P. scutellaris-group though (to which P. melanaspis also belongs), but there are several quite similar species in this group (e.g. P. scutellaris, P. erratica, P. doris). Hard to be sure from a picture...