Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Heringia brevidens? -> Neocnemodon spec. (female)

Posted by Andreas Haselboeck on 19-11-2014 07:45
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Hello

Is this 6-7mm sized Syrphid an Heringia brevidens species?

Date 11.05.2014; in an forrest near Stuttgart (Southwest Germany).

Regards
Andreas
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Posted by Ectemnius on 19-11-2014 13:26
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Hello Andreas,

Heringia has been revised by Vujic 2014. Neocnemodon has been elevated to genera level. This is a female Neocnemodon, due to the short third antennal segment. And they cannot be identified. Only males can be identified by examining the the genitalia.

Greetings,

Ectemnius

Posted by Andreas Haselboeck on 20-11-2014 10:47
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Hello Ectemnius

Thank you very much. So, next year I have to look for a male

Regards
Andreas