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This female ws reared from galls on Artemisia vulgaris. Triglyphus primus were reared from the same plants at the location.

I have tried to id it by means of the Syrph the net key, Nationalnyckeln and two articles:

http://cdussaix.free.fr/Ante-Syrfid/DOC/Eupeodes%20goeldlini.pdf

http://www.phegea.org/Phegea/2009/Phegea37-2_51-54.pdf

I'm stuck. Hope somebody can help me.

A few specifications:
lateral margin of tergite 5: entirely yellow

hind femora: light-brown discolouration at basis, 1/5 or less.

alula: almost entirely covered in microtrichia

posterolateral hair fringe on the front femur: pale

second basal cell: approx. 50 % bare

sternite 5: entirely yellow

hairs on scutellum: pale with a few black hairs in the middle

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The location is Bjerringbro, Denmark.

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image showing frons with dust spots. The y is clearer under a microscope.

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Hello Leif Bloss Carstensen,

Very nice rearing Syrphidae!

Eupeodes is, to my opinion, a mess. This specimen falls in between E. goeldlini and E. bucculatus in the keys. I've caught a few specimens with comparable features and put them in my collection as Eupeodes c.f bucculatus.

Greetings,

Ectemnius

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Hello Ectemnius.

thank you for a very quick reply to a difficult genera. I will label the specimen as you do. i know that a group of people is working on clarifying this genera.