Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Episyrphus auricollis?

Posted by pengie on 02-02-2015 18:15
#1
Hello,

can sombody tell me the name of this species.
We found it in June next to a woody area (SW-Germany).

One Key (Bothe 1996) told me it's E. auricollis, but when i try it with Van Veen, i allway miss Episyrphus, because i can not see any hair on metasternum.

Thanks in advance!

Greets
p

Posted by Ectemnius on 21-02-2015 11:41
#2
Hello pengie,

You are correct!

Greetings,

Ectemnius

Posted by pengie on 23-02-2015 20:44
#3
Thanks a million :-)

Posted by Carlo Monari on 23-02-2015 21:15
#4
Hello,
looking both in Faunaeur Name Search and in the Nomenclator Query of Systema Dipterorum I don't find any Episyrphus auricollis.
Maybe the presently accepted name is Meliscaeva auricollis (Meigen 1822)?

Posted by pengie on 25-02-2015 16:51
#5
I think Meliscaeva auricollis is corect. As far as i know Meliscaeva was seen as a subgenus of Episyrphus, but in later works reinstall Meliscaeva as separate genus (Van Veen 2010)

Greetings
Pengie