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Απρίλιος 06, 2024

Genus Eristalinus (Syrphidae, Diptera) in Galicia (NW Spain)

There are 4 species of Eristalinus, a genus easy to identify thanks to their spotted/banded eyes.

-E. aeneus
-E. megacephalus
-E. sepulchralis
-E. taeniops

There is this very useful identification guide, but to point out the main differences:
E. taeniops is the easiest to identify because it's the only one with banded eyes, while the rest have spotted eyes.
E. megacephalus has a much lighter abdomen, with either white bands or big orange blotches.
E. aeneus and E. sepulchralis are the most similar ones, but while E. aeneus has a uniformly metalic abdomen, in the sides of segments 2 and 3 E. sepulchralis has pollinose areas. The eyes are also different, in E. sepulchralis they have more hair, and in the male they don't touch as in most hoverflies.

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Genus Helophilus and Parhelophilus (Syrphidae, Diptera) in Galicia (NW Spain)

Helophilus is a genus of big, yellow colored hoverlies, with two species present in Galicia.

-H. pendulus
-H. trivittatus

While H. pendulus has a black vertical line on the face, and the basal 2/3rd of the hind tibiae orange, H. trivittatus has a orange line on the face, and only about 1/3 of the hind tibia yellow. The abdomen can also be somewhat different, with H. trivittatus having a lighter shade of yellow.

Parhelophilus is a similar genus with only one species in Galicia, P. versicolor, but they are much smaller, less brightly colored, and have orange antennae rather than black.

Sources:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157629445217282/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157630263217876/
https://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/taxofoto/taxofoto/2041

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Genus Volucella (Syrphidae, Diptera) in Spain

There are 6 species, all of which can be found in Galicia.

-V. bombylas
-V. elegans
-V inanis
-V. inflata
-V. pellucens
-V. zonaria

They are easily identifyable with this helpful guide

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Απρίλιος 08, 2024

Genus Eupeodes (Syrphidae, Diptera) in Galicia (NW Spain)

Very difficult genus of hoverflies quite similar to Scaeva (althouth the tergite marks are less curved). In Galicia, there are 4 recorded species, but there are more that have been found nearby.
These are sure:

-E. corollae
-E. latifasciatus
-E. lucasi
-E. luniger

But these (and maybe more) may be present:

-E. bucculatus
-E. flaviceps
-E. nielseni
-E. nuba

Identifying them in situ or by pictures is often not possible, especially for the males, for which genitalia might be necessary. Descriptions for some British species can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157629460588728/
This is a general guide in Dutch:
https://waarneming.nl/download/fotogids_Syrphidae.pdf
And this post helps identifying females of the most common species:
https://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/insectarium/Eupeodes-cf.-luniger-(Meigen-1822)-img311682.html

Other than genitalia, other useful traits are the color of the face in females, and whether the yellow marks reach the edges of the tergites

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