[Syrphidae] Clitellaria ephippium

[Laurens van der Leij]

Frank,

The species was caught be me in 1999 near Venlo (Netherlands) some 2 km=20=

from the German border. It was the first catch in 120 years!. In 2000=20
it was also found on the Sint Pietersberg in utmost south of our=20
country near Maastricht. It is also known to occur on the Belgian part=20=

of the Sint Pieter.

Kind regards,

Laurens van der Leij
Op 21-jul-04 om 13:38 heeft Frank Brozowski het volgende geschreven:

> I apologize that this is not about Syrphidae but about Stratiomyidae!=20=

> My question is: who knows anything about the status of Clitellaria=20
> ephippium, e.g. about actual findings of this species in Germany or=20
> adjacent countries?
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> Does anyone know if there are similar looking species around? And what=20=

> about papers on the distribution and ecology of this species?
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> Thank you all very much!
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> Frank Brozowski
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> F=F6lderichstra=DFe 34
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> D-13595 Berlin
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> f.brozowski@nikocity.de