[Syrphidae] FW: syrphidae in amber

[Francis Gilbert]

From: Frank Van de Meutter [mailto:frank.vandemeutter at kuleuven.be]
Sent: 31 January 2021 15:01
To: Francis Gilbert <plzfg at exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; hoverfly discussion list <syrphidae at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
Subject: syrphidae in amber


Dear all

recently I occasionally bumped into a website offering insects in amber for sale. There are a number of very well preserved syrphids among them!

Some examples

https://www.amberinclusions.eu/very-nice-hover-fly-syrphidae-fossil-insect-in-baltic-amber-9192

https://www.amberinclusions.eu/hover-fly-syrphidae-fossil-insect-in-baltic-amber-7117

https://ambercollector.com/shop-all/rare-syrphidae-flower-fly-fossil-insect-inclusion-in-genuine-baltic-amber-1019/



Now I was wondering if the sale of such specimens is legal, and whether such fossils should be organised as they offer incredible views on the evolution of syrphidae.

It is such a shame that all these specimens are sold and scattered around the world without being thoroughly researched?



cheers

Frank
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