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<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Thank you Christian!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Guess I have my identifications complete after
all! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Friendly greetings, André</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=cthompson@sel.barc.usda.gov
href="mailto:cthompson@sel.barc.usda.gov">christian thompson</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=a.van.eck@hccnet.nl
href="mailto:a.van.eck@hccnet.nl">a.van.eck@hccnet.nl</A> ; <A
title=syrphidae@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 14, 2006 9:39 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Syrphidae] Syrphids from Manhattan</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Andre:<BR><BR>Yes, the first two (1 (female), 1a (male)) are
Toxomerus geminatus (Say) and as it was Manhattan the other is Eupeodes
americanus (Wiedemann).<BR><BR>And Syritta pipiens is the only Syritta that
occurs in the Northeastern USA. Syritta flaviventris is known only from southern
most Texas.<BR><BR>Cheers<BR><BR>F. Christian Thompson<BR>Systematic Entomology
Lab., USDA<BR>c/o Smithsonian Institution<BR>MRC-0169 NHB<BR>PO Box
37012<BR>Washington, DC 20013-7012<BR>(202) 382-1800 voice<BR>(202) 786-9422
FAX<BR><A
href="mailto:cthompso@sel.barc.usda.gov">cthompso@sel.barc.usda.gov</A>
e-mail<BR><A href="http://www.diptera.org">www.diptera.org</A> web
site<BR><BR>>>> <A
href="mailto:a.van.eck@hccnet.nl">a.van.eck@hccnet.nl</A> 06/14/06 03:07PM
>>><BR>Hi Wouter,<BR><BR>Thank you for your help. Guess this is as far
as we come from only these few pictures, it's more than I could hope
for!<BR><BR>Greetings, André<BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From:
Wouter van Steenis <BR>To: Hoverfly discussion list <BR>Sent: Sunday, June 11,
2006 11:55 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [Syrphidae] Syrphids from
Manhattan<BR><BR><BR>Dear Andre,<BR><BR>The two smaller flies are indeed
Toxomerus geminatus, as they are from the east coast. In the west lives the
pretty similar T. occidentalis. The third picture is an Eupeodes of the
americanus group. Both E. pomus and E. americanus occur in the north-east coast
of North America.<BR><BR>The Eristalis could belong to several species without
more detailed description. The Syritta probably will have been a S. pipiens as
this is by far the most common species in North-America.<BR><BR>Best
wishes<BR><BR>Wouter<BR><BR>Wouter van Steenis<BR>Vogelmelk 4<BR>3621 TP
Breukelen<BR>The Netherlands<BR>+31 (0) 346 264671<BR><A
href="mailto:w.vansteenis@andros.demon.nl">w.vansteenis@andros.demon.nl</A>.
<BR> ----- Original Message ----- <BR> From: André van Eck
<BR> To: Hoverfly discussion list <BR> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006
5:47 PM<BR> Subject: [Syrphidae] Syrphids from Manhattan<BR><BR><BR>
Last week I was in Manhattan, without net though...<BR> Found some
syrphids at a nice little mutual garden. Any ideas about the species?<BR>
One Eristalis I couldn't get on digit film (looked like a Eristalis interrupta
female, with its unspotted abdomen and white hindmargins of tergites). Also
around was Syritta pipiens (I assume it is this species).<BR><BR> Friendly
greetings,
André<BR><BR><BR>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR><BR>
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