<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Syrphidae (Diptera) of </SPAN></U></B><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Senegal</SPAN></U></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Erstwhile French colony, independence in 1960.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Dakar</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> the capital, a westernized town situated at extreme west of the African continent.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Population mainly Muslim (90%).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lies in my biogeographical sub-area of the “</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Senegal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">—Sudan Steppes”.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Fauna of nearby
countries—</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Mauritania</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Guinea-Bissau</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Guinea</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Gambia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> and </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial
Narrow'">Mali</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">—should also be consulted and compared for homogenous elements. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Ischiodon aegyptius</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> (Wiedemann), 1830<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>[ = <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Syrphus senegalensis</I> Guerin-Meneville, 1844 ]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Allobaccha sapphirina</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> (Wiedemann), 1830<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>[ = <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Baccha punctum</I> Bigot, 1884 ]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Eristalinus flaveolus </SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">(Bigot), 1880<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Eristalinus smaragdinus</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> (Macquart), 1842<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Mesembrius senegalensis</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> (Macquart), 1842<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Mesembrius tarsatus</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> (Bigot), 1883<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Eumerus obliquus </SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">(Fabricius), 1805<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Syritta austeni</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> Bezzi, 1859<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Syritta flaviventris</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> Macquart, 1842<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Syritta latitarsata</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> Macquart, 1842<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Syritta leucoptera</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> Bigot, 1859<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Syritta sejuncta</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> (</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Walker</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">), 1849<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>[ doubtful record from </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Senegal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">in litt</I>. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Syritta senegalensis</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> Lyneborg & Barkemeyer, 2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">From </SPAN></U></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Cape Verde</SPAN></U></B></st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> </SPAN></U></B><st1:PlaceType><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Islands</SPAN></U></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Erstwhile Portuguese colony, located some 650km WNW of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Dakar</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> in the </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Atlantic Ocean</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Independence</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> in 1975.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Population mainly Christian (Catholic) 96%.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Syritta caboverdensis</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> Lyneborg & Barkemeyer, 2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">COMMENTS:</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Like Dr Chris Thompson summarized in a scholarly fashion, Syrphidae or any other fauna of </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Senegal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> have not yet been really sampled and studied.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The above is probably the total information available now. A whole great field of knowledge lies ahead for interested visitors swinging insect nets, running traps,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and perhaps Dr Barkemeyer is the BEST specialist who could help in
information on Diptera of this country, having even collected there.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Drs Dirickx and Whittington may also help? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am one among the TEAM now publishing on the Syrphidae of the Oriental and Papuan areas with Chris’ guidance and leadership.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I would welcome papers/online files (PDFs) on Syrphidae of these areas (from Afghanistan, southern Tibet, China south of the Yangtze-Kiang River south to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and east to the Ryukyus, Taiwan, Philippines, Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands) please.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Specimens of flower flies would also be welcome and maybe we could help anyone with information on our territory of current scholarship and focus.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><BR><BR><FONT
face="times new roman"><STRONG>Dr Kumar Ghorpade</STRONG>, B.Sc.(Agri.), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Entomol.). <BR>Smithsonian Institution (U.S.A.) Postdoctoral Fellow (1982-1983) researching Oriental Syrphidae, Sciomyzidae and Ephydridae (Diptera). <BR><STRONG>Currently:</STRONG> Post-Graduate Teacher & Research Associate in Systematic Entomology, Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishi Nagar, Dharwar 580 005, Karnataka (INDIA). <BR><STRONG>Postal address:</STRONG> P.O. Box 221, K.C. Park Post Office, Dharwar 580 008, INDIA.</FONT><FONT face=verdana> </FONT><BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 12/1/10, Cyrille DUSSAIX <I><cyrille.dussaix@orange.fr></I></B> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV id=yiv1743004845>Hi,<BR><BR><BR>For a friend who will travel in Senegal this summer.<BR>Are there any publications about hoverflies in the country (or region).<BR><BR>Thank you for your responses.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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