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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dear Hideki Iwai, your observation is very useful.
But in Japan could be also species very similar to E. balteatus. If you will,
you could send the foto of dorsal view and ventral view of abdomen. With best
wishes Pavel Láska</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=aphidophagoussyrphid@gmail.com
href="mailto:aphidophagoussyrphid@gmail.com">岩井秀樹</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=syrphidae@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 24, 2011 8:00
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Syrphidae] Syrphid strange
behaviour</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear ALL<BR><BR>Hello. I studied the mating behaviour of
<I>Episyrphus balteatus</I> about ten years ago in Japan. I have been a
question about the strange behaviour for a long time. <BR><BR>I observed the
strange behavior in twilight in the evening. The behavior was that the
female and male of <I>E. balteatus</I> faced each other and fell down in the
air in twilight in the evening. I observed it in insectarium and the cage. I
estimated it was the mating behavior at that time. <BR><BR>However, I know the
mating behaviour that <I>E. balteatus</I> male rides on the female from some
papers so I suspect my result considerably.<BR><BR>I want to ask syrphidae
colleagues if someone have observed <I>E. balteatus</I> took the strange
behaviour. Have someone seen the behaviour in the rearing cage?<BR><BR>Best
wishes<BR>Hideki Iwai<BR><BR>Japan<BR><BR>
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