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<BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><PRE style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dear Syrphidae-fans,</PRE><PRE style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I´m sure you have answered this question before, but since I was not there to listen: </PRE><PRE style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In van Veen 2004 I for years determined my Melanostoma using the figure 646 on page 136. The picture contradicts the message in the text, and I do not know which is right. For long I thought that the picture was accurate, but since it also contradicts the message in our Swedish key (Bartsch, H. D. 2009 et al.) I now have to ask someone. Unforturnately our Swedish expert is no longer to ask I would like to ask You. </PRE><PRE style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sincerely:</PRE><PRE style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">--
N Erik Sjödin
Knus Natur
Gånsta 3
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