<div dir="ltr"><p class=""><span lang="EN-GB">Hi

everybody,</span></p>

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<p class=""><span lang="EN-GB">Upcoming April 8 I will visit</span><span class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span><span class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Corsica</span></span><span class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">for a week. Besides having a

vacation I would like to collect a hoverfly or two. Some quick & dirty googling

does not provide me with lots of information on Syrphidae on</span><span class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span><span class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Corsica</span></span><span lang="EN-GB">. </span></p>

<p class=""><span lang="EN-GB">I can find three papers which will be useful:</span></p>

<p class=""><span lang="EN-GB">- Doczkal 1996 Description of two new species

of the genus Eumerus Meigen (Diptera, Syrphidae) from</span><span class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span><span class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Corsica</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p>

<p class="">- Van der Goot, V.S. (1961)

Zweefvliegenvangst op<span class=""><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span><span class=""><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Corsica</span></span>.<span class=""><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span><i>Entomologische

Berichten,<span class=""><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Deel,

21: 219-223.</p>

<p class=""><span lang="FR-BE">- Goeldlin de Tiefenau, P. & Lucas, J.A.W.

(1981)</span><span class=""><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span><i><span lang="FR-BE">Paragus</span></i><span class=""><i><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></i></span><span lang="FR-BE">(Dipt., Syrphidae) de Corse et de

Sardaigne.</span><span class=""><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span><i><span lang="EN-GB">Bull.Soc.Ent.Suisse</span></i><span lang="EN-GB">, 54: 389-397.</span></p>

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<p class=""><span lang="EN-GB">I have a few questions:</span></p>

<p class=""><span lang="EN-GB">- Does anyone have pdf’s of the 1961 and 1981

papers? (I have the 1996 one)</span></p>

<p class=""><span lang="EN-GB">- Sure I miss some useful literature, any other

papers that could be useful? Does a checklist exist? </span></p>

<p class=""><span lang="EN-GB">- Does anyone has experience with collecting on</span><span class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span><span class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Corsica</span></span><span class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">or with collecting in early April in

the Mediterranean (I am a bit early in the season I guess)?</span></p>

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