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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Aat Barendregt collected some specimens of Chalcosyrphus in Corsica (France). It is a Chalcosyrphus with totally black abdomen. In Seguy (1961) you easily run to Chalcosyrphus fulviventris, a presumed endemic of Corsica. In Peck (1988) this is a synonym of Chalcosyrphus piger. We cannot find any publication that explains this synonymy. Hippa (1978) does not refer to fulviventris at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> If you have an idea where to look for the formal synonymy, please let us know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Wouter van Steenis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Van:</b> syrphidae-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk <syrphidae-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk> <b>Namens </b>Jeroen van Steenis<br><b>Verzonden:</b> donderdag 30 januari 2020 18:43<br><b>Aan:</b> Gerard Pennards <gerard_pennards@hotmail.com><br><b>CC:</b> syrphidae@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<br><b>Onderwerp:</b> [Syrphidae] Re: Identification query<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Gerard<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>They must be Brachypalpus and closest is chrysites or zugmayeriae. The metafemur is too slender for chrysites and the pile is too orange. I do not know the other one.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am sure it is not the female of the undescribed species from Serbia. would be nice to get hold of males too.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There is a picture of the male of zugmayeriae in Mutin & Ichige 2018.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jeroen<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Op do 30 jan. 2020 om 14:28 schreef Gerard Pennards <<a href="mailto:gerard_pennards@hotmail.com">gerard_pennards@hotmail.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I have a identification query for you and I hope someone can help me.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I have added two links, one from a biodiversity website in Georgia, and the other from a Russian Macro photos website.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Both pictures come from the Northern Caucasus, one picture from Northern Georgia which is called Cheilosia illustrate but it's clearly not. See link: <a href="http://biodiversity-georgia.net/index.php?taxon=Cheilosia%20illustrata" target="_blank" id="gmail-m_6105882958588655517LPlnk861545">http://biodiversity-georgia.net/index.php?taxon=Cheilosia%20illustrata</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The other one is from a Russian photo website and was not identified. It is the same species as the Georgian one I think, but it's a strange species. See link: <a href="http://macroclub.ru/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/238361/cat/512" target="_blank" id="gmail-m_6105882958588655517LPlnk978762">http://macroclub.ru/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/238361/cat/512</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>My idea is that it should be the female of Brachypalpus chrysites, but it doesn't look like the normal yellow haired form. Also there seem to be some differences in pilosity, and other features.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Has someone encountered these before? I have asked some people who had been in Georgia, but a species like this was not seen.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thanks in advance, greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Gerard<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><pre>This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>and may contain confidential information. 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