<div dir="ltr">Thanks everybody for the information. A phenomenon I had never seen before, very interesting! </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Op wo 12 aug. 2020 om 10:03 schreef Axel Ssymank <<a href="mailto:Axel.Ssymank@bfn.de">Axel.Ssymank@bfn.de</a>>:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div style="font:10pt "Segoe UI""><div id="gmail-m_-4799773547364840784GroupWiseSection_1597219263000_Axel.Ssymank@BfN.de_8CC961E0127D0000A8B43F003B002E00_"><div>Hi Sander,</div><div><br></div><div>I have similar specimens in my collection of other Syrphid species. These are clearly Pollinia, but be aware that not only orchid species have pollinia, another plant family also has pollinia which look similar: Asclepiadaceae (for example Vincetoxicum hirundinaria or in southern coutries also Asclepias syriaca). DNA analysis of the Pollinia is certainly a good idea.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Axel Ssymank<br></div><div id="gmail-m_-4799773547364840784GroupWiseSection_1597217792000_botsander@gmail.com"><span><span style="display:none">>>> </span><table style="font:9pt "Segoe UI"" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td><strong>Von: </strong></td><td>Sander Bot <<a href="mailto:botsander@gmail.com" target="_blank">botsander@gmail.com</a>></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><strong>An:</strong></td><td>hoverfly discussion list <<a href="mailto:syrphidae@lists.nottingham.ac.uk" target="_blank">syrphidae@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a>></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><strong>Datum: </strong></td><td>12.08.20 09:37</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><strong>Betreff: </strong></td><td>[Syrphidae] Cheilosia with strange things growing on face</td></tr></tbody></table></span><div>
<div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Dear all,</div>
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<div style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US">Last
June I collected a few Cheilosia in the Alps with weird things growing on their
face. Something like a fungus or so. Have a look at a picture of an unfortunate lady
Cheilosia rhynchops affected by it: </span><a style="color:blue" href="https://observation.org/observation/198290575/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">https://observation.org/observation/198290575/</span></a><span lang="EN-US">. </span></div>
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<div style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US">Does anybody
have an idea what this is?</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US">Best
wishes,</span></div>
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