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    Dear Ximo<br>
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    I'm not aware of any direct publication on hoverfly predation by
    other invertebrates. There might be occasional notes in the
    entomological press in GB - Ent Rec, Ent Gaz or EMM - I am some way
    though extracting/cataloguing those papers but don't recall any
    offhand. There will be a tiny amount of data in the HRS dataset with
    references particularly to spiders and perhaps a few to Ectemnius
    wasps stocking their brood chambers. It is a data extraction job
    that needs doing - maybe I will have a go sometime but as it stands
    it is on the 'to do' list!<br>
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    In terms of vertebrates, there also seem to be very few records -
    occasionally we see photos of birds with a hoverfly prey, but again,
    nothing substantial that I know of.<br>
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    Not sure this helps much in your timeframes!<br>
    <br>
    Best wishes<br>
    <br>
    Roger<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 08/04/2024 09:44, Francis Gilbert
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Do you mean
            adults or larvae ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If it is
            adults, you could cite my mimicry review of 2005<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Francis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
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              lang="EN-US"> Syrphidae
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:syrphidae-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk"><syrphidae-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk></a>
              <b>On Behalf Of </b>ximo mengual sanchis<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 8, 2024 9:38 AM<br>
              <b>To:</b> Hoverfly discussion list
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:syrphidae@lists.nottingham.ac.uk"><syrphidae@lists.nottingham.ac.uk></a><br>
              <b>Subject:</b> [Syrphidae] References needed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">I am wondering if you know of any study
              (publication) that discusses or shows how important prey
              are syrphids as a group. In other words, I am looking for
              publications that I can refer to that show that syrphids
              are common prey of predaceous arthropods.<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Ximo<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                      <span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
                        Ximo Mengual<br>
                        Head of the Diptera Section<br>
                        <span style="color:black">Zoologisches
                          Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig <br>
                          Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des
                          Biodiversitätswandels</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adenauerallee
                        127 • 53113 Bonn, Germany</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phone:
                        0049 (0)228 9122 292</span><span
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                        href="https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/ximo-mengual"
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