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Small flier to ID - Toxomerus occidentalis - male
Copyright © 2005 Kildale

Small flier to ID - Toxomerus occidentalis - Male
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
May 4, 2005
A small hover type of fly, if any one has more info on this it would be appreciated.
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Contributed by Kildale on 9 May, 2005 - 5:41pm
Last updated 28 June, 2006 - 5:33pm

Toxomerus occidentalis? I think not.
Pattern on abdomen, overall color, and husky back leg do not look like Toxomerus. Also, I wonder how it was IDed to species. (My concern is that someone would use this as a model to ID a similar insect.)
… Ron Hemberger, 6 August, 2007 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

Not Syritta but Toxomerus!
Hello Kildale, hello Beatriz,
It is not a Syritta, but I'm sure this is a male of Toxomerus. Very characteristic is the posterior margin of the eye with the distinct triangular emargination at or above the level of insertion of the antenna! This is very well visible (grey color)in this picture!
Syritta does not have this feature, and furthermore the femur of leg 3 is much more swollen in Syritta!
This animal could be a melanistic male of one of the species of Toxomerus we have already in the guide, but it also could be another species! I'm not sure about that.
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 10 May, 2005 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

Syritta?
It looks like Syritta. Check this page http://bugguide.net/node/view/7225
It has large eyes, so it is a male.
… Beatriz Moisset, 10 May, 2005 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

 
ID Syritta
Thanks for the help Beatriz. It look like those.
… Kildale, 10 May, 2005 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

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