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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Meliscaeva » Meliscaeva cinctella
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Syrphid - Meliscaeva cinctella - male
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Syrphid - Meliscaeva cinctella - Male
Dixville, New Hampshire, USA
June 20, 2005
Size: 8mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 23 June, 2005 - 7:41pm
Last updated 25 June, 2005 - 8:24am

Male of Meliscaeva cinctella
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 24 June, 2005 - 2:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Gerard, is Meliscaeva in the
Gerard, is Meliscaeva in the Syrphinae subfamily? Syrphini tribe? or what? Thanks.
… Beatriz Moisset, 24 June, 2005 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Subfamily Syrphinae
Hello Beatriz,
Oeps, I see now that I sometimes use the wrong expressions for the subdivision of the family Syrphidae.
Meliscaeva is in the subfamily Syrphinae, and in the tribus Syrphini!So, its Syrphidae, Syrphinae, Syrphini, Meliscaeva, cinctella!Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 25 June, 2005 - 7:08am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks. I just wanted to make sure. I still have a lot to learn.
… Beatriz Moisset, 25 June, 2005 - 8:09am login or register to post comments

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