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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Xylotina » Xylota » subgenus Xylota (Xylota subgenus Xylota) » Xylota segnis

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Syrphidae ? - Xylota segnis -

Flatbrookville, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
May 27, 2013

On wild Geranium. Wings always remained folded over the back. The hefty metafemur might help.

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Syrphidae ? - Xylota segnis - male

Syrphidae ? - Xylota segnis - male

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Contributed by John Lampkin on 20 June, 2013 - 6:03am
Last updated 26 February, 2016 - 5:08pm

Moved

Moved from Xylota or Chalcosyrphus.

… Martin Hauser, 26 February, 2016 - 5:08pm

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Moved

Moved from Syrphid Flies.

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 21 February, 2014 - 1:31am

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Pretty sure it's Syritta pipiens.

But there may be two more candidates. Will check later, John, unless you want to go for it. "Spurs" or "saw teeth" on the meaty back leg may prove to be the clue.

… Ron Hemberger, 21 June, 2013 - 12:38pm

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Thanks Ron, but...

... the femoral teeth on mine are less pronounced than those I see on the other BG images, and they run the length of the leg instead of being confined to the apical third. Also, the white thoracic markings near the head are missing on all images I have of this individual. And my hind tibia shows a lot of white that I'm not seeing on BG images. What are the other two candidates?

So many syrphids, so little time.

… John Lampkin, 21 June, 2013 - 5:38pm

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I don't recall, but will think on it.

I believe one starts with an "Xyl.."

… Ron Hemberger, 21 June, 2013 - 7:54pm

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Still swamped!

Xylotini and Lejops are the two names I was after, in case you get a roundtuit before I do. (All my tuits are are square for the moment.)

… Ron Hemberger, 21 June, 2013 - 11:58pm

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John, I'm bailing before I get in over my head.

Humm...on the verge of a mixed metaphor.

I do think it's Xylotini, but fear I'm dealing with dated info. Please see: http://bugguide.net/node/view/12655

BTW, Chalcosyrphus is yet another genus of interest. Quite a mire.

… Ron Hemberger, 22 June, 2013 - 12:26am

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