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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Merodontini » Eumerus » Lesser Bulb Fly (Eumerus funeralis)
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Lesser Bulb Fly - Eumerus funeralis - male
Copyright © 2015 Bill Keim

Lesser Bulb Fly - Eumerus funeralis - Male
Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 3, 2015
Size: 4.2 mm wing length
Found on Phalaris arundinacea.
I am adding this image, which I believe shows "the little hump on the base of the hind femora" which Martin Hauser noted to be diagnostic for Eumerus funeralis under this image:

Am I interpreting this correctly?

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Lesser Bulb Fly - Eumerus funeralis - male Lesser Bulb Fly - Eumerus funeralis - male Lesser Bulb Fly - Eumerus funeralis - male
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Contributed by Bill Keim on 8 June, 2015 - 11:43am
Last updated 8 June, 2015 - 12:58pm

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… v belov, 8 June, 2015 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

With the added picture showin
With the added picture showing the rounded tubercle beneath the base of hind femur, this is Eumerus funeralis. It is very common in Europe where it is known under the synonym, Eumerus tuberculatus.
The base of the hind femora is free of hairs which is another good pointer.
… Bill Dean, 8 June, 2015 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

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