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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Milesiina » Spilomyia » Spilomyia texana
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Spilomyia? - Spilomyia texana
Copyright © 2018 Peter May

Spilomyia? - Spilomyia texana
Ocala National Forest, Forest Road 33, Marion County, Florida, USA
June 2, 2018
Size: 1-1.5cm

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Contributed by Peter May on 2 June, 2018 - 6:58pm
Last updated 4 June, 2018 - 4:29pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 4 June, 2018 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

There is an orange/yellow spo
There is an orange/yellow spot on the propleuron and the body is quite orange; orange/yellow scutellum. I think this is Spilomyia texana... male. I have sent it to Dr. Martin Hauser...
… Bill Dean, 3 June, 2018 - 3:37am login or register to post comments

 
Systema dipterorum lists S. t
Systema dipterorum lists S. texana as a synonym of Spilomyia alcimus. Why does BugGuide hold differently? (What is the story here?)
… Even Dankowicz, 3 June, 2018 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Unfortunately Systema diptero
Unfortunately Systema dipterorum is not completely updated and sometimes reflects different views of what is a species and even what is the correct name of a species from the views of other Dipterists. I have no problem distinguishing the two species, texana has a spot on the propleuron and has a distinct more orange color than the other species. It has also a more southern distribution (not sure if the two species overlap). That is the reason why we separate the two species. If they should turn out to be one, it is easy to combine them both, but for now we keep them separated. Cheers Martin
… Martin Hauser, 4 June, 2018 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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