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Possible Mis-IDd syrphid

The syrphid here: appears to not actually be in the genus Microdon! It may actually be in another even more rare genus of ant flies, Omegasyrphus.
Of course, I might be wrong, but it seems to be a perfect match for Images of Omegasyrphus in the Skevington and Locke field guide and it doesn’t really fit the general appearance of Microdon.
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Contributed by BugIdentifier on 27 July, 2021 - 11:36am

It looks as though...
...BugGuide treats Omegasyrphus as a subgenus of Microdon. Perhaps our taxonomy is outdated. I'll be interested in seeing what the experts have to say.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 July, 2021 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

 
The taxonomy actually does appear to be outdated
To quote the field guide: “Omegasyrphus was formerly included in the genus Microdon”
… BugIdentifier, 27 July, 2021 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

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