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The green halteres tend to become green whee eggs are being developed [Jrgen Peters via diptera.info] and this female seems to be about starting oviposition.Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862Infraorder: Muscomorpha [Syn.: Cyclorrhapha]Superfamily: SyrphoideaFamily: Syrphidae SAMOUELLE, 1819 (hoverflies or flower flies, Schwebfliegen)Subfamily: Syrphinae SAMOUELLE, 1819Tribus: Bacchini Genus: Melanostoma SCHINER, 1860[det. johnes81, 2017, based on this photo via diptera.info]Melanostoma scalare FABRICIUS, 1794 (Matte Schwarzkopf-Schwebfliege)[det. Stephane Lebrun, 2017, based on this photo via diptera.info]Central Germany, N-Hesse: vic. Kassel (Brasselsberg) ca. 400m asl., 21.05.2015IMG_6506
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Cradley, Malvern, Worcs. SO7347
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Cradley, Malvern, Worcs. SO7347
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SO 7347. Cradley, Malvern. U.KMay....in excess of 10
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Cradley, Malvern, Worcs. SO7347
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Camin, Veneto, Italy
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes and gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862Infraorder: Muscomorpha [Syn.: Cyclorrhapha]Superfamily: SyrphoideaFamily: Syrphidae SAMOUELLE, 1819 (hoverflies or flower flies, Schwebfliegen)Subfamily: SyrphinaeTribus: BacchiniGenus:
Melanostoma SCHINER, 1860
Melanostoma scalare FABRICIUS, 1794, (Matte Schwarzkopfschwebfliege)more info:
www.natur-in-nrw.de/HTML/Tiere/Insekten/Schwebfliegen/TSW...SE-Germany, Bavaria: vic. Regensburg, 24.07.2011IMG_3769
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Boncellino, Emilia Romagna, Italy
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Verona, Veneto, Italia
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L: 8-10mmPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862Infraorder: Muscomorpha [Syn.: Cyclorrhapha]Superfamily: SyrphoideaFamily: Syrphidae SAMOUELLE, 1819 (hoverflies or flower flies, Schwebfliegen)Subfamily: Syrphinae SAMOUELLE, 1819Tribus: Bacchini Genus:
Melanostoma SCHINER, 1860 (Schwarzkopf-Schwebfliegen)
Melanostoma scalare Fabricius, 1794, (Matte Schwarzkopf-Schwebfliege)more info:
www.natur-in-nrw.de/HTML/Tiere/Insekten/Schwebfliegen/TSW...SE-Germany, Bavaria: vic. Regensburg, ca. 350m asl., 24.07.2011IMG_3921
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Stony Cross, England, United Kingdom
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Antti Haarto, Gunilla Ståhls
Zookeys
Figure 4.Antenna. A Melanostoma scalare, male and B Melanostoma certum, male.
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Antti Haarto, Gunilla Ståhls
Zookeys
Figure 14.Abdomen of female. A Melanostoma scalare B Melanostoma certum C Melanostoma mellarium D Melanostoma mellinum.
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Antti Haarto, Gunilla Ståhls
Zookeys
Figure 5.Shape of male sterna 2–4. A Melanostoma scalare B Melanostoma certum C Melanostoma mellarium and D Melanostoma mellinum.
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Antti Haarto, Gunilla Ståhls
Zookeys
Figure 6.Cerci and surstyli, dorsal view and surstyli, lateral view. A Melanostoma scalare B Melanostoma certum C Melanostoma mellarium and D Melanostoma mellinum.
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Antti Haarto, Gunilla Ståhls
Zookeys
Figure 7.Postgonite and anterior part of hypandrium, lateral view. A Melanostoma scalare B Melanostoma certum C Melanostoma mellarium and D Melanostoma mellinum.
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Antti Haarto, Gunilla Ståhls
Zookeys
Figure 8.Postgonite, lateral view. A Melanostoma scalare B Melanostoma certum C Melanostoma mellarium and D Melanostoma mellinum.
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Antti Haarto, Gunilla Ståhls
Zookeys
Figure 9.Postgonite, ventral view. A Melanostoma scalare B Melanostoma certum C Melanostoma mellarium and D Melanostoma mellinum.
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Antti Haarto, Gunilla Ståhls
Zookeys
Figure 10.Hypandrium, lateral view. A Melanostoma scalare B Melanostoma certum C Melanostoma mellarium and D Melanostoma mellinum.
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Antti Haarto, Gunilla Ståhls
Zookeys
Figure 11.Hypandrium, ventral view, shape of postgonites A Melanostoma scalare B Melanostoma certum C Melanostoma mellarium and D Melanostoma mellinum.
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Antti Haarto, Gunilla Ståhls
Zookeys
Figure 12.Shape of female sterna 2–4. A Melanostoma scalare, B and C Melanostoma certum D Melanostoma mellarium and E and F Melanostoma mellinum.
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