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Old 13-04-2008, 11:57 PM
Pudding4brains Pudding4brains is offline
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Hi Goosey,

Well, I'm afraid I'm pretty much with Paul all the way on these - that is including the scorching sensation as soon as I start to talk about Diptera

However, a good dutch ref for syrphids is the site by Han Endt (Eristalis, Dasysyrphus).

Also, maybe try having a look at Wolfgang Rutkies' syrphidae.de (or directly to the Eristalis or Dasysyrphus pages) - has a good intro too.

Both sites are quite reliable to render correct ID's (where many other internet sources are a tad "iffy"), but also both sites do not have images of all species listed for NL. For a list of dutch syrphids maybe check nederlandsesoorten.nl: Syrphidae / Eristalis / Dasysyrphus or faunaeur.org: Syrphidae / Eristalis / Dasysyrphus

Just to participate in a wild guessing frenzy: My 2ct would be on a female Dasysyrphus venustus and an Eristalis tenax (female too???) - but please note that I own a grand total well over 10 Euros (maybe even 11), so the 2ct don't amount to much

Hope it helps you in your own searching efforts though.
Cheers! Arp
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