Salpingogaster sp 2

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Salpingogaster sp 2
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Copyright: Enio Branco (Brutamonte) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 11 W: 0 N: 50] (669)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-28
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony W50
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/200 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-01 22:18
Viewed: 625
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Portuguese]
Another point o view from the same Fly posted before. Hope some help to know more abouth this guy...


Thanks one more time Osmeterium..
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Hello Brutamonte,

After some research i think I'm able to put a name on this fly at last. It's surely a hover fly (Syrphidae, Syrphinae) of the genus Salpingogaster. It's a natural enemy of some important pests, for example froghoppers Aeneolamia and Tomaspis on sugar cane. There's a key by C.H. Curran for species described to that time here: http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/2990/1/N0519.pdf. Of course it's out-of-date (1932) but I come to S. nigra based on what's visible. Some information on its life history can be found here: http://www.plagas-agricolas.info.ve/fichas/ficha.php?hospedero=285&plaga=161.

Best regards,
Dmitry

Vaya macro mas bueno.la foto es genial.Yo corregiria ese desnivel de la rama.

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  • Nilson Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 342 W: 0 N: 263] (2095)
  • [2007-03-02 10:24]

Realmente interessante esta mosca munca tinha visto coisa igual, ficou muito bem tirada esta foto,parabéns.

i would say Salpingogaster nigra... very well explained by Osmeterium ;)

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