Syritta aenigmatopatria Hardy, 1964

Steenis, Jeroen Van, 2010, A new species of the genus Syritta Le Peletier & Serville, 1828 (Diptera, Syrphidae), with new distributional records of other Syritta species, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 57, pp. 111-119 : 114

Syritta aenigmatopatria Hardy, 1964

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This species from the S. nigrifemorata group (characterized by the modified hind tibia) is widely distributed in the Oriental and Pacific region. The colour of the scutellum is variable and can be black or leather-brown. Also the colour of the fore and mid femora is variable from basal 1/3–1/5 dark brownish to black to entirely yellow-brown. The main differences with S. hackeri Klöcker, 1924 are: the lamina on hind tibia longer, terga 2 and 3 without complete black median fascia and genitalia as figured by Lyneborg & Barkemeyer (2005).

Material studied. Indonesia (Maluku) S. Moluku Ambon near airport ca 20 m a.s.l. 6.XI.1993 C v Achterberg RMNH 93 , coll. RMNH, 1♂ .

Remarks. New to Maluku.

Figures

FIGURES 7–11. Hind femur. 7. Syritta congoensis ♂ Paratype DR Congo. Hind femur, lateral view. 8. Syritta rufa ♂ Paratype South Africa. Hind femur, lateral view. 9. Syritta tomentosa ♀ Paratype Cameroon. Hind femur, lateral view. 10. Syritta aenigmatopatria ♂ Indonesia. Hind femur and tibia, lateral view. 11. Syritta bulbus ♂ Ghana. Hind femur and tibia, lateral view.