Specimen photographed in Blasiwald (Baden-Württemberg) on August 5, 2014.
Subspecies
No subspecies are recognized.
Synonyms
Syrphus luniger Meigen, 1822
Metasyrphus luniger (Meigen, 1822)
Eupeodes luniger (Meigen, 1822)
Syrphus nigrifemoratus Macquart, 1829
Syrphus luniger maricolor Enderlein, 1938
Syrphus luniger azureus Szilady, 1940
Syrphus luniger transcendens Szilady, 1940
Metasyrphus luniger astutus Fluke, 1952
Metasyrphus luniger vockerothi Fluke, 1952
Syrphus nigrofemoratus auct. (misspelling)
The taxa astutus and vockerothi have been synonymized after the study of the type material (Vockeroth 1986). Vockeroth (1986) has studied the holotype of Syrphus rufipunctatus Curran, 1925 and has speculates that this taxon may simply be a melanistic female of the present species, but has not suggested formal synonymy.
The taxon bucculatus has long been regarded as a synonym of the present species, but this has been based on a flawed concept of bucculatus. Mazanek et al. 1998 could clarify this problem by analysis of the type material of bucculatus. This showed that bucculatus is not a synonym of Eupeodes luniger, but is in fact a different species and an older name for the taxon lunulatus.
Metasyrphus luniger (Meigen, 1822)
Eupeodes luniger (Meigen, 1822)
Syrphus nigrifemoratus Macquart, 1829
Syrphus luniger maricolor Enderlein, 1938
Syrphus luniger azureus Szilady, 1940
Syrphus luniger transcendens Szilady, 1940
Metasyrphus luniger astutus Fluke, 1952
Metasyrphus luniger vockerothi Fluke, 1952
Syrphus nigrofemoratus auct. (misspelling)
The taxa astutus and vockerothi have been synonymized after the study of the type material (Vockeroth 1986). Vockeroth (1986) has studied the holotype of Syrphus rufipunctatus Curran, 1925 and has speculates that this taxon may simply be a melanistic female of the present species, but has not suggested formal synonymy.
The taxon bucculatus has long been regarded as a synonym of the present species, but this has been based on a flawed concept of bucculatus. Mazanek et al. 1998 could clarify this problem by analysis of the type material of bucculatus. This showed that bucculatus is not a synonym of Eupeodes luniger, but is in fact a different species and an older name for the taxon lunulatus.
Identification
There are several similar species. Differs
from Lapposyrphus lapponicus by the curvature of vein r4+5: strongly curved
in lapponicus, slightly curved in luniger. Differs from Eupeodes
corollae by the extent of the yellow abdominal marks: marks reach the
lateral margin in corollae, but end before the margin in luniger.
Similar marks also occur in the genus Scaeva, but this genus can be
identified by its swollen face.
Distribution
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Biology
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