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Syrphidae
Citrogramma citrinum (Brunetti)
Nomenclature
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Tribe: SyrphiniGenus: Citrogramma
SUMMARY
Species with face entirely yellow, posterior anepisternum black anteriorly, scutellum with a diffused brownish macula and metafemur yellow on basal 1/3–1/2. Citrogramma citrinum is similar to Citrogramma chola, whose males have the frontal triangle narrow with an angle between eyes less than 90°. The differences with C. chola are that C. citrinum has notopleuron entirely yellow pilose and anepimeron black. Males of C. citrinum have frontal triangle with a medial brownish orange macula, 3rd abdominal tergum with a yellow fascia with subparallel margins and slightly emarginate posteriorly, and 4th tergum with a yellow fascia with subparallel posterior margin to posterior tergal margin. Females of C. citrinum have lunule yellow, frons yellow medially and 4th tergum with a yellow fascia slightly widening to lateral margins; while females of C. chola have frons yellow with an anteromedial dark triangular macula and lunule dark.