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Syrphidae
Cryptopipiza notabila (Violovitsh)
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: PipizinaeGenus: Cryptopipiza
SUMMARY
C. notabila differs from Pipizella by having vein Sc ending beyond crossvein R-M; and at the tip of M1 the angle between M1and R4+5 is less than 90º (on the wing-base side of the junction) (Speight 2010). The males of C. notabila can be separated from males of Heringia by having frons conically produced, basoflagellomere no longer than deep, and male coxae and trochanters without spurs. However, available information is insufficient to provide for separation of females of C. notabila from females of Heringia (Neocnemodon), other than by reference to the wing blotch present in C. notabila females. In both sexes, this species bears a strong, general resemblance to Pipiza lugubris, with which it is likely to be confused if the barette is not checked for presence of hairs (hairs present in Cryptopipiza, absent in Pipiza) (Speight 2010).