Hoverfly specimens

I've just received back the list of hoverfly specimens that I had gathered through the year from Roger Morris of the Hoverfly Recording Scheme. There were eight new species for the valley taking our list to 128. We are getting ever closer to our goal of 150 [130 being the highest total for a Welsh 10km square. Our 2 - 10km squares stand at 102 & 100 per 2016 records]. The new species are recorded below, with a list of other species determined also.


121.   Cheilosia lasiopa - 08 May 17 - Bryn Cynan, Llangynwyd.

5th record for Glamorgan and first since 2010 [Swansea].

122.   Trichopsomyia flavitarsis - 19 May 17 - Bryn Cynan, Llangynwyd.

Common in Glamorgan, last record being in 2009 [Portenyon]

123.   Cheilosia ranunculi - 21 May 17 - Garnwen, Maesteg.

2nd record for Glamorgan, first being in 2006 [Portenyon]

124.   Cheilosia carbonaria - 14 Jun 17 - Blaencaerau, Caerau.

A new species for Glamorgan and only the 2nd record for Wales, the first being from Pembrokeshire in 2010.

125.   Platycheirus occultus - 21 Jun 17 - Darren Woods, Llangynwyd.

Common in Glamorgan, last recorded in 2014 [Neath]

126.   Cheilosia vernalis - 04 Jul 17 - Tir-Iarll Park, Llangynwyd.

Formerly very common in Glamorgan but mainly coastal, last recorded in 2009 [Portenyon]

127.   Pipiza noctiluca - 18 Jul 17 - Moel Troed-y-Rhiw, Llangynwyd.

Formerly common in Glamorgan but last recorded in 2002 [Blackwood]

128.   Eupeodes nitens - 22 Jul 17 - Lletty Brongu Woods, Llangynwyd.

Only the 2nd record for Glamorgan and 3rd for Wales, following records from 1993 [Bangor] and 1997 [Merthyr]


Other species determined included :-

Neoascia podagrica (7), Sphegina clunipes (3), Melanogaster hirtella (7), Parhelophilus versicolor (2)
Sphaerophoria interrupta (2), Platycheirus angustata (2), Syrphus vitripennis (5),
Platycheirus scutatus (4), Sphegina elegans (4), Cheilosia proxima (10), Sphaerophoria philanthus (2)
Pipizella viduata (1), Melangyna labiatarum (1), Chrysogaster solstitialis (1), Cheilosia albitarsis (1),
Xylota jakutorum (2), Myathropa florea (1), Dasysyrphus pinastri (1), Platycheirus albimanus (2)
Cheilosia scutellata (9), Cheilosia pagana (2), Orthonevra nobilis (2), Syrphus ribesii (3),
Eupeodes luniger (2), Eupeodes corollae (2), Chrysotoxum cautum (1), Platycheirus granditarsus (1),
Eupeodes latifasciatus (1), Xanthandrus comtus (1), Cheilosia impressa (1), Pipiza austriaca (1) and
Melanostoma scalare (1).