For sorting difficult or impossible to identify Toxomerus observations into groups smaller than genus for ease of comparison. (holding bin)

Datatype: text
Allowed values:
T. cf. duplicatus 682
T. croesus/pictus 66
T. dispar/floralis 183
T. lacrymosus/musicus 167
T. aquilinus group 26
Unidentified Florida species 12
West Indies species A 6
undescribed 14
Created by: upupa-epops upupa-epops
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Observations specifying this field

Observation Toxomerus identifiable group

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

mananaamadocosta

Date

January 2024

Description

Atlantic Forest highland
Mata Atlântica de altitude
Serra do Mar

T. cf. duplicatus

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

merav

Date

June 14, 2022 10:04 AM -05
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

stephenluk

Date

May 14, 2011 10:27 AM EDT
undescribed
T. aquilinus group

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

psilidgirl

Date

January 20, 2022 08:36 AM CST
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

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wp-polzin

Date

November 5, 2023 10:33 AM CST
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

marcodehaas

Date

February 10, 2022 09:31 PM CST
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

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wp-polzin

Date

November 5, 2023 10:38 AM CST
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

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tiwane

Date

January 16, 2019 11:41 AM CST
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

psilidgirl

Date

May 29, 2021 01:30 PM UTC
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

dawicho

Date

June 27, 2021 11:32 AM -05
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Date

May 1, 2023 12:37 PM -03
T. croesus/pictus

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

fergoracy

Date

October 21, 2023 12:31 PM -03
T. cf. duplicatus

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Observer

juancarmona

Date

March 5, 2021 12:42 PM -05
T. lacrymosus/musicus

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

javiergautier

Date

October 30, 2021 08:03 AM ADT
West Indies species A

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

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rmawhorter

Date

November 16, 2023 09:40 AM EST
West Indies species A

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

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jimu96

Date

July 22, 2017 03:05 PM HST
West Indies species A

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

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blackdogto

Date

February 8, 2019 11:38 PM HKT
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

gabriela73

Date

March 27, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

dawicho

Date

August 29, 2021 08:59 AM -05
undescribed

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What

Sages (Genus Salvia)

Observer

zbelis

Date

September 21, 2023 09:18 AM CDT
undescribed

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

juliocastellain

Date

August 21, 2023 10:11 AM -03
T. cf. duplicatus

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

raulogomezuba

Date

April 20, 2023 11:32 AM -03
T. cf. duplicatus

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

kevin_perugachi

Date

March 11, 2022 10:00 AM -05
T. cf. duplicatus

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

sofiamicaella

Date

February 8, 2023 09:47 AM -05
T. cf. duplicatus

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

dsugoniaev

Date

January 23, 2022 12:34 PM -05
T. cf. duplicatus

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

jeancarlo12

Date

December 25, 2022 11:19 AM -05
T. cf. duplicatus

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

lukacouvreur

Date

January 7, 2023 10:08 AM -05
T. cf. duplicatus

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Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

dsugoniaev

Date

October 17, 2021 01:24 PM -05
T. cf. duplicatus

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What

Calligrapher Flies (Genus Toxomerus)

Observer

dania_valencia

Date

May 23, 2022 10:27 AM -05
T. cf. duplicatus
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Comments



T. duplicatus group
This group contains all the Toxomerus with simple patterns of horizontal bars on the abdomen and usually a pair of commas on each abdomen section. Common species in this group are likely T. duplicatus and T. watsoni, however there are many other species with a similar pattern.

"Many species of Toxomerus present the same abdomen color pattern as Toxomerus duplicatus and the morphology of the male and female genitalia ... helps their segregation." - Borges & Couri 2009, pg. 32

Note that in some locations, such as Florida, observations may be identifiable to species by range.

Possible list of species that resemble this:

T. brevifacies
T. buscki
T. corbis/planiventris?
T. difficilis
T. duplicatus
T. ecuadoreus
T. idalius
T. minutus?
T. norma
T. papaveroi
T. paraduplicatus
T. pinchinchae
T. productus
T. puellus
T. steatogaster
T. taenius
T. watsoni

(draft, please let me know of any more or of any way to identify particular species)

Posted by upupa-epops almost 6 years ago



T. lacrymosus/musicus
"Toxomerus lacrymosus is very similar to Toxomerus musicus with a few morphological differences. The characters to distinguish them are the microtrichia distribution on wing, the genitalia morphology and numbers of spermathecae on the female." - Borges & Couri 2009, pg. 39

Posted by upupa-epops almost 6 years ago



T. floralis/dispar
These two species are both very variable and also widely ranging and share a range in many areas in Central and South America, as well as Florida. See Thompson 1981 (Flower Flies of the West Indies) for the most details about this pair.

Posted by upupa-epops over 5 years ago



T. croesus/pictus
Information from Borges & Couri 2009, Revision of Toxomerus from Brazil.
T. croesus: "Geographical record. Southeastern to southern Brazil."
T. pictus: Synonymized with T. jaguarinus, maculatus, and extrapolatus.
"Geographical record. Widespread, from Mexico to southern South America."

I don't think I have seen abdomen diagrams looking similar to this that are labelled anything other than those species. I'm not sure how to separate T. croesus and T. pictus, but based on the range description it sounds like T. croesus might be restricted to southern Brazil.

Posted by upupa-epops over 5 years ago

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6744479

T. cf. aquilinus "group"
A group of 4 very similar species from South America.

"Toxomerus aquilinus, intermedius, teliger and tibicen have been frequently confused given the identifications we have seen in collections. All these species appear similar. Of the four, aquilinus is readily distinguished by the black subapical fasciae on the 3rd and 4th terga being nearly straight so that the lateral margin on the basal 1/2 is pale (Fig. 4). The other species have the black fasciae extending anterolaterally so that the lateral margin is black along most of its length (Figs 2, 8)." - Metz & Thompson, pg. 234

"Toxomerus intermedius and teliger are sister species. They share a unique shape and setal pattern of the paramere, which is not found elsewhere among Toxomerus species. They differ mainly in wing microtrichia (alula bare in teliger, microtrichose in intermedius) and male genitalia (dorsal arm of paramere with 4 long setae in teliger, two in intermedius), Toxomerus intermedius has been rarely collected, being known only from six collections." - Metz & Thompson, pg. 238

"Toxomerus teliger looks like aquilinus, but is separated from all other large species by its bare alula" - pg. 247

"Toxomerus tibicen is similar to aquilinus, intermedius and teliger in appearance but as discussed under those species it can be readily distinguished by its abdominal pattern and microtrichose alula" - pg. 249

Posted by upupa-epops over 5 years ago

If you're interested in looking into Toxomerus further:

Guide thing https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/upupa-epops/14985-identifying-toxomerus-hoverflies
Neotropical Toxomerus project https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/neotropical-toxomerus
Toxomerus in Florida project https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/toxomerus-in-florida
Best species photos of each species, and how often each are observed https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=grid&taxon_id=58753&view=species

Posted by upupa-epops over 5 years ago

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