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Remarks: Only males from this species are included in
this research
Caught in the following places:
Rituvík: 1 male on 21 June 1994, det. E. Torp; Sandur:
1 male on 15 June 1995, det. E. Torp; Søltuvík: 1 male
on 20 June 1997, det. E. Torp; 4 males on 21 June
1998; Hov: 1 male on 17 June 1999.
*Platycheirus ramsarensis (Goeldlin de
Tiefenau, Maibach and Speight 1990)
Skorusveima
Distribution: Unknown, but widespread in northem
and western parts of Great Britain; uncommon in
Shetland.
Remarks: Only males of these species are included in
this research.
Caught in the following places:
Saksun: 1 male on 25 June 1992; Skopun: 1 male on
15 June 1995; Viðareiði: 3 males on 24 June 1995 (1
det. C. W. Plant); Nes (Vágur): 1 male on 16 June
1998, det. C. W. Plant.
*Platycheirus scutatus (Meigen. 1822)
Klingrusveima
Distribution: Known in all neighbouring countries.
Status: Resident.
Remarks: Caught only in Tórshavn.
Flight period: 29 May to 3 September.
Caught in the following places:
Tórshavn: 1 female 30 August 1992, 1 female and 1
male 13 June 1993, 1 male and 4 females 29 July 1993,
1 female 3 September 1993, 5 males and 2 females 29
May 1994, 6 males and 1 female 5 June 1994, 3 males
and 2 females 18 June 1994, 6 males 12 July 1994, 2
males and 3 females 28 July 1994, 1 male and 4
females 29 July 1994, 2 females 23 August 1994; all
det. by E. Torp.
Tribe SYRPHINl
*Syrphus torvus (Osten Sacken, 1875)
Stapabressa
Distribution: Known in all neighbouring countries.
Status: S. torvus is both resident and immigrant.
Remarks: This specimen is very common in Tórshavn.
There are indications that it has not been resident
before as it has never been recorded. It is seen every
year in Nólsoy, but only as an immigrant together with
other immigrant species. On Shetland, S. torvus and 5.
vitripennis are immigrants.
Flight period: 21 May to 10 September.
Caught in the following places:
Miðvágur, Nólsoy, Norðskáli, Runavík, Sandavágur,
Selatrað, Sørvágur, Tórshavn, Trongisvágur, Tvøroyri,
Velbastaður.
*Syrphus vitripennis (Meigen, 1822)
Sunnanbressa
Distribution: Known in all neighbouring countries,
except Iceland.
Status: Immigrant.
Flight period: 3 August to 26 September.
Caught in the following places:
Tórshavn: 2 males and 1 female 26 September 1993,
det. E. Torp; Tórshavn: 1 female 3 September 1993,
det. E. Torp; Miðvágur: 1 female 7 August 1994, det.
E. Torp; Nólsoy: 1 female 30 August 1994, det E.
Torp; Mikladalur: 1 female 3 August 1995, det E.
Torp; Tórshavn: 1 female 23 August 1995, 1 male 28
August 1995, det. E. Torp; Tórshavn: 2 males and 1
female 7 September 1996 and 3 males and 4 females
28 August 1996.
*Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius, 1794)
Reðurbressa
Distribution: Known in all neighbouring countries.
Status: Immigrant.
Remarks: This species is the second most common
immigrant in the Faroe Islands. It can be numerous in
certain areas in late August. It could be a Faroese
brood!
Flight period: 20 June to 5 October.
Caught in the following places:
Dalur, Miðvágur, Nólsoy, Sandur, Skúvoy, Sumba,
Sørvágur, Tórshavn, Trongisvágur, Vágur.
*Scaeva pyrastri (Linnaeus, 1758)
Neistabressa
Distribution: Known in all neighbouring countries.
Status: Immigrant.
Remarks: Only caught once.
Caught in the following places:
Sandur: 1 fenjale 23 August 1994, det. E. Torp.