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FAROESE HOVERFLIES (DIPTERA: SYRPHIDAE).
CHECK-LIST UP TO THE YEAR 2000
Eristalis abusivus Collin, 1931
Fenbressa
Distribution: Known in all neighbouring countries,
except Iceland.
Status: Resident.
Flight period: 14 June to 28 August.
Caught in the following places:
Argir (A), Eiði (K), Fámjin, Fugloy (A), Funnings-
fjørður, Hov, Hvalvík. Kaldbak, Kirkjubøur, Klaksvík,
Lambi, Leirvík (A), Lopra, Miðvágur, Nes (Vágur),
Nólsoy, Porkeri, Rituvfk, Runavík, Sandur, Sumba,
Tórshavn, Trongisvágur, Tvøroyri (A), Vágur, Vatns-
oyrar, Vestmanna (A), Viðareiði, Æðuvík, Øravík.
Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mýribressa
Distribution: Known in all neighbouring countries,
except Iceland.
Status: Resident.
Flight period: 4 June to 21 August.
Caught in the following places:
Bøur, Dalur, Fámjin, Fugloy (A), Húsavík, Hvalba,
Miðvágur, Nes (Vágur), Nes (Hvalba), Nólsoy, Ritu-
vík, Sandur (A), Sandvík, Skálavík, Skarvanes, Sumba,
Svínoy (A), Sørvágur, Tjørnuvík, Toftir, Tórshavn,
Trongisvágur, Vestmanna (A), Viðareiði, Æðuvík,
Øravík.
Eristalis intricarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Loðbressa
Distribution: Known in all neighbouring countries.
Status: Resident.
Flight period: 9 May to 31 August.
Caught in the following places:
Fámjin, Funningsfjørður, Hvalba, Hvalvík, Kaldbak,
Kirkjubøur, Klaksvík, Kollafjørður, Lambi, Leitisvatn,
Leirvík, Miðvágur, Norðragøta, Norðskáli, Rituvík,
Runavík, Sandur, Skálavík, Skarvanes, Skipanes,
Sørvágur, Toftir, Tórshavn, Tvøroyri (A), Vatnsoyrar,
Vestmanna (K), Viðareiði.
*Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Surrubressa
Distribution: Known in all neighbouring countries,
except Iceland.
Status: Immigrant.
Remarks: Only caught once.
Caught in the following places:
Nólsoy: 1 female 20 September 1996.
Tribe XYLOTINI
Syritta pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pípubressa
Distribution: Known in all neighbouring countries,
except Iceland.
Status: Most likely an immigrant.
Remarks: Only caught once (Lyneborg, 1968).
Caught in the following places:
Trongisvágur: 1 male 1915 (A).
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to: Emst Torp for his species determina-
tions in the early years, without his help it would have
been impossible to make this list; Hugo N. Christensen
for his advice and the loan of his Faroese hoverfly col-
lection; Dorete Bloch, Natural History Museum, Tór-
shavn for the loan of equipment; Kinna úr Dímun for her
catching of specimens on Stóra Dímun; Nils Chris-
tensen, Eyðbjørt Simonsen, Jákup Sørensen, and Petur
Mortensen for their participation. I am grateful to C. W.
Plant for his assistance and determination. My thanks go
to Professor Jóhan H. W. Poulsen and Marita Gulklett
for their help with the Faroese hoverfly names and to Dr.
Erling Olafsson for his information about hoverflies in
Iceland, as well as to Bergur Olsen for his help with the
map. Finally, my thanks go to Annika Gulklett for the
partial translation of the early rough draft.
References
Becker, T. 1915. Orthorrhapha brachycera, Cyclor-
rhapha aschiza und schizophora (excl. Anthomyi-
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Hansen, H.J. 1881. Faunula Insectorum Færoeensis.
Naturh. Tidsskr. (3R:) 13: 229-228.
Jensen, J-K. 1994.The Hoverflies of Shetland and
Faroe. Shetland Entomological Group Newsletterl'.
6-8.
Johnston, J.L. 1999. A Naturalist’s Shetland. London.
Lundbeck, W. 1913.1 Insecta. 5. Orthorrhapha brachyc-
era og Cyclorrhapla. In: Klinckowstrom, A.v. (ed.).
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der Færoer. Arkivfor Zoologi VIII, No. 12: 17-20.
Lyneborg, L. 1968. Diptera brachycera et cyclorrhapha.
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The Zoology ofthe Faroes II (II) 42a: 1-79.