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).
Cryptopipiza notabila (Violovitsh).
Violovitsh, N.A. (1985) New flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of the Palaearctic fauna. Nov. mal. vidy Faun. Sibir 18, 80-96. [In Russian, English summary]
The single species consigned to this genus was originally described by Violovitsh (1985) under the generic name Pseudopipiza. Mutin (1998) introduced the replacement name Cryptopipiza for Pseudopipiza of Violovitsh, pointing out that the latter name was a junior homonym of Pseudopipiza Hull, erected for certain species of fossil syrphid (Speight 2010).
Flowers visited by adults: Anthriscus sylvestris (T. Järveläinen, pers.comm. in Speight 2010).
Flight period: June/July (Ståhls and Vujić, 2009).
Species known from Sweden, Finland, western edge of European Russia (Karelia) and the far east of Siberia (Sakhalin) (Speight 2010).
Preferred environment by adults: forest/open ground; herb-rich open areas within conifer (Picea) forest(T. Järveläinen, pers.comm. in Speight 2010).
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