Revision of the Palaearctic species of the Merodon desuturinus group (Diptera, Syrphidae)

By

Vujić, Ante
Radenkovic, Snezana
Likov, Laura

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

771

Pages

105-138

Subjects

Merodon auripilus , Merodon cuthbertsoni , Merodon murorum , Merodon neolydicus nom. n

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.771.20481

 

Abstract

This revision of material belonging to theMerodondesuturinusgroup from the Palaearctic Region resulted in the delimitation of four species:MerodoncabanerensisMarcos-García, Vujić & Mengual, 2007;MerodondesuturinusVujić, Šimić & Radenković, 1995;MerodonneolydicusVujić,nom. n.; andMerodonmurorumFabricius, 1794.Merodonmurorumis redescribed. A neotype forMerodonauripilusMeigen, 1830 is designated, which is a new junior synonym ofMerodonmurorum. The related Afrotropical speciesMerodoncuthbertsoniCurran, 1939 is re-evaluated and compared to its sibling Palaearctic taxonMerodondesuturinus. An identification key for theMerodondesuturinusgroup is provided.