Taxonomic complexity in the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae)
The genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 is distributed across the Palaearctic and Afrotropical Regions. The present work summarizes the knowledge from recent taxonomic and systematic revisions and includes an identification key for the five monophyletic lineages (namely albifrons, aureus, avidus-nigritarsis,...
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description | The genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 is distributed across the Palaearctic and Afrotropical Regions. The present work summarizes the knowledge from recent taxonomic and systematic revisions and includes an identification key for the five monophyletic lineages (namely albifrons, aureus, avidus-nigritarsis, desuturinus and natans), 24 species groups, two species subgroups and 10 unplaced species, along with diagnosis and illustrations. A list of 234 taxa, including 194 described and 40 undescribed species, is appended. Most of the species are distributed in the Palaearctic (209 taxa, 181 described), while 27 species (14 described) are known from the Afrotropical Region. Three lineages (aureus, desuturinus and natans) are present in the Afrotropical Region, as well as in the Palaearctic. The Afrotropical melanocerus species group of the desuturinus lineage and the bombiformis species group of the aureus lineage are endemic to the Afrotropical Region, and all other species groups belong to the Palaearctic fauna. The albifrons lineage contains six species groups (albifrons, constans, equestris, geniculatus, ruficornis and rufus) and two unplaced taxa. The aureus lineage includes five species groups (aureus, bombiformis, funestus, nanus and spinitarsis). The avidus-nigritarsis lineage is divided into 10 species groups (aberrans, aurifer, avidus, clavipes, fulcratus, italicus, nigritarsis, pruni, serrulatus and tarsatus) and eight unplaced taxa. The desuturinus lineage contains two species groups: the Afrotropical melanocerus group, with the melanocerus and planifacies subgroups plus the species M. cuthbertsoni Curran, 1939, and the Palaearctic murorum species group. The natans lineage consists of the natans species group plus the species M. segetum Fabricius, 1794. |
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spelling | doaj.art-49f5d0b0b8ae45c1bd5d5d45a00ebb322022-12-21T23:41:09ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702021-04-0110318512410.3897/zookeys.1031.6212562125Taxonomic complexity in the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae)Ante Vujić0Snežana Radenković1Laura Likov2Sanja Veselić3University of Novi SadUniversity of Novi SadUniversity of Novi SadUniversity of Novi SadThe genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 is distributed across the Palaearctic and Afrotropical Regions. The present work summarizes the knowledge from recent taxonomic and systematic revisions and includes an identification key for the five monophyletic lineages (namely albifrons, aureus, avidus-nigritarsis, desuturinus and natans), 24 species groups, two species subgroups and 10 unplaced species, along with diagnosis and illustrations. A list of 234 taxa, including 194 described and 40 undescribed species, is appended. Most of the species are distributed in the Palaearctic (209 taxa, 181 described), while 27 species (14 described) are known from the Afrotropical Region. Three lineages (aureus, desuturinus and natans) are present in the Afrotropical Region, as well as in the Palaearctic. The Afrotropical melanocerus species group of the desuturinus lineage and the bombiformis species group of the aureus lineage are endemic to the Afrotropical Region, and all other species groups belong to the Palaearctic fauna. The albifrons lineage contains six species groups (albifrons, constans, equestris, geniculatus, ruficornis and rufus) and two unplaced taxa. The aureus lineage includes five species groups (aureus, bombiformis, funestus, nanus and spinitarsis). The avidus-nigritarsis lineage is divided into 10 species groups (aberrans, aurifer, avidus, clavipes, fulcratus, italicus, nigritarsis, pruni, serrulatus and tarsatus) and eight unplaced taxa. The desuturinus lineage contains two species groups: the Afrotropical melanocerus group, with the melanocerus and planifacies subgroups plus the species M. cuthbertsoni Curran, 1939, and the Palaearctic murorum species group. The natans lineage consists of the natans species group plus the species M. segetum Fabricius, 1794.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/62125/download/pdf/ |
spellingShingle | Ante Vujić Snežana Radenković Laura Likov Sanja Veselić Taxonomic complexity in the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae) ZooKeys |
title | Taxonomic complexity in the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae) |
title_full | Taxonomic complexity in the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae) |
title_fullStr | Taxonomic complexity in the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae) |
title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomic complexity in the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae) |
title_short | Taxonomic complexity in the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae) |
title_sort | taxonomic complexity in the genus merodon meigen 1803 diptera syrphidae |
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