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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Sternum 4 of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. hypochrysos, D M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. oidipous, F M. tarsatus. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807896" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Figs 4B</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 8A-D</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Basoflagellomere of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E M. smirnovi, F M. turkestanicus. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807902" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 10B</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="F12" captionText="Figure 12. Basoflagellomere of female, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. smirnovi. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure12" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807904" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 12B</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Metaleg of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. hypochrysos, D M. marginicornis, E M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., F M. pakistanicus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807906" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 14B</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. A - I Metaleg of male, lateral view J, K metatarsus, dorsal view. A, J M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., B M. oidipous, C M. rufitarsis, D M. smirnovi, E - G M. tarsatus, H, I M. turkestanicus, K M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov. Abbreviation: mt - metatrochanter. Scale bars: 1 mm (A-I), 0.5 mm (J, K)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807907" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 15K</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Metaleg of female, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E M. oidipous, F M. rufitarsis. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807908" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 16B</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 20" captionStartId="F20" captionText="Figure 20. Abdomen of male, dorsal view. A M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., B M. hypochrysos, C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E M. oidipous, F M. turkestanicus. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure20" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807912" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 20A</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 21" captionStartId="F21" captionText="Figure 21. Abdomen of female, dorsal view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. marginicornis, D M. rufitarsis, E M. tarsatus. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure21" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807913" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 21B</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 23A-C</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 28" captionStartId="F28" captionText="Figure 28. Distribution map of M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., M. marginicornis and M. nigroalatus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure28" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807920" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 28</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 29" captionStartId="F29" captionText="Figure 29. A, B Head of female, frontal view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C, D Thorax of female, lateral view: C M. tarsatus, D M. turkestanicus. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B), 1 mm (C, D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure29" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807921" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 29B</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 31" captionStartId="F31" captionText="Figure 31. Head of male, dorsal view. A M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., B M. hypochrysos, C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E, F M. turkestanicus, G M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure31" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807923" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">, 31A</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="201">ISRAEL: Mount Hermon [Hebrew: Har Hermon]; 2000 m a.s.l.</paragraph>
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: ♂; TAUI 04907 [specimen dry pinned, in very good condition with genitalia in separate microvial]. Original labels: &quot;ISRAEL: Har / Hermon, 2000m / 12.vi.1996 / A. Friedberg&quot;,
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Province,
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County, Deh Sard;
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28°45
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N
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Province,
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County, Ghale Asgar;
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29°30
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N
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,
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56°38
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E
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; 2740 m a.s.l.; 4 May 2007; Gilasian E., Nematian M. leg.; HMIM 02570 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; HMIM 02534 • 1 ♂;
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Province, Rayen District, Kuh-e Hazaran;
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29°30
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N
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,
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57°16
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E
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; 3800 m a.s.l.; 25 May 1978; Warncke K. leg.; NBCN 04151 • 1 ♀;
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Province,
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;
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30°16
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N
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,
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51°59
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E
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Province [
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Basoflagellomere of female, lateral view.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">M. hypochrysos</emphasis>
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,
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<taxonomicName family="Syrphidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="M. latiantennatus" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" rank="species" species="latiantennatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">M. latiantennatus</emphasis>
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, Popov &amp; Prokhorov
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,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">M. marginicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">M. oidipous</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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</taxonomicName>
,
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. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Medium to large (10-13 mm), long pilose, dark species, with olive-brown reflection (Figs
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 20" captionStartId="F20" captionText="Figure 20. Abdomen of male, dorsal view. A M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., B M. hypochrysos, C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E M. oidipous, F M. turkestanicus. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure20" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807912" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">20A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 21" captionStartId="F21" captionText="Figure 21. Abdomen of female, dorsal view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. marginicornis, D M. rufitarsis, E M. tarsatus. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure21" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807913" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">21B</figureCitation>
); antennae reddish to dark brown, basoflagellomere elongated, 1.9-2 times as long as wide with straight to convex dorsal margin (Figs
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Basoflagellomere of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E M. smirnovi, F M. turkestanicus. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807902" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">10B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="F12" captionText="Figure 12. Basoflagellomere of female, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. smirnovi. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure12" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807904" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">12B</figureCitation>
); basotarsomere of all legs with ventrolateral row of long, strong setae (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">8A-D</figureCitation>
); femora mostly black, tibiae and tarsi from black to partly brown-reddish (Figs
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Metaleg of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. hypochrysos, D M. marginicornis, E M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., F M. pakistanicus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807906" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">14B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Metaleg of female, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E M. oidipous, F M. rufitarsis. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807908" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">16B</figureCitation>
); body pile whitish, yellow to gray. Male: metafemur moderately curved, broad, about 3 times longer than wide, covered with long pilosity (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Metaleg of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. hypochrysos, D M. marginicornis, E M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., F M. pakistanicus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807906" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">14B</figureCitation>
); basotarsomere of metatarsus less expanded, about 2 times broader than the second tarsomere (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Metaleg of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. hypochrysos, D M. marginicornis, E M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., F M. pakistanicus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807906" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">14B</figureCitation>
), with ventrolateral row of long, strong setae (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">8A, B</figureCitation>
), ventrally with well-defined brush-like area of dense pile extended in basal half (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">8B</figureCitation>
); ventral margin of metatrochanter angular; sternum 4 with long laminate extensions on posterior margin (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Sternum 4 of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. hypochrysos, D M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. oidipous, F M. tarsatus. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807896" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">4B</figureCitation>
); male genitalia: posterior surstyle lobe broad and oval, anterior surstyle lobe oval, enlarged, and longer than posterior surstyle lobe (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23A, B</figureCitation>
: al, pl); ejaculatory apodeme large, about as long as broad (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23C</figureCitation>
: ea); lingula narrow and medium size (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23C</figureCitation>
: l). Female: tarsi at least on metaleg brown dorsally; basotarsomere of metatarsus from ventral view with parallel margins and without well-defined brush-like area of dense pile (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">8C, D</figureCitation>
), while spine-like setae within ventrolateral row of setae very strong and distinct; frons with narrow lateral vittae along eye margins, medially with shiny vitta (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 29" captionStartId="F29" captionText="Figure 29. A, B Head of female, frontal view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C, D Thorax of female, lateral view: C M. tarsatus, D M. turkestanicus. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B), 1 mm (C, D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure29" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807921" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">29B</figureCitation>
); terga 3-4 usually with broad fasciae, extends about 1/4 of the length of the terga (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 21" captionStartId="F21" captionText="Figure 21. Abdomen of female, dorsal view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. marginicornis, D M. rufitarsis, E M. tarsatus. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure21" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807913" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">21B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="201">
Male clearly differs from similar species,
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, Popov &amp; Prokhorov
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and
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by ventrolateral row of strong setae on basotarsomere of all legs (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">8A, B</figureCitation>
), absent in
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Vujić">Vujic</normalizedToken>
, Popov &amp; Prokhorov
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and weaker in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">M. marginicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">8F, G</figureCitation>
); by shorter basotarsomere of metaleg in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">M. dumosus</emphasis>
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, Likov &amp;
<normalizedToken originalValue="Radenković">Radenkovic</normalizedToken>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">sp. nov.</emphasis>
(about 2.5 times longer than second tarsomere) (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. A - I Metaleg of male, lateral view J, K metatarsus, dorsal view. A, J M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., B M. oidipous, C M. rufitarsis, D M. smirnovi, E - G M. tarsatus, H, I M. turkestanicus, K M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov. Abbreviation: mt - metatrochanter. Scale bars: 1 mm (A-I), 0.5 mm (J, K)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807907" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">15K</figureCitation>
) in regard to
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">M. latiantennatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<normalizedToken originalValue="Vujić">Vujic</normalizedToken>
, Popov &amp; Prokhorov
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(about 3.5 times longer) (Fig.
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); by the shape of basoflagellomere (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Basoflagellomere of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E M. smirnovi, F M. turkestanicus. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807902" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">10B-D</figureCitation>
); and by the shape of the male genitalia: anterior surstyle lobe broad and oval (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23A, B</figureCitation>
: al), while smaller and narrower in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">M. latiantennatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<normalizedToken originalValue="Vujić">Vujic</normalizedToken>
, Popov &amp; Prokhorov
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">sp. nov.</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23D, E</figureCitation>
: al) and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">M. marginicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23G, H</figureCitation>
: al).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">
Male.
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</emphasis>
: Antenna reddish to dark brown; basoflagellomere (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Basoflagellomere of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E M. smirnovi, F M. turkestanicus. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807902" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">10B</figureCitation>
) elongated, about 1.9-2 times as long as wide, about 2 times as long as pedicel, convex dorsally in basal corner, strongly tapered to apex; fossette dorsolateral and large (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Basoflagellomere of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E M. smirnovi, F M. turkestanicus. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807902" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">10B</figureCitation>
); arista black and thickened at basal third; face and frons black with sparse gray microtrichia; face covered with dense whitish pile, frons with gray-yellowish pile; oral margin black, with sparse microtrichia; lunule shiny black to brown, bare; eye contiguity about 8 facets long; vertex isosceles, shiny black, anterior part pollinose; vertex with long, gray-yellowish pile, in some cases mixed with a few black pile on ocellar triangle; ocellar triangle equilateral; occiput with white-gray pile, ventrally covered with dense, gray microtrichia; eyes covered with dense whitish-gray pile (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 31" captionStartId="F31" captionText="Figure 31. Head of male, dorsal view. A M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., B M. hypochrysos, C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E, F M. turkestanicus, G M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure31" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807923" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">31A</figureCitation>
); vertical triangle: eye contiguity: frons = 3: 1: 2.5. -
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Thorax</emphasis>
: Scutum and scutellum black with olive-green to brown lustre, covered with dense, erect pale yellow to white pile; scutum without pollinose vittae; anterior half of scutum from dull to shiny; posterodorsal part of anterior anepisternum, posterior anepisternum (except anteroventral angle), anterior anepimeron, dorsomedial anepimeron, and posterodorsal and anteroventral parts of katepisternum with long, dense pale yellow to gray pile; wings mostly covered with microtrichia; wing veins brown; calypter pale yellow; halter brown; femora mostly black, tibiae and tarsi black to partly brown-reddish; pile on legs pale yellow-white; ventral margin of metatrochanter angular; metafemur moderately curved, broad, about 3 times longer than wide, with long pile on ventral surface, about 2/3 of width of metafemur, longer than pile on dorsal surface (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Metaleg of male, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. hypochrysos, D M. marginicornis, E M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., F M. pakistanicus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807906" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">14B</figureCitation>
); apicomedial lamina on metatibia distinct, covered with tuft of long orange pile; basotarsomere of all legs with ventrolateral row of long, strong setae (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">8A, B</figureCitation>
); basotarsomere of metatarsus expanded, about 2 times broader than second tarsomere (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">8A, B</figureCitation>
), ventrally with well-defined brush-like area of dense pile extended in basal half (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">8B</figureCitation>
). -
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Abdomen</emphasis>
: About 1.3 times longer than mesonotum; terga dark brown to black; terga 2-4 each with pair of distinct, white pollinose fasciae; pile on terga gray-whitish, medial part of terga 3-4 (and 2) usually with short black pile (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 20" captionStartId="F20" captionText="Figure 20. Abdomen of male, dorsal view. A M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., B M. hypochrysos, C M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., D M. marginicornis, E M. oidipous, F M. turkestanicus. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure20" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807912" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">20A</figureCitation>
); sterna dark brown, covered with long whitish pile. -
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Male genitalia</emphasis>
: Anterior surstyle lobe oval and enlarged, about 1.5 times longer than wide, covered with dense, short pile (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23A, B</figureCitation>
: al); posterior surstyle lobe oval and broad (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23A, B</figureCitation>
: pl); cercus rectangular (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23A</figureCitation>
: c); hypandrium sickle-shaped, without lateral projections (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23C</figureCitation>
); lingula narrow and medium sized (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 23" captionStartId="F23" captionText="Figure 23. Male genitalia. A - C M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., D - F M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., G - I M. marginicornis. (A, B, D, E, G, H) epandrium, (C, F, I) hypandrium; (A, C, D, F, G, I) lateral view, (B, E, H) ventral view. Abbreviations: al - anterior surstyle lobe, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, l - lingula, pl - posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure23" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807915" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">23C</figureCitation>
: l). -
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Female.</emphasis>
Similar to male except for normal sexual dimorphism and following characteristics: basoflagellomere about 1.7 times longer than wide (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="F12" captionText="Figure 12. Basoflagellomere of female, lateral view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. smirnovi. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure12" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807904" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">12B</figureCitation>
); frons with pollinose vittae along eye margins; frons covered with mostly gray-yellow pile; ocellar triangle covered with gray to whitish pile, in some specimens mixed with black ones (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 29" captionStartId="F29" captionText="Figure 29. A, B Head of female, frontal view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C, D Thorax of female, lateral view: C M. tarsatus, D M. turkestanicus. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B), 1 mm (C, D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure29" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807921" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">29B</figureCitation>
); terga covered with gray-whitish to yellow pilosity; medial part of terga 2-4 usually with short, adpressed black pile; pollinose fasciae on terga 2-4 distinct (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 21" captionStartId="F21" captionText="Figure 21. Abdomen of female, dorsal view. A M. angustitarsis Vujic &amp; Gilasian sp. nov., B M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., C M. marginicornis, D M. rufitarsis, E M. tarsatus. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure21" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807913" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">21B</figureCitation>
); basotarsomere of metatarsus brown dorsally, at least on metaleg, less expanded, in ventral view with parallel margins and without well-defined brush-like area of dense pile (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Metabasotarsomere. A - D M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., E M. latiantennatus Vujic, Popov &amp; Prokhorov sp. nov., F - H M. marginicornis. (A, B, E-G) male, (C, D, H) female; (A, G) dorso-lateral view, (B, D, F) ventral view, (C, E, H) lateral view. Arrow marks length of brush-like area of dense pile. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807900" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">8C, D</figureCitation>
); spine-like setae within ventrolateral row of setae very strong and distinct.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="201" type="etymology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="201">
The name &quot;
<taxonomicName authorityName="Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2023" class="Insecta" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Merodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Merodon dumosus" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dumosus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Merodon dumosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
&quot; is a Latin adjective in masculine, derived from the noun
<normalizedToken originalValue="“dumus”">&quot;dumus&quot;</normalizedToken>
meaning &quot;overgrown with thorns&quot;. This term refers to a row of strong setae on the basotarsomere.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="201" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Distribution and ecological data.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="201">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2023" class="Insecta" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Merodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Merodon dumosus" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dumosus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Merodon dumosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<normalizedToken originalValue="Vujić">Vujic</normalizedToken>
, Likov &amp;
<normalizedToken originalValue="Radenković">Radenkovic</normalizedToken>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">sp. nov.</emphasis>
occurs in Iran and Israel (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 28" captionStartId="F28" captionText="Figure 28. Distribution map of M. dumosus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., M. namaghijamii Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov., M. marginicornis and M. nigroalatus Vujic, Likov &amp; Radenkovic sp. nov." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.81.e93570.figure28" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/807920" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">28</figureCitation>
). Its Iranian localities are within arid and semi-arid forests ecosystem with
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Quercus" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Quercus brantii" order="Fagales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="brantii">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Quercus brantii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Lindl. as the dominant vegetation type, cold-desert steppe scrubland ecosystem (
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Artemisia" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Artemisia sieberi" order="Asterales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sieberi">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Artemisia sieberi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
-
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Zygophyllaceae" genus="Zygophyllum" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Zygophyllum" order="Zygophyllales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Zygophyllum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.), and cold and arid semi steppe scrubland and grasslands ecosystem (
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Brassicaceae" genus="Astragalus" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Astragalus" order="Brassicales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Astragalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.) (
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8145-1" author="Azizi Jalilian, M" journalOrPublisher="Environmental Monitoring and Assessment" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" pagination=": 182" refId="B4" refString="Azizi Jalilian, M, Shayesteh, K, Danehkar, A, Salmanmahiny, A, 2020. A new ecosystem-based land classification of Iran for conservation goals. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 192 (3): 182, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8145-1" title="A new ecosystem-based land classification of Iran for conservation goals." url="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8145-1" volume="192" year="2020">Azizi Jalilian et al. 2020</bibRefCitation>
). These ecosystems belong to ecoregions of the Zagros mountains forest steppe and Central Persian desert basins (
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2" author="Olson, DM" journalOrPublisher="Vegetation Classification and Survey" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" refId="B39" refString="Olson, DM, Dinerstein, E, Wikramanayake, ED, Burgess, ND, Powell, GVN, Underwood, EC, D'Amico, JA, Itoua, I, Strand, HE, Morrison, JC, Loucks, CJ, Allnutt, TF, Ricketts, TH, Kura, Y, Lamoreux, JF, Wettengel, WW, Hedao, P, Kassem, KR, 2001. Terrestrial ecoregions of the world: A new map of life on Earth. BioScience 51(11): 933-938. https://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2" title="Terrestrial ecoregions of the world: A new map of life on Earth. BioScience 51 (11): 933 - 938." url="https://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2" year="2001">Olson et al. 2001</bibRefCitation>
). Iranian localities in the
<normalizedToken originalValue="Zāgros">Zagros</normalizedToken>
mountain range include: Fereydounshahr, a mountainous area with very cold winters and moderate summers, with 11.5°C average annual temperature and 550 mm annual precipitation, with
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Lamiaceae" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="" order="Lamiales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Lamiaceae</taxonomicName>
, Fabacaea,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Apiaceae" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="" order="Apiales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Apiaceae</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="" order="Rosales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Rosaceae</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="" order="Poales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Poaceae</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="" order="Asterales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Asteraceae</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Brassicaceae" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="" order="Brassicales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Brassicaceae</taxonomicName>
as dominant plant families; Deh Sard, a mountainous area with very cold winters and moderate summers, with 250 mm annual precipitation and 20°C average annual temperature, with
<taxonomicName class="Dicotyledoneae" family="Rosaceae" genus="Amygdalus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Amygdalus" order="Rosales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Angiospermae" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Amygdalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Anacardiaceae" genus="Pistacia" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pistacia atlantica" order="Sapindales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="atlantica">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Pistacia atlantica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Desf.,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Ebenus" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ebenus stellata" order="Fabales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="stellata">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Ebenus stellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Boiss.,
<taxonomicName class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Stipa" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Stipa barbata" order="Poales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="barbata">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Stipa barbata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Desf.,
<taxonomicName class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Poa" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Poa sinaica" order="Poales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sinaica">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Poa sinaica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Steud. as dominant plant species;
<normalizedToken originalValue="Sepidān">Sepidan</normalizedToken>
, a semi-arid and cold mountainous area with very cold winters and moderate summers, with 14.8°C average annual temperature and 695 mm annual precipitation, with
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Sapindaceae" genus="Acer" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acer monspessulanum" order="Sapindales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="monspessulanum">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Acer monspessulanum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
L.,
<taxonomicName class="Dicotyledoneae" family="Rosaceae" genus="Amygdalus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Amygdalus elaeagnifolia" order="Rosales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Angiospermae" rank="species" species="elaeagnifolia">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Amygdalus elaeagnifolia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Spach.,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Berberidaceae" genus="Berberis" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Berberis integerrima" order="Ranunculales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="integerrima">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Berberis integerrima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Bunge,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Crataegus" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Crataegus azarolus subsp. var. var. aronia" order="Rosales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="variety" species="azarolus" subSpecies="var." variety="aronia">Crataegus azarolus var. aronia</taxonomicName>
L.,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Oleaceae" genus="Fraxinus" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Fraxinus rotundifolia" order="Lamiales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="rotundifolia">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Fraxinus rotundifolia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Miller,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Cotoneaster" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Cotoneaster persica" order="Rosales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="persica">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Cotoneaster persica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Pojark,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Pyrus" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pyrus" order="Rosales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Pyrus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp. as dominant plant species. Rayen is a dry and cold mountainous area with cold winters and hot summers (-1 to 40°C), with less than 300 mm annual precipitation, with
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Brassicaceae" genus="Astragalus" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Astragalus" order="Brassicales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Astragalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Lamiaceae" genus="Nepeta" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Nepeta" order="Lamiales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Nepeta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Plumbaginaceae" genus="Acantholimon" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acantholimon" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Acantholimon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Artemisia" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Artemisia aucheri" order="Asterales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="aucheri">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Artemisia aucheri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Boiss.,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Apiaceae" genus="Ferula" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ferula aucheri" order="Apiales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="aucheri">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Ferula aucheri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Boiss.) Piwczynski, Spalik, M. Panahi &amp; Puchalka as dominant plant species. The western part of the range of
<taxonomicName family="Syrphidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="M. dumosus" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" rank="species" species="dumosus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">M. dumosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<normalizedToken originalValue="Vujić">Vujic</normalizedToken>
, Likov &amp;
<normalizedToken originalValue="Radenković">Radenkovic</normalizedToken>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">sp. nov.</emphasis>
belongs to the Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests ecoregion; in Israel this species was registered only in a locality on Mount Hermon with montane forest dominated by
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Quercus" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Quercus infectoria subsp. veneris" order="Fagales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="subSpecies" species="infectoria" subSpecies="veneris">Quercus infectoria subsp. veneris</taxonomicName>
(A. Kern.) Meikle,
<taxonomicName lsidName="Q. libani" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" rank="species" species="libani">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Q. libani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
G. Olivier,
<taxonomicName class="Pinopsida" family="Cupressaceae" genus="Juniperus" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Juniperus drupacea" order="Pinales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="drupacea">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Juniperus drupacea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Labill., and
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Sapindaceae" genus="Acer" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acer monspessulanum subsp. microphyllum" order="Sapindales" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="subSpecies" species="monspessulanum" subSpecies="microphyllum">Acer monspessulanum subsp. microphyllum</taxonomicName>
(Boiss.) Bornm., accompanied by Mediterranean maquis and semi-steppe bathas (
<bibRefCitation author="Danin, A" journalOrPublisher="The Zoogeography of Israel" pageId="0" pageNumber="201" pagination="251 - 276" publicationUrl="https://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/3-018.pdf" refId="B9" refString="Danin, A, 1988. Flora and vegetation of Israel and adjacent areas. The Zoogeography of Israel 30: 251 - 276, https://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/3-018.pdf" title="Flora and vegetation of Israel and adjacent areas." url="https://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/3-018.pdf" volume="30" year="1988">Danin 1988</bibRefCitation>
). On the basis of our data the flight period is from April to early July.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="201" type="remarks">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="201">Hurkmans &amp; Friedberg identified this species in an unpublished manuscript.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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