A conspectus of New Zealand flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new genus and species Author Thompson, Christian text Zootaxa 2008 1716 1 20 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.181009 c70896b6-ffba-4d44-95b9-62d9a262c2ab 1175-5326 181009 GENUS EUMERUS Meigen EUMERUS Meigen 1822 : 202 . Type-species: Syrphus tricolor Fabricius , by designation of Curtis, 1839 : pl. 749. Genus-group name conserved by I.C.Z.N. (1993, Opinion 1747). strigatus ( Fallén) , 1817: 61 ( Pipiza strigata ). Europe, introduced in Australia and North America . funeralis Meigen, 1822 : 208 . Europe, introduced in Australia , North America and Colombia . tuberculatus Rondani, 1857 : 93 . Rather than preserve a widely used name ( tuberculatus Rondani ), Speight and others (1998) opted to use the senior synonym for this common pest species.