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.