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Large (
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) and dark, striped species, with golden-yellow pile on the tip of the abdomen (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFEA2B4CDD7EFD65FA87FD1A" box="[1299,1393,659,686]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[313,1211,287,1733]" captionTargetId="figure-11@10.[274,1312,287,1814]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Male abdomen, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov. holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov. holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (RBINS; FSUNS ID 21976). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013018" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013018/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Figs 5B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFEA2B4CD8D0FD41FF07FD65" box="[189,241,695,721]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="22.[189,232,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[213,1390,782,1804]" captionTargetId="figure-108@22.[189,1398,763,1815]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="Fig. 14. Habitus of the female, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04278). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA5_243). C. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25090). D. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NMSA; FSUNS ID ZA6_067). E. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915, lectotype (BMNH NHMUK010369943). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013036" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013036/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">14B</figureCitation>
). Scutum with conspicuous pollinose vittae (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFEA2B4CDB6BFD41FC83FD65" box="[774,885,695,721]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1850,1876]" captionTargetBox="[331,1256,265,1813]" captionTargetId="figure-16@17.[331,1256,265,1813]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 10. Mesonotum, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatusCurran, 1939 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA5_243). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25090). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). A, C, E-F. Male. B, D. Female. Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013028" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013028/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Figs 10B</figureCitation>
,
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); metafemur with distinct apical dens on triangular lamina (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFEA2B4CD9D1FD2CFDEAFD40" box="[444,540,730,756]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="12.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[199,1398,311,1740]" captionTargetId="figure-11@12.[189,1398,311,1769]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Fig. 6. Male metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 05174). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013020" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013020/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Figs 6B</figureCitation>
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); terga 3 and 4 with broad medial pollinose fasciae (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFEA2B4CDCAAFD2CFAD1FD41" box="[1223,1319,730,757]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[313,1211,287,1733]" captionTargetId="figure-11@10.[274,1312,287,1814]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Male abdomen, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov. holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov. holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (RBINS; FSUNS ID 21976). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013018" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013018/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Figs 5B</figureCitation>
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). Similar to
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from which differs in male genitalia with wider posterior lobe of surstyle, slightly curved, almost parallel sided, with rounded apex (
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: pl), while male genitalia in
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFEA2B4CD92AFCB2FE32FCE9" authority="Vujić &amp; Radenković &amp; Zorić &amp; Likov &amp; Tot &amp; Veselić &amp; Djan, 2021" authorityName="Vujić &amp; Radenković &amp; Zorić &amp; Likov &amp; Tot &amp; Veselić &amp; Djan" authorityYear="2021" box="[327,452,836,861]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CD92AFCB2FE32FCE9" box="[327,452,836,861]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">M. vittatus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFEA2B4CD9A6FCB2FDD0FCEA" box="[459,550,836,862]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
with longer and narrower, S-shaped posterior lobe of surstyle, gradually narrowing toward tip (
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: pl).
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CD8D0FC5EFE5CFC76" bold="true" box="[189,426,936,962]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Material examined</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="686DDC08FFEA2B4CD887FC21FE14FB83" blockId="15.[189,1399,983,1080]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CD887FC21FEAAFC45" bold="true" box="[234,348,983,1009]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">
<typeStatus id="B76962AAFFEA2B4CD887FC21FEAAFC45" box="[234,348,983,1009]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
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•
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;
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;
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,
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;
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;
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<collectingDate id="0C280320FFEA2B4CDC9FFC0CFA84FBA0" box="[1266,1394,1018,1044]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" value="1899-03">Mar. 1899</collectingDate>
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;
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leg.;
<collectionCode id="0EC344CDFFEA2B4CD9ECFBEBFE29FB83" box="[385,479,1053,1079]" country="USA" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925" name="American Museum of Natural History" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">AMNH</collectionCode>
.
</materialsCitation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFEA2B4CD887FBA8FE17FBCC" blockId="15.[188,1399,1118,1392]" box="[234,481,1118,1144]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CD887FBA8FE17FBCC" bold="true" box="[234,481,1118,1144]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Additional material</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="686DDC08FFEA2B4CD8D0FB74FC88FADB" blockId="15.[188,1399,1118,1392]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">
<materialsCitation id="D8BAD655FFEA2B4CD8D0FB74FCF7FB0B" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3307054344" collectingDate="1913-04-22" collectionCode="BMNH" collectorName="S. A. Neave" country="Malawi" latitude="-16.015" location="Nyasaland" longLatPrecision="76" longitude="35.521" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Mulanje" typeStatus="holotype">
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•
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, holotype of
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CDB6DFB74FC2BFB2F" box="[768,989,1154,1180]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Merodon apimima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
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,
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;
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,
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;
<date id="1C6CFAC8FFEA2B4CD92DFB53FE2FFB0B" box="[320,473,1189,1215]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" value="1913-04-22">
<collectingDate id="0C280320FFEA2B4CD92DFB53FE2FFB0B" box="[320,473,1189,1215]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" value="1913-04-22">22 Apr. 1913</collectingDate>
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;
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leg.;
<collectionCode id="0EC344CDFFEA2B4CDAC4FB53FCF7FB0B" box="[681,769,1189,1215]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">BMNH</collectionCode>
</materialsCitation>
•
<materialsCitation id="D8BAD655FFEA2B4CDB75FB53FC56FB57" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3307054307" collectingDate="1913-10-21" collectionCode="BMNH" collectorName="S. A. Neave" country="Malawi" latitude="-16.015" location="Nyasaland" longLatPrecision="76" longitude="35.521" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Mulanje" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="7ED41781FFEA2B4CDB75FB53FCB5FB0B" box="[792,835,1189,1215]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
, paratype of
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFEA2B4CDBB6FB53FB44FB0B" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[987,1202,1189,1215]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="apimima">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CDBB6FB53FB44FB0B" box="[987,1202,1189,1215]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Merodon apimima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; same collection data as for preceding;
<date id="1C6CFAC8FFEA2B4CD9D4FB3EFDA7FB56" box="[441,593,1224,1250]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" value="1913-10-21">
<collectingDate id="0C280320FFEA2B4CD9D4FB3EFDA7FB56" box="[441,593,1224,1250]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" value="1913-10-21">21 Oct. 1913</collectingDate>
</date>
; labelled as allotype;
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</materialsCitation>
•
<materialsCitation id="D8BAD655FFEA2B4CDBDBFB3EFC44FAB2" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3307054312" collectingDate="1913-04-18" collectingDateMax="1913-04-30" collectingDateMin="1913-04-18" collectionCode="BMNH" collectorName="S. A. Neave" country="Malawi" latitude="-16.015" location="Nyasaland" longLatPrecision="76" longitude="35.521" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-male="2" stateProvince="Mulanje" typeStatus="paratype">
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CDCF5FB3EFA99FB56" box="[1176,1391,1224,1250]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Merodon apimima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; same collection data as for preceding;
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</date>
;
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</materialsCitation>
•
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CDCF8FB1DFA99FAB1" box="[1173,1391,1259,1285]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Merodon apimima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; same collection data as for preceding;
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;
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</materialsCitation>
•
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CDCF5FAF8FA99FA9C" box="[1176,1391,1294,1320]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Merodon apimima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; same collection data as for preceding;
<date id="1C6CFAC8FFEA2B4CDAECFAC4FCFBFAF8" box="[641,781,1330,1356]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" value="1913-06-02">
<collectingDate id="0C280320FFEA2B4CDAECFAC4FCFBFAF8" box="[641,781,1330,1356]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" value="1913-06-02">2 Jun. 1913</collectingDate>
</date>
;
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</materialsCitation>
•
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<specimenCount id="7ED41781FFEA2B4CDBE7FAC4FC41FAF8" box="[906,951,1330,1356]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
, paratype of
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFEA2B4CDC3FFAC4FADDFAFF" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[1106,1323,1330,1356]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="apimima">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CDC3FFAC4FADDFAFF" box="[1106,1323,1330,1356]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Merodon apimima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; same collection data as for preceding;
<specimenCode id="38747473FFEA2B4CDA50FAA3FCE5FAC4" box="[573,787,1365,1392]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">FSUNS ID 04355</specimenCode>
;
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</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CD8D0FA60FDDEFA04" bold="true" box="[189,552,1430,1456]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">
Additional non
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material
</emphasis>
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<materialsCitation id="D8BAD655FFEA2B4CD8D0FA33FBBBF9B7" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3307054337" collectingDate="1907-04-21" collectionCode="FSUNS, NBCN" collectorName="S. A. Neave" country="Democratic Republic of the Congo" elevation="991" latitude="-7.023" location="Lualaba River" longLatPrecision="78" longitude="27.046" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" specimenCode="FSUNS ID 03909, NBCN LML-05-3" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1">
<collectingCountry id="10C59C98FFEA2B4CD8D0FA33FD08FA6B" box="[189,766,1477,1503]" name="Democratic Republic of the Congo" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO</collectingCountry>
•
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;
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;
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,
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.
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•
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(former Nylstroom);
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,
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;
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; unknown leg.; reared from
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bulb;
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•
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;
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,
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(
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)
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;
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</date>
;
<collectorName id="C527B9DEFFEA2B4CD9F5F986FDBBF93E" box="[408,589,1648,1674]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">K.V. Krombein</collectorName>
leg.;
<specimenCode id="38747473FFEA2B4CDAFFF986FC9AF93F" box="[658,876,1648,1675]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">FSUNS ID 04512</specimenCode>
;
<specimenCode id="38747473FFEA2B4CDB14F986FB67F93F" box="[889,1169,1648,1675]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">USNM ENT 00036564</specimenCode>
,
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</materialsCitation>
•
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;
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,
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,
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, N slope;
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,
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;
<date id="1C6CFAC8FFEA2B4CDC2BF965FB24F91A" box="[1094,1234,1683,1710]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" value="1985-04-08">
<collectingDate id="0C280320FFEA2B4CDC2BF965FB24F91A" box="[1094,1234,1683,1710]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" value="1985-04-08">8 Apr. 1985</collectingDate>
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;
<collectorName id="C527B9DEFFEA2B4CDCB3F965FA80F919" box="[1246,1398,1683,1709]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">J.G.H. Londt</collectorName>
leg.; bushveld;
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;
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</materialsCitation>
•
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<specimenCount id="7ED41781FFEA2B4CDAB1F940FCFBF965" box="[732,781,1718,1745]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
;
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,
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(
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), near
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;
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,
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;
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<collectingDate id="0C280320FFEA2B4CDA02F92FFCF7F940" box="[623,769,1753,1780]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" value="2018-04-06">6 Apr. 2018</collectingDate>
</date>
;
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leg.;
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;
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</materialsCitation>
•
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<specimenCount id="7ED41781FFEA2B4CDD2DF92CFA99F940" box="[1344,1391,1754,1780]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
; same collection data as for preceding;
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leg.;
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;
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.
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFEA2B4CD8D0F8C8FE9DF8EC" bold="true" box="[189,363,1854,1880]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">Redescription</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="686DDC08FFEA2B4CD8D0F89BFC79F81E" blockId="15.[189,1398,1901,1962]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">
Original descriptions are insufficient, without any illustrations and based on a single female from
<collectingCountry id="10C59C98FFEA2B4CDD5FF89BFEFEF81E" name="South Africa" pageId="15" pageNumber="103">South Africa</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFEA2B4CD97AF866FE58F81E" author="Curran C. H." box="[279,430,1936,1962]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" pagination="1 - 11" refId="ref20173" refString="Curran C. H. 1939. Records and descriptions of African Syrphidae (Diptera). III American Museum Novitates 1025: 1 - 11." type="journal article" year="1939">Curran 1939</bibRefCitation>
) and male and female
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(
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFEA2B4CDB6BF866FC74F81E" author="Hull F. M." box="[774,898,1936,1962]" pageId="15" pageNumber="103" pagination="21 - 66" refId="ref20691" refString="Hull F. M. 1944. Some flies of the Family Syrphidae in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 11 11 (73): 21 - 66. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222934408527401" type="journal article" year="1944">Hull 1944</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53D8D0F8C0FEF9F8E5" bold="true" box="[189,271,1846,1873]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">Fig. 9.</emphasis>
Male head, lateral view.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53DA26F8C0FD96F8E4" bold="true" box="[587,608,1846,1872]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">A</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF52B53DA1EF8C1FBFCF8E5" authority="Hull, 1944" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[627,1034,1847,1873]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bombiformis">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53DA1EF8C1FC8BF8E5" box="[627,893,1847,1873]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">Merodon bombiformis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF52B53DBE4F8C1FBFCF8E5" author="Hull F. M." box="[905,1034,1847,1873]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" pagination="21 - 66" refId="ref20691" refString="Hull F. M. 1944. Some flies of the Family Syrphidae in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 11 11 (73): 21 - 66. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222934408527401" type="journal article" year="1944">Hull, 1944</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53D8D0F8ACFF27F8C0" bold="true" box="[189,209,1882,1908]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">B</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF52B53D88DF8ADFDA6F8C0" authority="Curran, 1939" authorityName="Curran" authorityYear="1939" box="[224,592,1882,1908]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifasciatus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53D88DF8ADFE5AF8C0" box="[224,428,1882,1908]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF52B53D9D9F8ACFDA6F8C0" author="Curran C. H." box="[436,592,1882,1908]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" pagination="1 - 11" refId="ref20173" refString="Curran C. H. 1939. Records and descriptions of African Syrphidae (Diptera). III American Museum Novitates 1025: 1 - 11." type="journal article" year="1939">Curran, 1939</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53DC4CF8ACFBC0F8C0" bold="true" box="[1057,1078,1882,1908]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">C</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF52B53DC28F8ADFA80F8C0" authority="Vujic &amp; Likov" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Likov" authorityYear="2021" box="[1093,1398,1882,1908]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53DC28F8ADFB35F8C0" box="[1093,1219,1883,1908]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">M. vittatus</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Likov
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF52B53D8D0F888FEEBF82C" box="[189,285,1918,1944]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53DB6CF88BFCE0F823" bold="true" box="[769,790,1917,1943]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">D</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF52B53DB45F888FB60F823" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[808,1174,1917,1943]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zebra" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53DB45F888FC65F823" box="[808,915,1917,1943]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">M. zebra</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF52B53DCCDF888FAF7F82C" box="[1184,1281,1918,1944]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53DA71F856FDC6F80E" bold="true" box="[540,560,1952,1978]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">E</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF52B53DA2DF857FC6AF80E" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[576,924,1952,1978]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lotus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53DA2DF857FD57F80E" box="[576,673,1952,1978]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">M. lotus</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF52B53DBC8F857FBF5F80F" box="[933,1027,1953,1979]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53D92BF832FEAEF86A" bold="true" box="[326,344,1988,2014]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">F</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF52B53D90BF832FD8FF86A" authority="Bezzi, 1915" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1915" box="[358,633,1987,2014]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nasicus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF52B53D90BF832FE10F869" box="[358,486,1988,2013]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="104">M. nasicus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF52B53D980F835FD8FF86A" author="Bezzi M." box="[493,633,1987,2014]" pageId="16" pageNumber="104" refId="ref19882" refString="Bezzi M. 1915. The Syrphidae of the Ethiopian Region based on Material in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) with Descriptions of new Genera and Species. British Museum (Natural History), London. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 10351" type="book" year="1915">Bezzi, 1915</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="3CAD8C80FFF42B52D8D0F8CCFA81F856" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013028" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5013028" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013028/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" startId="17.[189,232,1850,1876]" targetBox="[331,1256,265,1813]" targetPageId="17">
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF42B52D8D0F8CCFA81F856" blockId="17.[189,1399,1850,2018]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52D8D0F8CCFEEAF8E0" bold="true" box="[189,284,1850,1876]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">Fig. 10.</emphasis>
Mesonotum, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52DA31F8CCFD99F8E0" bold="true" box="[604,623,1850,1876]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">A</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF42B52DAEDF8CCFBE7F8E1" authority="Hull, 1944" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[640,1041,1850,1877]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bombiformis">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52DAEDF8CCFC7EF8E0" box="[640,904,1850,1876]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">Merodon bombiformis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF42B52DBFCF8CCFBE7F8E1" author="Hull F. M." box="[913,1041,1850,1877]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" pagination="21 - 66" refId="ref20691" refString="Hull F. M. 1944. Some flies of the Family Syrphidae in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 11 11 (73): 21 - 66. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222934408527401" type="journal article" year="1944">Hull, 1944</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52D8D0F8A8FF27F8CC" bold="true" box="[189,209,1886,1912]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">B</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF42B52D8B0F8A8FDB5F8CC" authority="Curran, 1939" authorityName="Curran" authorityYear="1939" box="[221,579,1886,1912]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifasciatus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52D8B0F8A8FE51F8CC" box="[221,423,1886,1912]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF42B52D9C7F8A8FDB5F8CC" author="Curran C. H." box="[426,579,1886,1912]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" pagination="1 - 11" refId="ref20173" refString="Curran C. H. 1939. Records and descriptions of African Syrphidae (Diptera). III American Museum Novitates 1025: 1 - 11." type="journal article" year="1939">Curran, 1939</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA5_243).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52DBA4F8ABFC28F8C3" bold="true" box="[969,990,1885,1911]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">C</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF42B52DB87F8A8FAE4F8CC" authority="Vujic &amp; Likov" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Likov" authorityYear="2021" box="[1002,1298,1886,1912]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52DB87F8A8FB90F8C3" box="[1002,1126,1886,1911]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">M. vittatus</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Likov
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF42B52DD7AF8A8FA84F8CC" box="[1303,1394,1886,1912]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52DAFCF877FD50F82F" bold="true" box="[657,678,1921,1947]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">D</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF42B52DAD5F874FBD3F82F" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[696,1061,1921,1947]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zebra" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52DAD5F874FCD5F82F" box="[696,803,1921,1947]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">M. zebra</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF42B52DC42F877FB66F82F" box="[1071,1168,1921,1947]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25090).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52D9CBF852FE4CF80A" bold="true" box="[422,442,1956,1982]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">E</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF42B52D9A5F853FCE8F80A" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[456,798,1956,1982]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lotus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52D9A5F853FDDEF80A" box="[456,552,1956,1982]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">M. lotus</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF42B52DB48F853FC74F80B" box="[805,898,1957,1983]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52D8D0F831FF39F855" bold="true" box="[189,207,1991,2017]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">F</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF42B52D8B1F83EFE1CF856" authority="Bezzi, 1915" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1915" box="[220,490,1991,2018]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nasicus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52D8B1F83EFEACF855" box="[220,346,1992,2017]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">M. nasicus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF42B52D932F831FE1CF856" author="Bezzi M." box="[351,490,1991,2018]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105" refId="ref19882" refString="Bezzi M. 1915. The Syrphidae of the Ethiopian Region based on Material in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) with Descriptions of new Genera and Species. British Museum (Natural History), London. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 10351" type="book" year="1915">Bezzi, 1915</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52DB5EF831FC51F855" bold="true" box="[819,935,1991,2017]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">A, C, E-F</emphasis>
. Male.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF42B52DB90F831FBC5F855" bold="true" box="[1021,1075,1991,2017]" pageId="17" pageNumber="105">B, D</emphasis>
. Female. Scale bar = 2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="3CAD8C80FFF72B51D8D0F8C0FB69F86A" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013030" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5013030" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013030/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" startId="18.[189,232,1846,1872]" targetBox="[262,1325,266,1802]" targetPageId="18">
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF72B51D8D0F8C0FB69F86A" blockId="18.[189,1399,1846,2014]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51D8D0F8C0FEEDF8E5" bold="true" box="[189,283,1846,1873]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">Fig. 11.</emphasis>
Male head, frontal view.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51DA38F8C0FD9CF8E4" bold="true" box="[597,618,1846,1872]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">A</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF72B51DA16F8C1FBF9F8E5" authority="Hull, 1944" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[635,1039,1847,1873]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bombiformis">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51DA16F8C1FC72F8E5" box="[635,900,1847,1873]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">Merodon bombiformis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF72B51DBE3F8C1FBF9F8E5" author="Hull F. M." box="[910,1039,1847,1873]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" pagination="21 - 66" refId="ref20691" refString="Hull F. M. 1944. Some flies of the Family Syrphidae in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 11 11 (73): 21 - 66. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222934408527401" type="journal article" year="1944">Hull, 1944</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51D8D0F8ACFF27F8C0" bold="true" box="[189,209,1882,1908]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">B</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF72B51D88DF8ADFDA6F8C0" authority="Curran, 1939" authorityName="Curran" authorityYear="1939" box="[224,592,1882,1908]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifasciatus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51D88DF8ADFE5AF8C0" box="[224,428,1882,1908]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF72B51D9D9F8ACFDA6F8C0" author="Curran C. H." box="[436,592,1882,1908]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" pagination="1 - 11" refId="ref20173" refString="Curran C. H. 1939. Records and descriptions of African Syrphidae (Diptera). III American Museum Novitates 1025: 1 - 11." type="journal article" year="1939">Curran, 1939</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51DC4CF8ACFBC0F8C0" bold="true" box="[1057,1078,1882,1908]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">C</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF72B51DC28F8ADFA80F8C0" authority="Vujic &amp; Likov" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Likov" authorityYear="2021" box="[1093,1398,1882,1908]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51DC28F8ADFB35F8C0" box="[1093,1219,1883,1908]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">M. vittatus</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Likov
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF72B51D8D0F888FEEBF82C" box="[189,285,1918,1944]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51DB6CF88BFCE0F823" bold="true" box="[769,790,1917,1943]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">D</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF72B51DB45F888FB60F823" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[808,1174,1917,1943]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zebra" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51DB45F888FC65F823" box="[808,915,1917,1943]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">M. zebra</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF72B51DCCDF888FAF7F82C" box="[1184,1281,1918,1944]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51DA71F856FDC6F80E" bold="true" box="[540,560,1952,1978]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">E</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF72B51DA2DF857FC6AF80E" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[576,924,1952,1978]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lotus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51DA2DF857FD57F80E" box="[576,673,1952,1978]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">M. lotus</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF72B51DBC8F857FBF5F80F" box="[933,1027,1953,1979]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51D92BF832FEAEF86A" bold="true" box="[326,344,1988,2014]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">F</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF72B51D90BF832FD8FF86A" authority="Bezzi, 1915" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1915" box="[358,633,1987,2014]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nasicus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF72B51D90BF832FE10F869" box="[358,486,1988,2013]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="106">M. nasicus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF72B51D980F835FD8FF86A" author="Bezzi M." box="[493,633,1987,2014]" pageId="18" pageNumber="106" refId="ref19882" refString="Bezzi M. 1915. The Syrphidae of the Ethiopian Region based on Material in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) with Descriptions of new Genera and Species. British Museum (Natural History), London. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 10351" type="book" year="1915">Bezzi, 1915</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF62B50D8D0FEFFFC63FE90" blockId="19.[189,917,265,292]" box="[189,917,265,292]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
Length: large species, body
<quantity id="AF2A71EDFFF62B50DA6BFEFFFD7EFE97" box="[518,648,265,291]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.1" metricValueMax="1.2" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="19" pageNumber="107" unit="mm" value="11.0" valueMax="12.0" valueMin="10.0">10–12 mm</quantity>
, wing
<quantity id="AF2A71EDFFF62B50DAB8FEFFFCC1FE97" box="[725,823,265,291]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.5" metricValueMax="9.0" metricValueMin="8.0" pageId="19" pageNumber="107" unit="mm" value="8.5" valueMax="9.0" valueMin="8.0">8–9 mm</quantity>
(n = 5).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF62B50D887FEBDFEDCFED1" blockId="19.[189,1399,331,673]" box="[234,298,331,357]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF62B50D887FEBDFEDCFED1" bold="true" box="[234,298,331,357]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Male</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF62B50D8D0FE98FC98FD15" blockId="19.[189,1399,331,673]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
HEAD (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D97CFE98FE84FE3C" box="[273,370,366,392]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1848,1874]" captionTargetBox="[231,1357,265,1811]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[231,1357,265,1811]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Male antenna, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov. paratype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 05174). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013014" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013014/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Figs 4B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D9E9FE98FE50FE3C" box="[388,422,366,392]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="16.[189,232,1846,1872]" captionTargetBox="[424,1221,275,1807]" captionTargetId="figure-12@16.[366,1221,265,1807]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Fig. 9. Male head, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013026" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013026/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">9B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D9D5FE98FE1FFE3C" box="[440,489,366,392]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="18.[189,232,1846,1872]" captionTargetBox="[262,1325,266,1802]" captionTargetId="figure-12@18.[262,1325,266,1808]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="Fig. 11. Male head, frontal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013030" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013030/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">11B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D997FE98FDDAFE3C" box="[506,556,366,392]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="20.[189,232,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[189,1376,299,1806]" captionTargetId="figure-11@20.[189,1398,275,1806]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Fig. 12. Male head, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013032" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013032/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">12B</figureCitation>
). Antenna (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DAD1FE98FCECFE3C" box="[700,794,366,392]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1848,1874]" captionTargetBox="[231,1357,265,1811]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[231,1357,265,1811]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Male antenna, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov. paratype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 05174). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013014" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013014/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 4B</figureCitation>
) reddish-brown; pedicel elongated, approximately as long as basoflagellomere (relation scape:pedicel: basoflagellomere =1.0: 2.5: 2.5); basoflagellomere concave dorsally, with acute apex; arista light brown to dark brown, thickened basally, 1.6 times as long as basoflagellomere. Face from black to dark brown, covered with gray pollinosity and whitish pile, except on bare medial vitta that occupies ¼ width of face. Oral margin protruded (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DCEFFE0CFB29FDA1" box="[1154,1247,506,533]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="16.[189,232,1846,1872]" captionTargetBox="[424,1221,275,1807]" captionTargetId="figure-12@16.[366,1221,265,1807]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Fig. 9. Male head, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013026" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013026/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 9B</figureCitation>
). Frons from black to reddish, inflated, covered with gray pollinosity and whitish pile. Vertical triangle and isosceles (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D8ABFDB7FEC1FDEF" box="[198,311,577,603]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="20.[189,232,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[189,1376,299,1806]" captionTargetId="figure-11@20.[189,1398,275,1806]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Fig. 12. Male head, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013032" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013032/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 12B</figureCitation>
), usually dark brown, predominantly covered with a long, yellow pile. Ocellar triangle equilateral. Eye pile dense, gray, slightly longer than scape. Eye contiguity about 15–18 ommatidia long. Occiput reddish, pollinose, covered with yellow pile.
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<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF62B50D8D0FD3FFAE4FBAB" blockId="19.[189,1399,712,1056]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
THORAX (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D943FD3FFE78FD57" box="[302,398,712,739]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="12.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[199,1398,311,1740]" captionTargetId="figure-11@12.[189,1398,311,1769]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Fig. 6. Male metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 05174). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013020" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013020/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Figs 6B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D9CCFD3FFE24FD57" box="[417,466,713,739]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1850,1876]" captionTargetBox="[331,1256,265,1813]" captionTargetId="figure-16@17.[331,1256,265,1813]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 10. Mesonotum, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatusCurran, 1939 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA5_243). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25090). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). A, C, E-F. Male. B, D. Female. Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013028" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013028/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">10B</figureCitation>
). Mesonotum black, except postpronotum and posterior margin of scutellum brown-reddish, covered with reddish-yellow pile; scutum with five pollinose longitudinal vittae (as on
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D88EFCF9FEB8FC9D" box="[227,334,783,809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1850,1876]" captionTargetBox="[331,1256,265,1813]" captionTargetId="figure-16@17.[331,1256,265,1813]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 10. Mesonotum, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatusCurran, 1939 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA5_243). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25090). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). A, C, E-F. Male. B, D. Female. Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013028" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013028/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 10B</figureCitation>
). Pleuron black to dark brown, covered with gray pollinosity and the following parts with whitish to yellow pile: anterior part of proepimeron, posterior part of anterior anepisternum, most of the posterior anepisternum except anterior end, antero-ventral and postero-dorsal part of katepisternum, anepimeron, and metasternum. Wing hyaline, with dense microtrichia and yellow to brown veins. Calypter pale yellow. Halter with yellow pedicel and capitulum. All three femora dark brown to black; tibiae mostly reddish, medially black to dark brown; tarsi reddish (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DB85FC49FBB1FC6E" box="[1000,1095,959,986]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="12.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[199,1398,311,1740]" captionTargetId="figure-11@12.[189,1398,311,1769]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Fig. 6. Male metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 05174). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013020" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013020/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Metatrochanter without calcar. Metafemur moderately thickened, with less developed apicoventral triangular lamina, more or less dentate, the apical dens is distinct (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DAE0FBF3FD1FFB94" box="[653,745,1029,1056]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="12.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[199,1398,311,1740]" captionTargetId="figure-11@12.[189,1398,311,1769]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Fig. 6. Male metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 05174). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013020" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013020/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Pile on legs predominantly whitish to yellow.
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<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF62B50D8D0FBB1FAABFAA5" blockId="19.[189,1399,1095,1298]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
ABDOMEN (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D951FBB1FE60FBD6" box="[316,406,1095,1122]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[313,1211,287,1733]" captionTargetId="figure-11@10.[274,1312,287,1814]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Male abdomen, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov. holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov. holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (RBINS; FSUNS ID 21976). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013018" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013018/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
). Black to dark brown. Tergum 1 black, usually pollinosed, covered with short whitish to yellow pile; tergum 2 with pollinose posterior margin and narrow medial fascia (in some specimens interrupted in the middle) covered with whitish pile except posterior half of tergum (between pollinose fasciae) covered with short black pilosity; terga 3 and 4 with pollinose posterior margin and broad medial pollinose fasciae (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D9F8FB22FE05FB5A" box="[405,499,1235,1262]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[313,1211,287,1733]" captionTargetId="figure-11@10.[274,1312,287,1814]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Male abdomen, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov. holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov. holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (RBINS; FSUNS ID 21976). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013018" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013018/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
); anterior half of tergum 3 covered with short black pile; tergum 4 covered with long golden-yellow pilosity (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DA20FB01FD5FFAA6" box="[589,681,1271,1298]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[313,1211,287,1733]" captionTargetId="figure-11@10.[274,1312,287,1814]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Male abdomen, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov. holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov. holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (RBINS; FSUNS ID 21976). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013018" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013018/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
). Sterna reddish-brown, covered with white or yellow pile.
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<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF62B50D8D0FACEFB3EFA08" blockId="19.[189,1399,1336,1468]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
GENITALIA (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D928FACEFE23FAE7" box="[325,469,1336,1363]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[201,1372,931,1793]" captionTargetId="figure-228@21.[189,1398,907,1814]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 13. Male genitalia. A–C. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04277). D–F. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04284). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view. B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; c = cercus; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Medially narrowed hypandrium marked with arrow. Scale bar = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013034" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013034/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Figs 13D–F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D98FFACEFDE2FAE7" box="[482,532,1336,1363]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="29.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[203,1324,1160,1790]" captionTargetId="figure-243@29.[189,1398,1142,1814]" captionTargetPageId="29" captionText="Fig. 18. Male genitalia, aedeagus, lateral view. A. Merodon lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_060). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (NBCN LML-05-3; FSUNS ID 03909). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Abbreviation: s = lateral sclerite of aedeagus. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013046" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013046/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">18B</figureCitation>
). Posterior lobe of surstyle broad, slightly curved, almost parallel sided, with rounded apex (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D9C4FAADFDEEFAC2" box="[425,536,1371,1398]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[201,1372,931,1793]" captionTargetId="figure-228@21.[189,1398,907,1814]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 13. Male genitalia. A–C. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04277). D–F. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04284). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view. B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; c = cercus; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Medially narrowed hypandrium marked with arrow. Scale bar = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013034" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013034/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 13D</figureCitation>
: pl); anterior lobe of surstyle undeveloped (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DC71FAADFB7CFAC2" box="[1052,1162,1371,1398]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[201,1372,931,1793]" captionTargetId="figure-228@21.[189,1398,907,1814]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 13. Male genitalia. A–C. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04277). D–F. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04284). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view. B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; c = cercus; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Medially narrowed hypandrium marked with arrow. Scale bar = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013034" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013034/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 13D</figureCitation>
); anterior margin of surstyle angular in lateral view (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DA42FA89FD6AFA2D" box="[559,668,1407,1433]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[201,1372,931,1793]" captionTargetId="figure-228@21.[189,1398,907,1814]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 13. Male genitalia. A–C. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04277). D–F. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04284). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view. B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; c = cercus; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Medially narrowed hypandrium marked with arrow. Scale bar = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013034" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013034/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 13D</figureCitation>
: ams); cercus square like (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DBA7FA89FBC1FA2D" box="[970,1079,1407,1433]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[201,1372,931,1793]" captionTargetId="figure-228@21.[189,1398,907,1814]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 13. Male genitalia. A–C. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04277). D–F. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04284). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view. B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; c = cercus; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Medially narrowed hypandrium marked with arrow. Scale bar = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013034" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013034/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 13D</figureCitation>
: c). Hypandrium with theca medially distinctly narrowed (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DA73FA54FD70FA08" box="[542,646,1442,1468]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[201,1372,931,1793]" captionTargetId="figure-228@21.[189,1398,907,1814]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 13. Male genitalia. A–C. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04277). D–F. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04284). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view. B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; c = cercus; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Medially narrowed hypandrium marked with arrow. Scale bar = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013034" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013034/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 13F</figureCitation>
). Lateral sclerite of aedeagus small (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DC59FA54FB56FA08" box="[1076,1184,1442,1468]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="29.[189,232,1852,1878]" captionTargetBox="[203,1324,1160,1790]" captionTargetId="figure-243@29.[189,1398,1142,1814]" captionTargetPageId="29" captionText="Fig. 18. Male genitalia, aedeagus, lateral view. A. Merodon lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_060). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (NBCN LML-05-3; FSUNS ID 03909). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Abbreviation: s = lateral sclerite of aedeagus. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013046" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013046/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 18B</figureCitation>
: s).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF62B50D887FA15FD7CFA4A" blockId="19.[189,1398,1507,1639]" box="[234,650,1507,1534]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF62B50D887FA15FEB3FA49" bold="true" box="[234,325,1507,1533]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Female</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D938FA15FE35FA49" box="[341,451,1507,1533]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1850,1876]" captionTargetBox="[331,1256,265,1813]" captionTargetId="figure-16@17.[331,1256,265,1813]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 10. Mesonotum, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. multifasciatusCurran, 1939 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA5_243). C. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). D. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25090). E. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066). F. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). A, C, E-F. Male. B, D. Female. Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013028" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013028/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Figs 10B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D9BDFA15FDF2FA49" box="[464,516,1507,1533]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="22.[189,232,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[213,1390,782,1804]" captionTargetId="figure-108@22.[189,1398,763,1815]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="Fig. 14. Habitus of the female, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04278). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA5_243). C. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25090). D. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NMSA; FSUNS ID ZA6_067). E. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915, lectotype (BMNH NHMUK010369943). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013036" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013036/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">14B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DA7DFA15FDB5FA4A" box="[528,579,1507,1534]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="25.[189,232,1856,1882]" captionTargetBox="[225,1363,265,1816]" captionTargetId="figure-17@25.[225,1363,265,1816]" captionTargetPageId="25" captionText="Fig. 15. Female head, frontal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04278). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA5_243). C. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25090). D. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NMSA; FSUNS ID ZA6_067). E. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915, lectotype (BMNH; NHMUK010369943). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013038" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013038/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">15B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50DA22FA15FD77FA4A" box="[591,641,1507,1534]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="26.[189,232,1856,1882]" captionTargetBox="[238,1355,265,1815]" captionTargetId="figure-11@26.[226,1362,265,1816]" captionTargetPageId="26" captionText="Fig. 16. Female metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04278). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA5_243). C. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NHMW; FSUNS ID 05725). D. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NMSA; FSUNS ID ZA6_067). E. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915, lectotype (BMNH NHMUK010369943). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013042" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013042/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">16B</figureCitation>
)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF62B50D8D0F9F0FE21F9D3" blockId="19.[189,1398,1507,1639]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
Similar to the male except for normal sexual dimorphism: metafemur usually with small apical dens on triangular lamina (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF62B50D9F6F9DCFDFFF9F1" box="[411,521,1578,1605]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="26.[189,232,1856,1882]" captionTargetBox="[238,1355,265,1815]" captionTargetId="figure-11@26.[226,1362,265,1816]" captionTargetPageId="26" captionText="Fig. 16. Female metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04278). B. M. multifasciatus Curran, 1939 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA5_243). C. M. zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NHMW; FSUNS ID 05725). D. M. lotus Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NMSA; FSUNS ID ZA6_067). E. M. nasicus Bezzi, 1915, lectotype (BMNH NHMUK010369943). Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013042" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013042/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Fig. 16B</figureCitation>
); frons with non pollinose medial vitta (
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); vertex predominantly covered with black pile.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="20C88F83FFF62B56D8D0F978FC95FDD4" lastPageId="21" lastPageNumber="109" pageId="19" pageNumber="107" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF62B50D8D0F978FED9F91C" blockId="19.[189,303,1678,1704]" box="[189,303,1678,1704]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
<heading id="33256B64FFF62B50D8D0F978FED9F91C" bold="true" box="[189,303,1678,1704]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="107" reason="3">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF62B50D8D0F978FED9F91C" bold="true" box="[189,303,1678,1704]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Remarks</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF62B50D8D0F94BFD86F833" blockId="19.[189,1399,1725,1927]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF62B50D8D0F94BFEB0F963" author="Hull F. M." box="[189,326,1725,1751]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107" pagination="21 - 66" refId="ref20691" refString="Hull F. M. 1944. Some flies of the Family Syrphidae in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 11 11 (73): 21 - 66. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222934408527401" type="journal article" year="1944">Hull (1944)</bibRefCitation>
described
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF62B50D9A9F94BFD6BF963" box="[452,669,1725,1751]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">Merodon apimima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
“related to
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF62B50DB49F94BFBD7F963" authority="Curran" authorityName="Curran" authorityYear="1939" box="[804,1057,1725,1751]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifasciatus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF62B50DB49F94BFC3FF963" box="[804,969,1725,1751]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">multifasciatus</emphasis>
Curran
</taxonomicName>
in
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of femoral armament and abdominal fascia; distinct in the black front, yellow pilose vertex and, brown humeri, absence of red on second abdominal segment, beside other details of pattern” based on
<specimenCount id="7ED41781FFF62B50DC2EF8F5FB44F8A9" box="[1091,1202,1795,1821]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107" type="male">six males</specimenCount>
and
<specimenCount id="7ED41781FFF62B50DC80F8F2FA85F8A9" box="[1261,1395,1795,1822]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107" type="female">one female</specimenCount>
. All these characters mentioned in original description can be regarded as intraspecific variability of
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF62B50D8D0F8BCFE67F8D0" box="[189,401,1866,1892]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF62B50D8D0F8BCFE7BF8D0" authorityName="Curran" authorityYear="1939" box="[189,397,1866,1892]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifasciatus">M. multifasciatus</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
Based on our study of the
<typeStatus id="B76962AAFFF62B50DABCF8BCFCF2F8D0" box="[721,772,1866,1892]" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">type</typeStatus>
material of both species, we regard
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF62B50DCDFF8BCFAB7F8D7" box="[1202,1345,1866,1891]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">M. apimima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as a junior synonym of
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF62B50D9F0F898FD9FF833" authorityName="Curran" authorityYear="1939" box="[413,617,1901,1927]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifasciatus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF62B50D9F0F898FD9FF833" box="[413,617,1901,1927]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="107">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57D8D0F8C8FEEBF8EC" bold="true" box="[189,285,1854,1880]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">Fig. 12.</emphasis>
Male head, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57DA3FF8C8FD91F8EC" bold="true" box="[594,615,1854,1880]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">A</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57DA14F8C8FC74F8EC" box="[633,898,1854,1880]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">Merodon bombiformis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF12B57DBE0F8C8FBF8F8EC" author="Hull F. M." box="[909,1038,1854,1880]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" pagination="21 - 66" refId="ref20691" refString="Hull F. M. 1944. Some flies of the Family Syrphidae in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 11 11 (73): 21 - 66. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222934408527401" type="journal article" year="1944">Hull, 1944</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57D8D0F894FF27F8C8" bold="true" box="[189,209,1890,1916]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">B</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF12B57D88DF894FDA6F8C8" authority="Curran, 1939" authorityName="Curran" authorityYear="1939" box="[224,592,1889,1916]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifasciatus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57D88DF894FE5AF8CF" box="[224,428,1889,1915]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF12B57D9D9F894FDA6F8C8" author="Curran C. H." box="[436,592,1890,1916]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" pagination="1 - 11" refId="ref20173" refString="Curran C. H. 1939. Records and descriptions of African Syrphidae (Diptera). III American Museum Novitates 1025: 1 - 11." type="journal article" year="1939">Curran, 1939</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(USNM 2052372; FSUNS ID 04512).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57DC4CF897FBC0F8CF" bold="true" box="[1057,1078,1889,1915]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">C</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF12B57DC28F894FA80F8CF" authority="Vujic &amp; Likov" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Likov" authorityYear="2021" box="[1093,1398,1889,1916]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57DC28F894FB35F8CF" box="[1093,1219,1890,1915]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">M. vittatus</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Likov
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF12B57D8D0F873FEEBF82B" box="[189,285,1925,1951]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57DB6CF873FCE0F82B" bold="true" box="[769,790,1925,1951]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">D</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF12B57DB45F873FB60F82B" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[808,1174,1925,1951]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zebra" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57DB45F873FC65F82B" box="[808,915,1925,1951]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">M. zebra</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF12B57DCCDF873FAF7F82B" box="[1184,1281,1925,1951]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25089).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57DA71F85EFDC6F876" bold="true" box="[540,560,1960,1986]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">E</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF12B57DA2DF85FFC6AF876" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[576,924,1960,1986]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lotus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57DA2DF85FFD57F876" box="[576,673,1960,1986]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">M. lotus</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFF12B57DBC8F85EFBF5F876" box="[933,1027,1960,1986]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (FSUNS; FSUNS ID ZA6_066).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57D92BF83DFEAEF851" bold="true" box="[326,344,1995,2021]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">F</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF12B57D90BF83AFD8FF852" authority="Bezzi, 1915" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1915" box="[358,633,1995,2022]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nasicus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF12B57D90BF83AFE10F851" box="[358,486,1996,2021]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="108">M. nasicus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF12B57D980F83DFD8FF852" author="Bezzi M." box="[493,633,1995,2022]" pageId="20" pageNumber="108" refId="ref19882" refString="Bezzi M. 1915. The Syrphidae of the Ethiopian Region based on Material in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) with Descriptions of new Genera and Species. British Museum (Natural History), London. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 10351" type="book" year="1915">Bezzi, 1915</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(TAUI; FSUNS ID 04972). Scale bar = 2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF02B56D8D0FEFFFC95FDD4" blockId="21.[189,1399,265,608]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">
In the original description of species,
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF02B56DAE0FEFFFCECFE97" author="Hull F. M." box="[653,794,265,291]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109" pagination="21 - 66" refId="ref20691" refString="Hull F. M. 1944. Some flies of the Family Syrphidae in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 11 11 (73): 21 - 66. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222934408527401" type="journal article" year="1944">Hull (1944)</bibRefCitation>
did not state the etymology of the species name, so we cannot conclude whether he treated “
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF02B56DAB1FEDBFCB5FEF2" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[732,835,301,326]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="109" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="apimima">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56DAB1FEDBFCB5FEF2" box="[732,835,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">apimima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
” as a noun or an adjective. According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (Article 31.2.2) (
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF02B56DC6AFEB9FDC2FE39" author="International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature" pageId="21" pageNumber="109" pagination="21" refId="ref20767" refString="International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1999. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (4 th edition) [Incorporating Declaration 44, amendments of Article 74.7. 3, with effect from 31 December 1999 and the Amendment on e-publication, amendments to Articles 8, 9, 10, 21 and 78, with effect from 1 January 2012]. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London. Available from https: // www. iczn. org / the-code-online / [accessed 17 Jul. 2020]." type="journal article" year="1999">International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999</bibRefCitation>
) if the author does not indicate whether the species name is a noun or an adjective, as in this case, it has to be treated as a noun. When the species name is a noun simple or compound, in apposition, it does not need to agree in gender with the generic name, therefore the original spelling has to be retained (Article 34.2.1). In some references (
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF02B56DC51FE2AFA84FE42" author="Smith K. G. V. &amp; Vockeroth J. R." box="[1084,1394,476,502]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109" pagination="488 - 510" refId="ref22077" refString="Smith K. G. V. &amp; Vockeroth J. R. 1980. Family Syrphidae. In: Crosskey R. W. (ed.) Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region: 488 - 510. British Museum, London." type="book chapter" year="1980">Smith &amp; Vockeroth 1980</bibRefCitation>
; Dirickx 1988)
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF02B56D903FDF6FDFFFDAD" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[366,521,512,538]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="109" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="apimimus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56D903FDF6FE70FDAD" box="[366,390,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56D9FAFDF6FDFFFDAD" box="[407,521,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">apimimus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is used because authors considered “
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56DBA7FDF6FBC7FDAD" box="[970,1073,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">apimima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
” to be an adjective. But in Systema Dipterorum (
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF02B56D9D2FDD4FD24FD89" author="Evenhuis N. L. &amp; Pape T." box="[447,722,546,573]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109" refId="ref20439" refString="Evenhuis N. L. &amp; Pape T. 2020. Systema Dipterorum, Version 2.6. Available from http: // diptera. org / [accessed 2 Jun. 2020]." type="url" year="2020">Evenhuis &amp; Pape 2020</bibRefCitation>
), which is the most comprehensive database related to the
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, the original spelling of
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is applied.
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56D8D0FD71FDBCFD15" bold="true" box="[189,586,647,673]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">Period of flight and distribution</emphasis>
(
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)
</paragraph>
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This species occurs in
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, the
<collectingCountry id="10C59C98FFF02B56DA39FD40FC81FD64" box="[596,887,694,720]" name="South Africa" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">Republic of South Africa</collectingCountry>
and the
<collectingCountry id="10C59C98FFF02B56DBB5FD40FABFFD64" box="[984,1353,694,720]" name="Democratic Republic of the Congo" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">Democratic Republic of Congo</collectingCountry>
. On the basis of our data, the flight period was found to be throughout the whole year.
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56DC0FFD2FFA81FD47" box="[1122,1399,729,755]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">Merodon multifasciatus</emphasis>
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was found in deciduous forest-woodland savanna and brush-grass savanna.
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</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56D8D0F8C8FED2F8EC" bold="true" box="[189,292,1854,1880]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">Fig. 13.</emphasis>
Male genitalia.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56D993F8C8FDC1F8EC" bold="true" box="[510,567,1854,1880]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">A–C</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56DA22F8C8FCA9F8EC" box="[591,863,1854,1880]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">Merodon bombiformis</emphasis>
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(NMSA; FSUNS ID 04277).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56D8D0F894FF04F8C8" bold="true" box="[189,242,1890,1916]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">D–F</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56D96EF894FE24F8CF" box="[259,466,1889,1915]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF02B56D9B0F894FD8CF8C8" author="Curran C. H." box="[477,634,1890,1916]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109" pagination="1 - 11" refId="ref20173" refString="Curran C. H. 1939. Records and descriptions of African Syrphidae (Diptera). III American Museum Novitates 1025: 1 - 11." type="journal article" year="1939">Curran, 1939</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(NMSA; FSUNS ID 04284).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56DB8FF897FBEBF8C8" bold="true" box="[994,1053,1889,1916]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">A, D</emphasis>
. Epandrium, lateral view.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56DD33F894FF27F82B" bold="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">B, E</emphasis>
. Epandrium, ventral view.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF02B56DA78F872FDBAF82B" bold="true" box="[533,588,1924,1951]" pageId="21" pageNumber="109">C, F</emphasis>
. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; c = cercus; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Medially narrowed hypandrium marked with arrow. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="20C88F83FFF32B55D8D0FEFFFD12FDC6" pageId="22" pageNumber="110" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF32B55D8D0FEFFFE82FE96" blockId="22.[189,372,264,291]" box="[189,372,264,291]" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF32B55D8D0FEFFFE82FE96" bold="true" box="[189,372,264,291]" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">Larval biology</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF32B55D8D0FEC1FD32FE6A" blockId="22.[189,1399,311,478]" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">
The material from Nylstroom (
<date id="1C6CFAC8FFF32B55DA51FEC1FD14FEE5" box="[572,738,311,337]" pageId="22" pageNumber="110" value="1908-02-17">17 Feb. 1908</date>
) was bred from bulbs of
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF32B55DC45FEC1FB6AFEE5" box="[1064,1180,311,337]" class="Liliopsida" family="Iridaceae" genus="Gladiolus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="22" pageNumber="110" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF32B55DC45FEC1FB6AFEE5" box="[1064,1180,311,337]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">Gladiolus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(immature stages undescribed). Specimens collected in Emgwenya (Waterval Boven) (
<date id="1C6CFAC8FFF32B55DBB1FEACFB93FEC0" box="[988,1125,346,372]" pageId="22" pageNumber="110" value="2018-04-06">6 Apr. 2018</date>
) were found on flowers of different plant species inside a small spot (20 ×
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) with the natural population of
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF32B55DD6EFE8BFE34FE0F" authority="Hook." authorityName="Hook." class="Liliopsida" family="Iridaceae" genus="Gladiolus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="22" pageNumber="110" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sericeovillosus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF32B55DD6EFE8BFE9DFE0F" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">Gladiolus sericeovillosus</emphasis>
Hook.
</taxonomicName>
, along a small periodical spring. It is a strong indication that this plant is the primary host for larvae of
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF32B55D99FFE33FD48FE6A" authorityName="Curran" authorityYear="1939" box="[498,702,452,478]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="22" pageNumber="110" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifasciatus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF32B55D99FFE33FD48FE6A" box="[498,702,452,478]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF32B55D8D0FDF3FE9BFDAB" blockId="22.[189,365,517,543]" box="[189,365,517,543]" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">
<heading id="33256B64FFF32B55D8D0FDF3FE9BFDAB" bold="true" box="[189,365,517,543]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="110" reason="3">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF32B55D8D0FDF3FE9BFDAB" bold="true" box="[189,365,517,543]" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">Flower visited</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF32B55D8D0FDC2FD12FDC6" blockId="22.[189,1398,564,626]" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">
During our fileldwork, adults of
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF32B55DA5FFDC3FD0AFDFA" box="[562,764,564,590]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were observed visiting flowers of
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF32B55DCEAFDC2FF1BFDC5" authority="DC." authorityName="DC." class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Nidorella" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="22" pageNumber="110" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="auriculata">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF32B55DCEAFDC2FA80FDFA" box="[1159,1398,564,590]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="110">Nidorella auriculata</emphasis>
DC.
</taxonomicName>
in Emgwenya (Waterval Boven) (
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).
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