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<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54DB6BFEDAFCC1FEF2" box="[774,823,300,326]" 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="23" pageNumber="111">14E</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54DB2EFEDAFC80FEF3" box="[835,886,300,327]" 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="23" pageNumber="111">15E</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54DBECFEDAFC45FEF2" box="[897,947,300,326]" 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="23" pageNumber="111">16E</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54DBD2FEDAFC03FEF2" box="[959,1013,300,326]" 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="23" pageNumber="111">18D</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54DC6CFEDAFBA4FEF2" box="[1025,1106,300,326]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="31.[189,232,1890,1916]" captionTargetBox="[195,1380,727,1832]" captionTargetId="figure-179@31.[189,1398,711,1852]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Fig. 19. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). DF. M. nasicusBezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04792). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view.B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013048" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013048/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">19DF</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54DC33FEDAFB88FEF2" box="[1118,1150,300,326]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="32.[189,232,1920,1946]" captionTargetBox="[219,1374,964,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-165@32.[193,1395,926,1880]" captionTargetPageId="32" captionText="Fig. 20. Merodon nasicus Bezzi, 1915, lectotype, ♀ (BMNH NHMUK010369943). A. Head, lateral view. B. Metafemur and metatibia, lateral view. C. Antenna, lateral view. D. Abdomen, dorsal view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013050" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013050/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">20</figureCitation>
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locality:
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, Njoro).
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D8D0FE59FEC0FE7D" bold="true" box="[189,310,431,457]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">Diagnosis</emphasis>
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Small (
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), black species with narrow, white pollinose, tergal fasciae. Oral margin distinctly protruded (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54D92FFDF7FE68FDAF" box="[322,414,513,539]" 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="23" pageNumber="111">Fig. 9F</figureCitation>
); face and frons without pollinosity, except narrow vitta along eye margins; terga 24 with medial pollinose fasciae (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54DA04FDD2FD3EFD8B" box="[617,712,548,575]" 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="23" pageNumber="111">Figs 5F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54DABAFDD2FCFDFD8A" box="[727,779,548,574]" 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="23" pageNumber="111">14E</figureCitation>
); tergum 4 covered with whitish to yellowish pile; male genitalia with S-shaped posterior lobe of surstyle, gradually narrowing toward tip (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54DCB9FDB1FAB4FDD5" box="[1236,1346,583,609]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="31.[189,232,1890,1916]" captionTargetBox="[195,1380,727,1832]" captionTargetId="figure-179@31.[189,1398,711,1852]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Fig. 19. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). DF. M. nasicusBezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04792). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view.B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013048" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013048/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">Fig. 19D</figureCitation>
: pl), anterior margin of surstyle rounded in lateral view (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFF22B54DB79FD9CFC76FD30" box="[788,896,618,644]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="31.[189,232,1890,1916]" captionTargetBox="[195,1380,727,1832]" captionTargetId="figure-179@31.[189,1398,711,1852]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Fig. 19. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). DF. M. nasicusBezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04792). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view.B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013048" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013048/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">Fig. 19D</figureCitation>
: ams). Differs from
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54DC07FD9CFECFFD13" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF22B54DC07FD9CFA84FD30" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[1130,1394,618,644]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bombiformis">Merodon bombiformis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF22B54D8D1FD78FECFFD13" 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="[188,313,654,679]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittatus" status="sp. nov.">M. vittatus</taxonomicName>
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,
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D9C7FD78FD80FD13" box="[426,630,653,679]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54DAC2FD78FCE1FD13" box="[687,791,653,679]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. zebra</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
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by absence of distinct pollinose vittae on scutum (conspicuous in these four species); narrow medial pollinose fasciae on terga 3 and 4 (broad in
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D9E2FD23FDFBFD5A" box="[399,525,725,750]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. vittatus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54DAEDFD23FCBAFD5A" box="[640,844,724,750]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
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and
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF22B54DBEBFD23FC19FD5A" 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="[902,1007,724,750]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zebra" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54DBEBFD23FC19FD5A" box="[902,1007,724,750]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. zebra</emphasis>
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) and male genitalia with moderately broad posterior lobe of surstylus, narrower than in
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54DBDFFD0EFB76FCA5" box="[946,1152,759,785]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
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, but broader than in
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF22B54D8D0FCEDFECAFC80" 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="[189,316,795,820]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D8D0FCEDFECAFC80" box="[189,316,795,820]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. vittatus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D9B3FCEDFDBEFC80" box="[478,584,794,820]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. zebra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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(
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: pl, 19D: pl). Similar to
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54DC03FCEDFB26FC80" box="[1134,1232,794,820]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. lotus</emphasis>
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from which differs in presence of distinct medial pollinose fasciae on terga 2 and 3 (absent in males and indistinct in female of
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D9AAFC94FDD1FCCF" box="[455,551,865,891]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. lotus</emphasis>
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) and more protruded oral margin (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D8D0FC54FE5CFC08" bold="true" box="[189,426,930,956]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">Material examined</emphasis>
</heading>
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<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF22B54D887FC27FCF5FB85" blockId="23.[189,1398,977,1074]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">
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<typeStatus id="B76962AAFFF22B54D887FC27FE90FC5F" box="[234,358,977,1003]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" type="lectotype">Lectotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
(designated here by A. Vujić)
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;
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, about
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NW of Nairobi
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;
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,
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a.s.l.
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; date unknown;
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leg.;
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.
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<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF22B54D8D0FBAEFEC6F958" blockId="23.[189,1401,1112,1772]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">
Bezzi published the
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of the Ethiopian Region with the descriptions of two new species,
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D8D0FB8AFE42FB22" box="[189,436,1148,1174]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">Merodon planifacies</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D998FB8BFD40FB22" box="[501,694,1148,1174]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. melanocerus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54DAA7FB8AFCAFFB23" author="Bezzi M." box="[714,857,1148,1175]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" 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>
. In the same work, he presented diagnostic characters for, and notes on, the third Ethiopian species,
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54DB00FB56FC1AFB0D" box="[877,1004,1184,1209]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">M. nasicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, referring to 1914 as the year of its description (
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54D914FB34FDB5FB68" author="Bezzi M." box="[377,579,1218,1245]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" 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: 102</bibRefCitation>
), based on material from
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in the collections of the Hungarian Museum.
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54D95EFB13FE3BFAB4" author="Bezzi M." box="[307,461,1253,1280]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" 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>
also stated that there was a single female specimen of this species from Njoro, in
<collectingCountry id="10C59C98FFF22B54D88FFAFEFE38FA96" box="[226,462,1288,1315]" name="Kenya" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">British East Africa</collectingCountry>
. Subsequently, in the
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54DA85FAFEFA80FA96" box="[744,1398,1288,1315]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">
Catalogue of the
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of the Afrotropical Region
</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54D8A8FADAFE06FAF2" author="Smith K. G. V. &amp; Vockeroth J. R." box="[197,496,1324,1350]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" 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>
), and in the
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFF22B54DAEDFADBFB88FAF2" authority="Database (Evenhuis &amp; Pape 2020)" authorityName="Database (Evenhuis &amp; Pape" authorityYear="2020" box="[640,1150,1324,1350]" kingdom="Plantae" order="Diptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" rank="order">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54DAEDFADBFCA4FAF2" box="[640,850,1324,1350]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">Diptera Database</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54DB0FFADAFB80FAF2" author="Evenhuis N. L. &amp; Pape T." box="[866,1142,1324,1350]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" 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>
)
</taxonomicName>
, this Njoro specimen was erroneously considered as the
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. Shortly after his 1915 monograph, Bezzi published a description of
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D900FA85FE2AFA38" box="[365,476,1395,1420]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">Lampetia</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D980FA84FDA1FA38" box="[493,599,1394,1420]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">Merodon</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54DA07FA85FD41FA38" box="[618,695,1395,1420]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">nasica</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54DAA5FA84FCA2FA38" author="Bezzi M." box="[712,852,1394,1420]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" pagination="5 - 22" refId="ref19938" refString="Bezzi M. 1921. Syrphidae aethiopicae Musei nationalis hungarici [concl.]. Broteria: Serie Zoologica 19: 5 - 22." type="journal article" year="1921">Bezzi 1921</bibRefCitation>
)
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, based on a male and female from
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in the collection of the Hungarian Museum. This is actually the unpublished description from 1914 (
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54DD5FFA63FF0AFA67" author="Bezzi M." pageId="23" pageNumber="111" 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>
). However, based on
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D991FA4EFBC4FA66" box="[508,1074,1464,1491]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">International Code of Zoological Nomenclature</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54DC2FFA4EFDACFA42" author="International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" 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>
), the oldest available name for a taxon is its valid name, therefore the publication with the first appearance of the name of the taxon (
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54DBA5FA09FBB9F9AE" author="Bezzi M." box="[968,1103,1535,1562]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" 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>
) should be considered as valid. Following from this conclusion, in addition to specimens from
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, cited in both publications (
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54D8A8F9B3FEB8F9D4" author="Bezzi M." box="[197,334,1605,1632]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" 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>
,
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54D937F9B3FE6EF9EB" author="Bezzi M." box="[346,408,1605,1631]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" pagination="5 - 22" refId="ref19938" refString="Bezzi M. 1921. Syrphidae aethiopicae Musei nationalis hungarici [concl.]. Broteria: Serie Zoologica 19: 5 - 22." type="journal article" year="1921">1921</bibRefCitation>
),
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specimen from
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(
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFF22B54DB24F9B3FC25F9D4" author="Bezzi M." box="[841,979,1605,1632]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111" 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>
), deposited in
<collectionCode id="0EC344CDFFF22B54DC13F9B0FB2FF9D4" box="[1150,1241,1606,1632]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">BMNH</collectionCode>
, also belongs to the
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series. The
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collection in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest, including the
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from
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, was destroyed by a fire in 1956. However, in order to stabilize nomenclature should additional specimens of the type series be found, we designate the specimen from
<collectionCode id="0EC344CDFFF22B54DC91F946FAA2F97E" box="[1276,1364,1712,1738]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">BMNH</collectionCode>
as
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFF22B54D887F8E5FE17F899" bold="true" box="[234,481,1811,1837]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">Additional material</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFF22B54D8D0F8C1FE6CF8C0" blockId="23.[189,1398,1811,1909]" pageId="23" pageNumber="111">
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1
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Original description without any illustrations was based on single male and female (
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).
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Length: small sized species, body
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HEAD (
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). Antenna (
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) reddish-brown; pedicel elongated, approximately as long as basoflagellomere (relation scape: pedicel: basoflagellomere =1.0: 3.0: 3.0); basoflagellomere concave dorsally, with acute apex; arista reddish-brown, thickened basally, 1.3 times as long as basoflagellomere. Face black, without pollinosity, except along eye margins and covered with whitish to yellowish pile, except on bare medial vitta that occupies ½ width of face. Oral margin strongly protruded (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BD8ABFD04FEE9FCB8" box="[198,287,754,780]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 9F</figureCitation>
). Frons black, without gray pollinosity, except eye margins, covered with whitish to yellowish pile. Vertical triangle isosceles (
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), usually dark brown, predominantly covered with a long, yellow pile. Ocellar triangle equilateral. Eye pile black in upper half and gray in lower, as long as scape. Eye contiguity about 1518 ommatidia long. Occiput black, partly pollinose, covered with yellowish to whitish pile.
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THORAX (
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). Mesonotum dark brown, covered with light yellowish to yellowish pile; scutum without or with indistinct pollinose longitudinal vittae; postpronotum and anterior margin of scutum with sparse gray pollinosity. Pleuron 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, metasternum. Wing hyaline, mostly covered with microtrichia; veins yellow to brown. Calypter pale yellow. Halter with yellow pedicel and capitulum. All three femora dark brown to black, except reddish apex; tibiae mostly reddish, medially dark brown; basal three tarsomeres yellowish to reddish, the rest blackish (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BD997FB2CFDA0FB41" box="[506,598,1242,1269]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 6F</figureCitation>
). Metatrochanter without calcar. Metafemur moderately thickened, with less developed apicoventral triangular lamina, more or less dentate, the apical dens is distinct (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BD8ABFAD6FEE9FA8F" box="[198,287,1312,1339]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 6F</figureCitation>
). Pile on legs predominantly whitish to yellow.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFFD2B5BD8D0FA94FE9EF9FB" blockId="24.[188,1399,1378,1616]" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">
ABDOMEN (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BD951FA94FE62FAC9" box="[316,404,1378,1405]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 5F</figureCitation>
). Dark brown with yellow to whitish-yellow pile on lateral margins. Tergum 1 usually with pollinosity at least laterally, covered with short pile; tergum 2 with narrow medial fascia interrupted in the middle, covered with whitish pile; tergum 2 medially mostly covered with short black pilosity; terga 3 and 4 with or without narrow pollinose posterior margin and distinct medial fascia interrupted in the middle; tergum 3 covered with short black pile medially; tergum 4 covered with longer whitish to yellowish pilosity, except few black pile in anterior half. Brown sterna pollinose, covered with white or yellow pile.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFFD2B5BD8D0F981FA83F94F" blockId="24.[189,1399,1654,1787]" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">
GENITALIA (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BD928F980FE42F925" box="[325,436,1654,1681]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">Figs 18D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BD9A8F981FDEAF925" box="[453,540,1655,1681]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="31.[189,232,1890,1916]" captionTargetBox="[195,1380,727,1832]" captionTargetId="figure-179@31.[189,1398,711,1852]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Fig. 19. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). DF. M. nasicusBezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04792). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view.B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013048" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013048/files/figure.png" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">19DF</figureCitation>
). Posterior lobe of surstyle moderately broad, bent, S-shaped, gradually narrowing toward tip (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BD9AAF96CFDC0F900" box="[455,566,1690,1716]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="31.[189,232,1890,1916]" captionTargetBox="[195,1380,727,1832]" captionTargetId="figure-179@31.[189,1398,711,1852]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Fig. 19. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). DF. M. nasicusBezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04792). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view.B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013048" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013048/files/figure.png" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 19D</figureCitation>
: pl); anterior lobe of surstyle undeveloped (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BDC51F96CFB5CF900" box="[1084,1194,1690,1716]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="31.[189,232,1890,1916]" captionTargetBox="[195,1380,727,1832]" captionTargetId="figure-179@31.[189,1398,711,1852]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Fig. 19. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). DF. M. nasicusBezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04792). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view.B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013048" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013048/files/figure.png" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 19D</figureCitation>
); anterior margin of surstyle rounded in lateral view (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BDA0CF94BFD39F963" box="[609,719,1725,1751]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="31.[189,232,1890,1916]" captionTargetBox="[195,1380,727,1832]" captionTargetId="figure-179@31.[189,1398,711,1852]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Fig. 19. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). DF. M. nasicusBezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04792). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view.B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013048" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013048/files/figure.png" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 19D</figureCitation>
: ams); cercus square like (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BDC6AF94BFB83F963" box="[1031,1141,1725,1751]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="31.[189,232,1890,1916]" captionTargetBox="[195,1380,727,1832]" captionTargetId="figure-179@31.[189,1398,711,1852]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Fig. 19. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). DF. M. nasicusBezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04792). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view.B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013048" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013048/files/figure.png" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 19D</figureCitation>
: c). Hypandrium with theca medially distinctly narrowed (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BDA09F916FD3AF94E" box="[612,716,1760,1786]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="31.[189,232,1890,1916]" captionTargetBox="[195,1380,727,1832]" captionTargetId="figure-179@31.[189,1398,711,1852]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Fig. 19. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). DF. M. nasicusBezzi, 1915 (TAUI; FSUNS ID 04792). A, D. Epandrium, lateral view.B, E. Epandrium, ventral view. C, F. Hypandrium, lateral view. Abbreviations: ams = anterior margin of surstyle; pl = posterior lobe of surstyle. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013048" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013048/files/figure.png" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 19F</figureCitation>
). Lateral sclerite of aedeagus small, pointed (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BDC8DF916FABBF94E" box="[1248,1357,1760,1786]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 18D</figureCitation>
: s).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFFD2B5BD887F8D4FD87F888" blockId="24.[189,1398,1825,1958]" box="[234,625,1825,1852]" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFD2B5BD887F8D4FEB3F888" bold="true" box="[234,325,1826,1852]" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">Female</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BD938F8D7FE34F888" box="[341,450,1825,1852]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">Figs 14E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BD9A3F8D7FDF7F888" box="[462,513,1825,1852]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">15E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BDA61F8D7FDC8F88F" box="[524,574,1825,1851]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">16E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BDA27F8D4FD9FF888" box="[586,617,1826,1852]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="32.[189,232,1920,1946]" captionTargetBox="[219,1374,964,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-165@32.[193,1395,926,1880]" captionTargetPageId="32" captionText="Fig. 20. Merodon nasicus Bezzi, 1915, lectotype, ♀ (BMNH NHMUK010369943). A. Head, lateral view. B. Metafemur and metatibia, lateral view. C. Antenna, lateral view. D. Abdomen, dorsal view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013050" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013050/files/figure.png" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">20</figureCitation>
)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFFD2B5BD8D0F8B3FCDEF811" blockId="24.[189,1398,1825,1958]" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">
Similar to the male except for normal sexual dimorphism: metafemur usually with very small apical dens on triangular lamina (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BDA68F89EFD83F836" box="[517,629,1896,1922]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">Figs 16E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BDAE8F89EFD4CF836" box="[645,698,1896,1922]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="32.[189,232,1920,1946]" captionTargetBox="[219,1374,964,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-165@32.[193,1395,926,1880]" captionTargetPageId="32" captionText="Fig. 20. Merodon nasicus Bezzi, 1915, lectotype, ♀ (BMNH NHMUK010369943). A. Head, lateral view. B. Metafemur and metatibia, lateral view. C. Antenna, lateral view. D. Abdomen, dorsal view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013050" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013050/files/figure.png" pageId="24" pageNumber="112">20B</figureCitation>
); frons with non pollinose medial vitta (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFD2B5BDCCAF89EFAE2F837" box="[1191,1300,1896,1923]" 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="24" pageNumber="112">Fig. 15E</figureCitation>
); vertex shiny, non pollinose, mostly covered with black pile.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFC2B5AD8D0F8B6FEEDF8EE" bold="true" box="[189,283,1856,1882]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">Fig. 15.</emphasis>
Female head, frontal view.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFC2B5ADA0AF8B6FD8AF8EE" bold="true" box="[615,636,1856,1882]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">A</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFC2B5ADAE1F8B6FBEDF8EE" authority="Hull, 1944" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[652,1051,1856,1882]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="113" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bombiformis">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFC2B5ADAE1F8B6FC64F8EE" box="[652,914,1856,1882]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">Merodon bombiformis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFFC2B5ADBF1F8B6FBEDF8EE" author="Hull F. M." box="[924,1051,1856,1882]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113" 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>
(NMSA; FSUNS ID 04278).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFC2B5AD8D0F895FF27F8C9" bold="true" box="[189,209,1891,1917]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">B</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFC2B5AD88CF892FDA0F8C9" authority="Curran, 1939" authorityName="Curran" authorityYear="1939" box="[225,598,1891,1917]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="113" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifasciatus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFC2B5AD88CF892FE59F8C9" box="[225,431,1891,1917]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFFC2B5AD9D4F895FDA0F8C9" author="Curran C. H." box="[441,598,1891,1917]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113" 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="5AA6001AFFFC2B5ADB87F895FC09F8C9" bold="true" box="[1002,1023,1891,1917]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">C</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFC2B5ADC7DF892FA80F8C9" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[1040,1398,1891,1917]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="113" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zebra" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFC2B5ADC7DF892FB8FF8C9" box="[1040,1145,1891,1917]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">M. zebra</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFFC2B5AD8D0F871FEE8F815" box="[189,286,1927,1953]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (RMCA; FSUNS ID 25090).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFC2B5ADB6AF871FCEAF815" bold="true" box="[775,796,1927,1953]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">D</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFC2B5ADB42F871FB60F814" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[815,1174,1926,1953]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="113" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lotus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFC2B5ADB42F871FC65F814" box="[815,915,1926,1952]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">M. lotus</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFFC2B5ADCCCF871FAF4F815" box="[1185,1282,1927,1953]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (NMSA; FSUNS ID ZA6_067).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFC2B5ADA2FF85CFDA0F870" bold="true" box="[578,598,1962,1988]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">E</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFC2B5ADA08F85DFC8DF871" authority="Bezzi, 1915" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1915" box="[613,891,1962,1989]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="113" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nasicus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFC2B5ADA08F85DFD10F870" box="[613,742,1963,1988]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="113">M. nasicus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFFC2B5ADA9DF85CFC8DF871" author="Bezzi M." box="[752,891,1962,1989]" pageId="25" pageNumber="113" 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>
, lectotype (BMNH; NHMUK010369943). Scale bar = 2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="3CAD8C80FFFF2B59D8D0F8B6FE62F853" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013042" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5013042" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013042/files/figure.png" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" startId="26.[189,232,1856,1882]" targetBox="[238,1355,265,1815]" targetPageId="26">
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFFF2B59D8D0F8B6FE62F853" blockId="26.[189,1399,1856,2023]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFF2B59D8D0F8B6FEEFF8EE" bold="true" box="[189,281,1856,1882]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">Fig. 16.</emphasis>
Female metaleg, lateral view.
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFF2B59DA15F8B6FD7BF8EE" bold="true" box="[632,653,1856,1882]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">A</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFF2B59DAF6F8B6FBD4F8EE" authority="Hull, 1944" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[667,1058,1856,1882]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bombiformis">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFF2B59DAF6F8B6FC56F8EE" box="[667,928,1856,1882]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">Merodon bombiformis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFFF2B59DBC8F8B6FBD4F8EE" author="Hull F. M." box="[933,1058,1856,1882]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" 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>
(NMSA; FSUNS ID 04278).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFF2B59D8D0F895FF27F8C9" bold="true" box="[189,209,1891,1917]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">B</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFF2B59D88CF892FDA0F8C9" authority="Curran, 1939" authorityName="Curran" authorityYear="1939" box="[225,598,1891,1917]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifasciatus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFF2B59D88CF892FE59F8C9" box="[225,431,1891,1917]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">M. multifasciatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFFF2B59D9D4F895FDA0F8C9" author="Curran C. H." box="[441,598,1891,1917]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" 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="5AA6001AFFFF2B59DB87F895FC09F8C9" bold="true" box="[1002,1023,1891,1917]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">C</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFF2B59DC7DF892FA80F8C9" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[1040,1398,1891,1917]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zebra" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFF2B59DC7DF892FB8FF8C9" box="[1040,1145,1891,1917]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">M. zebra</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFFF2B59D8D0F871FEEBF815" box="[189,285,1927,1953]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (NHMW; FSUNS ID 05725).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFF2B59DB61F871FCD7F815" bold="true" box="[780,801,1927,1953]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">D</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFF2B59DB5EF871FB61F814" authority="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityName="Vujic &amp; Radenkovic" authorityYear="2021" box="[819,1175,1926,1953]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lotus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFF2B59DB5EF871FC60F814" box="[819,918,1926,1952]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">M. lotus</emphasis>
Vujić &amp; Radenković
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4195BD61FFFF2B59DCCFF871FAF4F815" box="[1186,1282,1927,1953]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (NMSA; FSUNS ID ZA6_067).
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFF2B59DA28F85CFDAFF870" bold="true" box="[581,601,1962,1988]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">E</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFF2B59DA04F85DFC70F871" authority="Bezzi, 1915" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1915" box="[617,902,1962,1989]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nasicus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFF2B59DA04F85DFD1CF870" box="[617,746,1963,1988]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="114">M. nasicus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="0C43A1F9FFFF2B59DA9BF85CFC70F871" author="Bezzi M." box="[758,902,1962,1989]" pageId="26" pageNumber="114" 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>
, lectotype (BMNH NHMUK010369943). Scale bar = 2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="20C88F83FFFE2B58D8D0FEFFFEBDFE0F" pageId="27" pageNumber="115" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFFE2B58D8D0FEFFFD5CFE97" blockId="27.[189,682,265,291]" box="[189,682,265,291]" pageId="27" pageNumber="115">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFE2B58D8D0FEFFFDBCFE97" bold="true" box="[189,586,265,291]" pageId="27" pageNumber="115">Period of flight and distribution</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFFE2B58DA36FEFFFD69FE97" box="[603,671,265,291]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="3.[189,232,1990,2016]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1302,1948]" captionTargetId="figure-245@3.[189,1398,1302,1949]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="Fig. 1. Distribution map of the Merodon bombiformis species group." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013002" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013002/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="115">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFFE2B58D8D0FEC1FEBDFE0F" blockId="27.[189,1401,311,443]" pageId="27" pageNumber="115">
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFFE2B58D8D0FEC1FE7FFEE5" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1915" box="[189,393,311,337]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="27" pageNumber="115" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nasicus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFE2B58D8D0FEC1FE7FFEE5" box="[189,393,311,337]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="115">Merodon nasicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is known from
<collectingCountry id="10C59C98FFFE2B58DA22FECEFD69FEE6" box="[591,671,312,338]" name="Kenya" pageId="27" pageNumber="115">Kenya</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="10C59C98FFFE2B58DAC0FEC1FCE5FEE5" box="[685,787,311,337]" name="Ethiopia" pageId="27" pageNumber="115">Ethiopia</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="10C59C98FFFE2B58DB4CFEC1FC87FEE5" box="[801,881,311,337]" name="Eritrea" pageId="27" pageNumber="115">Eritrea</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="10C59C98FFFE2B58DBC2FEC1FBE5FEE5" box="[943,1043,311,337]" name="Burundi" pageId="27" pageNumber="115">Burundi</collectingCountry>
. On the basis of our data, the flight period was found to be in March and from September to October. This species occurs only on high mountains at elevation between 2000 and
<quantity id="AF2A71EDFFFE2B58DAD9FE88FCF9FE2C" box="[692,783,382,409]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.5" pageId="27" pageNumber="115" unit="m" value="2500.0">2500 m</quantity>
a.s.l. in vegetation of montane forest-tundra (
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Sayre
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFFE2B58D8D0FE54FF0EFE0F" box="[189,248,417,443]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="115">et al.</emphasis>
2013
</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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