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Diagnosis of the
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Mid coxa with long pile posteriorly (
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); anterior anepisternum below postpronotum with many long pile (
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); species with stocky abdomen (
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); lateral sclerites of the aedeagus very small or absent (
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: marked with arrow).
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Diagnosis of the
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Pedicel elongated, approximately as long as basoflagellomere (
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); abdomen broad (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46DD7AFC79FA90FC1E" box="[1303,1382,911,938]" 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="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); metafemur with less serrated apicoventral triangular lamina, usually only the apical dens is distinct (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46D8ABFC20FEF8FC45" box="[198,270,982,1009]" 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="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
); metatrochanter of males smooth, without calcar (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46DB09FC20FC5AFC45" box="[868,940,982,1009]" 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="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
); male genitalia with posterior surstyle lobe usually bent (as on
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46D9B8FC0FFDA2FBA0" box="[469,596,1017,1044]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1882,1908]" captionTargetBox="[203,1381,605,1792]" captionTargetId="figure-111@13.[189,1398,579,1845]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 7. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 05174). DF. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). 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. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013022" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013022/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 7A, D</figureCitation>
: pl), and hypandrium narrowed medially (as on
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46DC12FC0FFB2FFBA0" box="[1151,1241,1017,1044]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1882,1908]" captionTargetBox="[203,1381,605,1792]" captionTargetId="figure-111@13.[189,1398,579,1845]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 7. Male genitalia. AC. Merodon zebra Vujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 05174). DF. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). 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. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013022" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013022/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
: marked with arrow); distribution: Afrotropical Region (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46DAC0FBEBFD04FB83" box="[685,754,1053,1079]" 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="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="686DDC08FFE02B46D8D0FBA9FC84FA21" blockId="5.[189,1399,1119,1429]" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">
The
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFE02B46D89AFBA9FDF5FBCD" box="[247,515,1119,1145]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">Merodon bombiformis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group and
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFE02B46DAF5FB96FCD3FBCD" box="[664,805,1119,1145]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">M. funestus</emphasis>
(Fabricius, 1794)
</taxonomicName>
differ from other species and groups among the
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFE02B46D9F0FB75FE1AFB28" box="[413,492,1155,1180]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">aureus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
lineage by an elongated pedicel, approximately as long or even longer than basoflagellomere (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46D9F6FB50FE12FB74" box="[411,484,1190,1216]" 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="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
) and small lateral sclerite of the aedeagus (as on
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46DC24FB50FB26FB74" box="[1097,1232,1190,1216]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1848,1874]" captionTargetBox="[210,1307,1074,1791]" captionTargetId="figure-255@7.[189,1398,1055,1811]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Male genitalia, aedeagus, lateral view. A. Merodon aureus (Fabricius, 1805) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID 09662) the place of absence of lateral sclerite of the aedeagus marked with arrow. B. M. funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). C. M. bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID A2_079). D. M. zebraVujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (BMNH; FSUNS ID 03314).Abbreviations: ea = ejaculatory apodeme; p = aedeagus; s = lateral sclerite of aedeagus. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013010" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013010/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 3B, D</figureCitation>
: s) (absent in other species and groups of the
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFE02B46DA26FB3CFD6CFB57" baseAuthorityName="Fabricius" baseAuthorityYear="1805" box="[587,666,1226,1251]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="93" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aureus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFE02B46DA26FB3CFD6CFB57" box="[587,666,1226,1251]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">aureus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
lineage, on
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46DB5BFB3FFC6EFB57" box="[822,920,1225,1251]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1848,1874]" captionTargetBox="[210,1307,1074,1791]" captionTargetId="figure-255@7.[189,1398,1055,1811]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Male genitalia, aedeagus, lateral view. A. Merodon aureus (Fabricius, 1805) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID 09662) the place of absence of lateral sclerite of the aedeagus marked with arrow. B. M. funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F99). C. M. bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ID A2_079). D. M. zebraVujić &amp; Radenković sp. nov., paratype (BMNH; FSUNS ID 03314).Abbreviations: ea = ejaculatory apodeme; p = aedeagus; s = lateral sclerite of aedeagus. Scale bar = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013010" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013010/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
: marked with arrow). Morphologically, the
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFE02B46D882FB1BFE46FAB3" box="[239,432,1261,1287]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">M. bombiformis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group can be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFE02B46DB0CFB1BFC19FAB3" box="[865,1007,1261,1287]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">M. funestus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of a calcar on metatrochanter in males (present in
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFE02B46DA32FAE7FD13FA9E" baseAuthorityName="Fabricius" baseAuthorityYear="1794" box="[607,741,1296,1322]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="93" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="funestus">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFE02B46DA32FAE7FD13FA9E" box="[607,741,1296,1322]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">M. funestus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, on
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46DB7AFAE6FC82FA9E" box="[791,884,1296,1322]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[189,232,1920,1946]" captionTargetBox="[213,1391,1084,1845]" captionTargetId="figure-245@14.[189,1398,1084,1881]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 8. Male metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (CWM; FSUNS 10347). B. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). Calcar on metatrochanter marked with arrow. Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013024" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013024/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
), less dentate apicoventral triangular lamina on the metafemur, but usually with a distinct apical dens (
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46DB19FAC5FC39FAFA" box="[884,975,1331,1358]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[189,232,1920,1946]" captionTargetBox="[213,1391,1084,1845]" captionTargetId="figure-245@14.[189,1398,1084,1881]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 8. Male metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (CWM; FSUNS 10347). B. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). Calcar on metatrochanter marked with arrow. Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013024" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013024/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
) (clearly dentate in
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFE02B46DCADFAC2FABFFAFA" box="[1216,1353,1332,1358]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">M. funestus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, on
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46D8D3FAA1FEE1FAC5" box="[190,279,1367,1393]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[189,232,1920,1946]" captionTargetBox="[213,1391,1084,1845]" captionTargetId="figure-245@14.[189,1398,1084,1881]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 8. Male metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794) (CWM; FSUNS 10347). B. M. vittatus Vujić &amp; Likov sp. nov., holotype (NBCN; FSUNS ID 04085). Calcar on metatrochanter marked with arrow. Scale bar = 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5013024" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5013024/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
) and by the shape of the posterior lobe of the surstylus: tip rounded in
<taxonomicName id="AFD2A78BFFE02B46DC27FAA1FB28FAC5" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1944" box="[1098,1246,1367,1393]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Merodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="93" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bombiformis">
<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFE02B46DC27FAA1FB28FAC5" box="[1098,1246,1367,1393]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">bombiformis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group (as on
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46D8D0FA8CFEBBFA21" box="[189,333,1402,1429]" 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. AC. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04277). DF. 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="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 13A, D</figureCitation>
: pl), but tapering in
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<emphasis id="5AA6001AFFE02B46DA57FA8DFD37FA21" box="[570,705,1403,1429]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="93">M. funestus</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="F0E9C08DFFE02B46DABFFA8CFCB6FA21" box="[722,832,1402,1429]" 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="5" pageNumber="93">Fig. 19A</figureCitation>
: pl).
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