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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">CYPRUS: Limassol, Platres, Trooditissa Picnic Site, 4 Oct. 2017, X. Mengual leg.</paragraph>
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, / 4 Oct. 2017. X. Mengual leg.&quot;, &quot;DNA voucher specimen / ZFMK, Lab code / D363 / Bonn, Germany&quot;, &quot; ZFMK DIP / 00028063 [QR code]&quot;.
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; 31 Oct. 2016; A. van Eck leg.; on low hanging branches and leaves of carob tree; AvE coll. 1 ♀; Episkopi;
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; 2 Nov. 2016; A. van Eck leg.; on bare ground, in
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; 1 ♂; Episkopi, near Ancient Kourion stadium;
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,
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; 112 m a.s.l.; 7 Oct. 2017; X. Mengual leg.; ZFMK-DIP-00028064 (DNA-voucher D367) (ZFMK) in
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as
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; 1 ♀; Paphos, Paphos Forest, Appides stream;
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,
<geoCoordinate degrees="32.647" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="55" value="32.647">32.647°E</geoCoordinate>
; 747 m a.s.l.; 6-12 Oct. 2017; X. Mengual leg.; double-head Malaise trap; ZFMK-DIP-00027887 (DNA-voucher D395) (ZFMK) 1 ♂; Kyrenia, Lapithos;
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,
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; 5 m a.s.l.; 14-28 Oct. 2018;
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.
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leg.; Malaise trap in garden; AvE coll.; (
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon</emphasis>
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sp. in
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). -
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Additional material examined</emphasis>
. ISRAEL: 2 ♂♂; Mount Carmel;
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,
<geoCoordinate degrees="35.0475" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="35.0475">35.0475°E</geoCoordinate>
; 30 Sep. 1971; A. Freidberg leg.; det. W. Hurkmans as
<taxonomicName authorityName="Vujić &amp; Tot &amp; Andrić &amp; Ačanski &amp; Šašić Zorić &amp; Pérez-Bañón &amp; Aracil &amp; Veselić &amp; Arok &amp; Mengual &amp; van Eck &amp; Rojo &amp; Radenković" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Iridaceae" genus="Merodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Merodon natans" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="343" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="natans">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; TAUI 1 ♀; Tel Aviv country club;
<geoCoordinate degrees="32.0780" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="32.078">32.0780°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="34.8128" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="34.8128">34.8128°E</geoCoordinate>
; 16 Nov. 1974; M. Yakubowski leg.; det. W. Hurkmans as
<taxonomicName authorityName="Vujić &amp; Tot &amp; Andrić &amp; Ačanski &amp; Šašić Zorić &amp; Pérez-Bañón &amp; Aracil &amp; Veselić &amp; Arok &amp; Mengual &amp; van Eck &amp; Rojo &amp; Radenković" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Iridaceae" genus="Merodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Merodon natans" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="343" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="natans">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; TAUI 12 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀; Nahal Poleg;
<geoCoordinate degrees="32.2452" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="32.2452">32.2452°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="34.8580" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="34.858">34.8580°E</geoCoordinate>
; 7 Nov. 1977; M. Kaplan leg.; det. W. Hurkmans as
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; TAUI 4 ♂♂; same data as for preceding; FSUNS ID 04892, 04893, 04950, 04951 (TAUI) 4 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; A. Freidberg leg; TAUI 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; FSUNS ID 04955 (TAUI) 6 ♂♂; Yarhiv;
<geoCoordinate degrees="32.1490" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="32.149">32.1490°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="34.9674" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="34.9674">34.9674°E</geoCoordinate>
; 3 Nov. 1977; M. Kaplan leg.; det. W. Hurkmans as
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; TAUI 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; FSUNS ID 04956 (TAUI) 3 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; FSUNS ID 04894, 04953, 04954 (TAUI) 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; A. Freidberg leg.; FSUNS ID 04952 (TAUI) 1 ♂; Tel Aviv;
<geoCoordinate degrees="32.0780" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="32.078">32.0780°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="34.8128" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="34.8128">34.8128°E</geoCoordinate>
; 7 Nov. 1977; M. Kaplan leg.; det. W. Hurkmans as
<taxonomicName authorityName="Vujić &amp; Tot &amp; Andrić &amp; Ačanski &amp; Šašić Zorić &amp; Pérez-Bañón &amp; Aracil &amp; Veselić &amp; Arok &amp; Mengual &amp; van Eck &amp; Rojo &amp; Radenković" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Iridaceae" genus="Merodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Merodon natans" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="343" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="natans">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; TAUI 1 ♂; Ben-Shemen;
<geoCoordinate degrees="31.9516" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="31.9516">31.9516°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="34.9353" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="34.9353">34.9353°E</geoCoordinate>
; 13 Nov. 1982; Ben-Shahar leg.; TAUI 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Jerusalem; 31.7784N, 35.2080E; 18 Oct. 1988; R. Kasher leg.; det. W. Hurkmans as
<taxonomicName authorityName="Vujić &amp; Tot &amp; Andrić &amp; Ačanski &amp; Šašić Zorić &amp; Pérez-Bañón &amp; Aracil &amp; Veselić &amp; Arok &amp; Mengual &amp; van Eck &amp; Rojo &amp; Radenković" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Iridaceae" genus="Merodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Merodon natans" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="343" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="natans">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; TAUI 1 ♂; Ayalon Park Canada;
<geoCoordinate degrees="31.8362" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="31.8362">31.8362°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="34.9955" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="34.9955">34.9955°E</geoCoordinate>
; 4 Nov. 1996; L. Friedman leg.; TAUI 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; FSUNS ID 04895 (TAUI) 1 ♀; Yakum;
<geoCoordinate degrees="32.2508" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="32.2508">32.2508°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="34.8383" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="34.8383">34.8383°E</geoCoordinate>
; 19 Oct. 1996; Hofman leg.; TAUI. - SOMALIA: 1 ♀; Galgala Oasis;
<geoCoordinate degrees="11.000" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="55" value="11.0">11.000°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="49.050" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="55" value="49.05">49.050°E</geoCoordinate>
; 14 Oct. 1973; collected by the Spedizione Biologica in Somalia, 1973; MZUF 1 ♀; plateau between Hongolo and Bur Inaoski;
<geoCoordinate degrees="9.250" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="55" value="9.25">9.250°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="50.330" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="55" value="50.33">50.330°E</geoCoordinate>
; 1924; G. Stefanini, N. Puccioni leg.; MZUF.
</paragraph>
<caption doi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576180" pageId="0" pageNumber="343" start="Figure 7" startId="F7">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Figure 7.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon makrisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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,
<normalizedToken originalValue="Radenković">Radenkovic</normalizedToken>
&amp; Tot sp. nov.
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">A</emphasis>
male in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 14 Nov. 2016
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">B</emphasis>
female in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 24 Oct. 2013
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">C</emphasis>
typical habitat in Cyprus where
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. makrisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<normalizedToken originalValue="Vujić">Vujic</normalizedToken>
,
<normalizedToken originalValue="Radenković">Radenkovic</normalizedToken>
&amp; Tot sp. nov. can be collected. Bulbs of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Prospero autumnale</emphasis>
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were collected in the patch in the front, from which one male specimen was reared. Photo: A. van Eck, 7 Feb. 2016.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="343" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">
Morphological features such as a large fossette (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Antenna. A, B, J Merodon natans C, D, K M. pulveris E, F, I M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. G, H M. calcaratus; A, C, E, G male B, D, F, H-K female; A-H lateral view I-K dorsal view; A Greece (Olimp) B Greece (Achaia) C, D Turkey E, F, I Cyprus G, H Spain J Greece (Alexandroupoli) K Turkey. Scale bar: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576175" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">2E</figureCitation>
) and golden erect pile on terga in male (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Merodon makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. A male in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 14 Nov. 2016 B female in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 24 Oct. 2013 C typical habitat in Cyprus where M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. can be collected. Bulbs of Prospero autumnale were collected in the patch in the front, from which one male specimen was reared. Photo: A. van Eck, 7 Feb. 2016." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576180" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">7A</figureCitation>
); position of fossette close to base of arista (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Antenna. A, B, J Merodon natans C, D, K M. pulveris E, F, I M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. G, H M. calcaratus; A, C, E, G male B, D, F, H-K female; A-H lateral view I-K dorsal view; A Greece (Olimp) B Greece (Achaia) C, D Turkey E, F, I Cyprus G, H Spain J Greece (Alexandroupoli) K Turkey. Scale bar: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576175" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">2I</figureCitation>
:f); and dense white pile on eyes in both sexes separate this species from other species of the
<taxonomicName authorityName="Vujić &amp; Tot &amp; Andrić &amp; Ačanski &amp; Šašić Zorić &amp; Pérez-Bañón &amp; Aracil &amp; Veselić &amp; Arok &amp; Mengual &amp; van Eck &amp; Rojo &amp; Radenković" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Iridaceae" genus="Merodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Merodon natans" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="343" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="natans">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="343" type="taxonomic notes">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Taxonomic notes.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon makrisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. is a medium sized species (9-13 mm). Morphological features such as a longer basoflagellomere (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Antenna. A, B, J Merodon natans C, D, K M. pulveris E, F, I M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. G, H M. calcaratus; A, C, E, G male B, D, F, H-K female; A-H lateral view I-K dorsal view; A Greece (Olimp) B Greece (Achaia) C, D Turkey E, F, I Cyprus G, H Spain J Greece (Alexandroupoli) K Turkey. Scale bar: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576175" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">2E, F</figureCitation>
); and broader metafemur (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Metaleg without tarsomeres, lateral view. A, B Merodon natans C, D M. pulveris E, F M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. G, H M. calcaratus; A, C, E, G male B, D, F, H female; A Italy (Sicily) B Croatia C, D Turkey E, F Cyprus G Algeria H Tunis. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576177" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">4E, F</figureCitation>
) in both sexes, and large, rounded posterior surstyle lobe (Figs
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Merodon makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. male genitalia, Cyprus. A epandrium B left surstyle C, E hypandrium D aedeagus and associated structures; A, C, D lateral view B, E ventral view. Abbreviations: a - anterior surstyle lobe, aa - aedeagal apodeme, ae - aedeagus, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, la - lateral sclerite of aedeagus, n - notch on theca to which is attached the aedeagal apodeme, p - posterior surstyle lobe, v - triangular prominence on ventral margin of posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576181" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">8A</figureCitation>
:p, B:p, 10D) of male genitalia, easily separate this species from the related
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. calcaratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. calcaratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
posterior surstyle lobe narrow, fingerlike (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Merodon calcaratus epandrium, lateral view. A Morocco B, D Algeria C Tunis E left surstyle of specimen from Kenya F Kenya G Spain. Arrow marks invagination on ventral margin of surstyle. Scale bar: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576178" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">5A-G</figureCitation>
)).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon makrisi</emphasis>
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sp. nov. is very similar to both
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. natans</emphasis>
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and
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from which males can be distinguished by a set of characters of antenna, shape of the male genitalia and pile on terga and eyes: fossette in
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sp. nov. large, extending from the base of arista to the apex of basoflagellomere (Fig.
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) (fossette in
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and
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smaller, never extending to the apex of basoflagellomere (Fig.
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)); posterior surstyle lobe narrower and more elongated (Figs
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:p, B:p, 10D) (in
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and
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posterior surstyle lobe broader (Fig.
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)); ventral margin of posterior surstyle lobe with distinct triangular prominence (Figs
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:v, B:v, 10D:v), which is not visible from lateral view in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. natans</emphasis>
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(Fig.
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); pile on terga longer, erect, predominantly pale, some black adpressed pile may present near posterior margin of terga 2-3 (in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. pulveris</emphasis>
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pile on terga shorter, semi adpressed, black pile present in anterior and posterior part of terga 2-3). Females of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. makrisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov.,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. pulveris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are very similar, but fossette position is near to the base of arista in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. makrisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. (Fig.
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:f) can differentiate this species from
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. pulveris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fig.
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:f, K:f) (in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. natans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. pulveris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
fossette position medially between the base of the arista and apex of basofagellomere).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Male</emphasis>
(Fig.
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).
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Head</emphasis>
:
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Antenna</emphasis>
: dark brown; basal part of arista light brown; in some specimens basoflagellomere ventrally light brown; basoflagellomere two times as long as wide with acute apex; large fossette extending from base of arista to apex of basoflagellomere (Fig.
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); lunule dark brown.
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: Black, white pollinose; covered with long white pile as long as pedicel, except for medial vitta extending from base of antenna to lower part of face without long white pile; ventral part of face and anteroventral part of gena black, shiny; frontal triangle black, white pollinose, covered with dense long white pile as long as pedicel; eyes holoptic, covered with dense white pile; in specimens from Israel and Somalia eyes covered with scarce, white pile as long as scapus; eye contiguity about 10 ommatidia long; vertical triangle isosceles black, shiny except for anterior part to anterior ocellus and posterior part to posterior ocelli white pollinose; vertical triangle covered with long white pile as long as pile on frontal triangle and intermixed black pile on ocellar triangle; ocellar triangle equilateral; occiput white pollinose covered with white pile as long as pile on vertical triangle.
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Thorax</emphasis>
: Scutum black golden-bronze lustered with five white pollinose vittae; covered with yellow erect pile as long as pile on occiput and short black adpressed pile between transverse suture and scutellum; short black bristles present on area beyond transverse suture and above wing base; scutellum black, covered with long white pile as long as pile on scutum; pleura black, white pollinose; dorsal part of anterior anepisternum, posterior anepisternum, anterior anepimeron, dorsomedial part of anepimeron with long dense white pile as long as pile on scutum; long white pile on katepisternum broadly separated with bare area between; proepimeron and katatergum with some white pile.
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: Femora black, yellow only at base and apex, covered with white pile; metafemur swollen with serrated triangular lamina (Fig.
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); tibiae of pro-, meso- and metaleg reddish-brown, medially darkened, covered with white pile; colour of basitarsomere, second and third tarsomeres of pro-, meso- and metaleg varies from yellow to dark brown; fourth and fifth tarsomeres always darkened - light to dark brown; tarsomeres mainly covered with white pile, intermixed with some black pile.
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: Hyaline, covered with microtrichia except for some bare areas in first and second basal cells; stigma light yellow; wing veins dark brown, basally yellowish; halter and calypter yellow.
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Abdomen</emphasis>
: Black with golden-bronze luster, slightly tapering; tergum 2 without antero-lateral reddish maculae; terga 2-4 with white pollinose fasciae; pollinose fascia on tergum 2 widely separated; lateral margin of abdomen blackish and white pollinose, posterior margin of terga 3-4 broadly yellowish; terga covered with long golden erect pile as long as pile on mesonotum and some short, black, adpressed pile may be present near posterior margin of terga 2-3; sternum 1 dark brown to blackish; colour of sterna 2-4 varies from dark brown to light brown; sterna covered with long, white, erect pile longer than pile on terga.
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Male genitalia</emphasis>
(Figs
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,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Epandrium, lateral view. A, B Merodon natans C M. pulveris D M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. Abbreviation: v - triangular prominence on ventral margin of posterior surstyle lobe; A Greece (Achaia) B Montenegro C Greece (Rhodes) D Cyprus. Scale bar: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576183" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">10D</figureCitation>
):
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Epandrium</emphasis>
(Fig.
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:a, p, B:a, p): anterior surstyle lobe on inner side oval shaped, covered with dense, short, white pile (Fig.
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:a, B:a); ventral margin of posterior surstyle lobe with distinct triangular prominence (Figs
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:v, B:v, 10D:v); cercus square-like, in some specimens rounded (Fig.
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:c).
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Hypandrium</emphasis>
(Fig.
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): Broad medially (Fig.
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); aedeagus and associated structures as in Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Merodon makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. male genitalia, Cyprus. A epandrium B left surstyle C, E hypandrium D aedeagus and associated structures; A, C, D lateral view B, E ventral view. Abbreviations: a - anterior surstyle lobe, aa - aedeagal apodeme, ae - aedeagus, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, la - lateral sclerite of aedeagus, n - notch on theca to which is attached the aedeagal apodeme, p - posterior surstyle lobe, v - triangular prominence on ventral margin of posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576181" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">8D</figureCitation>
: ae, la, aa, ea, n; lateral sclerite of aedeagus elongate with small protuberance in posteroventral part, covered with short, white dense microtrichia (Fig.
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: la). -
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Female</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Merodon makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. A male in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 14 Nov. 2016 B female in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 24 Oct. 2013 C typical habitat in Cyprus where M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. can be collected. Bulbs of Prospero autumnale were collected in the patch in the front, from which one male specimen was reared. Photo: A. van Eck, 7 Feb. 2016." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576180" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">7B</figureCitation>
): Differs from male by normal sexual dimorphism and following characters: colours clearly different on mesoscutum and abdomen, golden luster lacks (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Merodon makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. A male in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 14 Nov. 2016 B female in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 24 Oct. 2013 C typical habitat in Cyprus where M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. can be collected. Bulbs of Prospero autumnale were collected in the patch in the front, from which one male specimen was reared. Photo: A. van Eck, 7 Feb. 2016." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576180" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">7A, B</figureCitation>
); body pilosity distinctly shorter (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Merodon makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. A male in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 14 Nov. 2016 B female in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 24 Oct. 2013 C typical habitat in Cyprus where M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. can be collected. Bulbs of Prospero autumnale were collected in the patch in the front, from which one male specimen was reared. Photo: A. van Eck, 7 Feb. 2016." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576180" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">7A, B</figureCitation>
); fossette smaller, never extending to apex of basoflagellomere (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Antenna. A, B, J Merodon natans C, D, K M. pulveris E, F, I M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. G, H M. calcaratus; A, C, E, G male B, D, F, H-K female; A-H lateral view I-K dorsal view; A Greece (Olimp) B Greece (Achaia) C, D Turkey E, F, I Cyprus G, H Spain J Greece (Alexandroupoli) K Turkey. Scale bar: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576175" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">2F</figureCitation>
); frons black, white pollinose except shiny ocellar triangle and medial vitta extending from anterior part of anterior ocellus to lunule; pile on terga shorter and adpressed; terga 3-4 with short black adpressed pile on anterior and posterior parts.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="343" type="variability">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Variability.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">
The population of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon makrisi</emphasis>
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sp. nov. in Cyprus is characterized by some stable morphological characters: eyes with dense white pile; tergum 2 without anterolateral reddish maculae; lateral margin of abdomen blackish; fasciae on terga smaller and narrower than in mainland specimens of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. makrisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. and Autumn generation specimens of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. pulveris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, while in specimens from mainland (Israel) these features are variable. The population of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. makrisi</emphasis>
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nov. from Cyprus shares very similar characteristics of its fasciae with the spring generation of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. pulveris</emphasis>
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: their smaller and narrower fasciae on terga, medially pointed at least on tergum 3, not reaching the lateral margin of terga are present also in the spring generation of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. pulveris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="343" type="etymology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">The specific epithet is derived from the personal name Makris (a noun in genitive case). The species is dedicated to Christodoulos Makris, who collected the main part of the type series of the new species. He is an excellent observer, ecologist, photographer and author of Cyprus wildlife, insects and plants.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="343" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon makrisi</emphasis>
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sp. nov. is found in Cyprus, Israel and Somalia (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Distribution map of the species of Merodon natans group." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576179" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">6</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Biology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">
In Cyprus, this species is commonly found on or near calcareous soils in rocky habitats with bulbs and orchids, around patches with open vegetation (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Merodon makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. A male in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 14 Nov. 2016 B female in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 24 Oct. 2013 C typical habitat in Cyprus where M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. can be collected. Bulbs of Prospero autumnale were collected in the patch in the front, from which one male specimen was reared. Photo: A. van Eck, 7 Feb. 2016." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576180" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">7C</figureCitation>
). Besides
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Prospero autumnale</emphasis>
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, flowers and plants such as
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Narcissus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Cistus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Colchicum troodi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Kotschy,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Juniperus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Pistacia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Asphodelus ramosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
L.,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Drimia aphylla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Forssk.) J.C. Manning &amp; Goldblatt are found here, as well as
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Pinus brutia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Ten. as the dominant tree. The fly is most abundant at lower altitudes up to about 200 m a.s.l., but also found higher up in the mountains. Flies found higher up (740 m a.s.l.), fly around swiftly, and often rest on low vegetation or on the ground. Flower visits have been observed on
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Prospero autumnale</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Flight period is in Autumn (October/November). The puparium was found in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Prospero autumnale</emphasis>
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and described here. On 7 Feb. 2016 bulbs of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">P. autumnale</emphasis>
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were collected (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Merodon makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. A male in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 14 Nov. 2016 B female in Cyprus, photo: C. Makris, 24 Oct. 2013 C typical habitat in Cyprus where M. makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. can be collected. Bulbs of Prospero autumnale were collected in the patch in the front, from which one male specimen was reared. Photo: A. van Eck, 7 Feb. 2016." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576180" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">7C</figureCitation>
) and reared at ambient temperature. One adult male emerged on 21 Oct. 2016. The puparium remained in the bulb (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Bulb of Prospero autumnale (A, B), from which one male specimen of Merodon makrisi Vujic, Radenkovic &amp; Tot sp. nov. was reared. Photo: A. van Eck." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576182" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">9A, B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="343">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Figure 8.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon makrisi</emphasis>
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,
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&amp; Tot sp. nov. male genitalia, Cyprus.
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">A</emphasis>
epandrium
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">B</emphasis>
left surstyle
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">C</emphasis>
,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">E</emphasis>
hypandrium
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">D</emphasis>
aedeagus and associated structures;
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">A</emphasis>
,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">C</emphasis>
,
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lateral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">B</emphasis>
,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">E</emphasis>
ventral view. Abbreviations: a - anterior surstyle lobe, aa - aedeagal apodeme, ae - aedeagus, c - cercus, ea - ejaculatory apodeme, la - lateral sclerite of aedeagus, n - notch on theca to which is attached the aedeagal apodeme, p - posterior surstyle lobe, v - triangular prominence on ventral margin of posterior surstyle lobe. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Figure 9.</emphasis>
Bulb of
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(
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,
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), from which one male specimen of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Merodon makrisi</emphasis>
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,
<normalizedToken originalValue="Radenković">Radenkovic</normalizedToken>
&amp; Tot sp. nov. was reared. Photo: A. van Eck.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption doi="10.3897/asp.79.e65861.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/576183" pageId="0" pageNumber="343" start="Figure 10" startId="F10">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">Figure 10.</emphasis>
Epandrium, lateral view.
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">A</emphasis>
,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">B</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">C</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. pulveris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">D</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">M. makrisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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,
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&amp; Tot sp. nov. Abbreviation: v - triangular prominence on ventral margin of posterior surstyle lobe;
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">A</emphasis>
Greece (Achaia)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">B</emphasis>
Montenegro
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">C</emphasis>
Greece (Rhodes)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="343">D</emphasis>
Cyprus. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.
</paragraph>
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