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Issue: Vol. 4006 No. 3: 25 Aug. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-08-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4006.3.2
Page range: 439–462
Abstract views: 59
PDF downloaded: 2

Revision of the species of the Merodon nanus group (Diptera: Syrphidae) including three new species

University of Novi Sad, Department of Biology and Ecology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
University of Novi Sad, Department of Biology and Ecology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
University of Novi Sad, Department of Biology and Ecology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
University of Novi Sad, Department of Biology and Ecology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
World Museum Liverpool, Entomology Department, William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 8EN.UK.
Ege University Botanical Garden-Herbarium Research and Application Center, 35100 Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, 32260 Isparta, Turkey.
Diptera Merodon kopensis sp. n. Merodon neonanus sp. n. Merodon rasicus sp. n. environmental niches principal component analysis (PCA)

Abstract

The nanus group of the genus Merodon Meigen (Diptera, Syrphidae) is revised, yielding an illustrated key, a discussion of taxonomic characters and morphological diagnosis for the five species of this group. Three new cryptic species are described, Merodon kopensis Vujić et Hayat sp. n., M. neonanus Vujić et Taylor sp. n. and M. rasicus Vujić et Radenković sp. n. New diagnostic characters are given for M. nanus Sack and M. telmateia Hurkmans. In addition, environmental profiles for each investigated species have been defined and compared, and maps of distribution and richness created. Niche dissimilarity was found for each species. Eastern Anatolia and the southern Aegean region of Turkey are reported as the most species rich regions for the nanus group.