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Merodon
| Description | Merodon is a large genus of bee–like hoverflies. The majority of the species are centered on the Mediterranean and it is the second largest hoverfly genus in Europe with more than 50 European species. It is distributed over the Palaearctic and Afrotropic ecozones, with most European species occurring in Southern and Eastern Europe. The centre of distribution of this genus appears to be Turkey, where about 65 species have been recorded. Some species occur in Africa (Morocco through East Africa and Ghana to South Africa) and the middle East, as far as Pakistan. Given the rate at which new species have been recorded over the past decades, the worldwide number of species could exceed 200. The larvae feed on the bulbs or rhizomes of monocotyledons. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merodon, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Syrphidae : Merodon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Merodon Meigen, 1803 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Meigen, Johann W. 1803. Versuch einer neuen GattungsEintheilung der europäischen zweiflügligen Insekten. Magazin für Insektenkunde 2: 259-281. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 28.4 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Meigen. 1803. Versuch einer neuen Gattungseintheilung der europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten. Magazin für Insektenkunde 2:259-281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Narcissblomflugor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merodon |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Merodon aberrans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon adriaticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon alagoezicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon albifasciatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon albifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon albonigrum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon alexeji species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon altinosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon ambiguus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon anathema species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon ankylogaster species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon annulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon antonioi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon apimimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon armipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon arrasus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon arundanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon atratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon aureotibia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon aureus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon auripes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon auripilus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon auronitens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon avidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon batumicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon bequaerti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon bessarabicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon biarcuata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon bombiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon brevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon cabanerensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon caerulescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon calcarata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon caucasicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon caudatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon chalybeatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon chalybeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon cinereus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon clavipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon clunipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon confusus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon constans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon crassicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon crassifemoris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon crymensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon crypticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon cupreus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon cuthbertsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon desuturinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon dichopticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon dobrogensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon dzhalitae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon edentulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon eques species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon equestris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon erivanicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon escalerai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon escorialensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon femoratoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon femoratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon festae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon flaviventris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon flavus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon fractipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon fulcratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon funestus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon gallicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon germari ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Merodon gudaurensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon haemorrhoidalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon hamifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon hayati species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon hikmeti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon hirsutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon hirta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon hispanicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon hurkmansi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon hypochrysos species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon inermis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon isperensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon kaloceras species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon kaloceros species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon karadaghensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon kawamurae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon kiritschenkoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon kopensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon legionensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon loewi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon longicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon longispina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon lucasi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon luteihumerus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon macquarti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon manicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon marginicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon mariae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon maroccanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon melanocerus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon melota species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon minutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon monticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon multifasciatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon murinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon nana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon nasicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon natans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon neolydicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon neonanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon nisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon nitidifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon obscuritarsis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon oidipous species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon ottomanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon papillus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon parietum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon persicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon planiceps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon planifacies species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon portschinskyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon pruni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon pumilus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon quadrinotata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon quercetorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon rasicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon robustus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon ruficornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon rufimaculatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon rufipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon rufus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon sapphous species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon satdagensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon schachti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon serrulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon setosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon sophron species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon spinitarsis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon splendens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon stevensoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon strobli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon stukei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon submetallicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon syriacus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon tangerensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon taniniensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon tarsatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon telmateia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon tener species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon teruelensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon testaceoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon testaceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon toscanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon trebevicensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon tricinctus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon turkestanicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon unguicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon unicolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon vandergooti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon varius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon velox species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon warnckei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merodon xanthipous species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1803 | Merodon Meigen p. 274 |
| 1945 | Merodon Hull p. 333 |
| 1992 | Merodon Carpenter |
| 2015 | Merodon Mengual et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
