The genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 is the largest European hoverfly genus, widely distributed around the Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions. Larvae of Merodon are phytophagous, feeding on buried plant storage structures, often bulbs of plants pollinated by the adults. The larval morphology and habits of most species remain unknown. Merodon planifacies Bezzi, 1915, belongs to the Afrotropical lineage of the M. desuturinus species-group. The latest studies of Merodon in Africa have revealed the existence of two new species within the taxon previously known as Merodon planifacies, found exclusively in the Drakensberg Mountains in Republic of South Africa, specifically in the Cathedral Peak National Park and the Royal Natal National Park. These t...
The putative monophyly and systematic position of Merodon nigritarsis group was assessed based on mo...
In the present work, the Afrotropical species of the bombiformis species group, part of the aureus l...
Fig. 6. Male metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. ...
Hoverflies (Syrphidae) represent an insect group of great importance in ecosystems and indicators of...
The genus Merodon Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) is distributed throughout the Palaearctic and Ethiopia...
Hoverflies (Syrphidae) represent an insect group of great importance in ecosystems and indicators of...
The immature stages of species of the phytophagous genus Merodon Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae), as wel...
An ongoing study of the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) has reveale...
Fig. 14. Habitus of the female, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04278...
Fig. 2. A–C. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794), ♂. A. Mid coxa (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F98), lateral view,...
Fig. 9. Male head, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. mul...
Fig. 11. Male head, frontal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. mu...
Fig. 12. Male head, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. mul...
Fig. 10. Mesonotum, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. mul...
<p>(A-F) <b><i>Merodon melanocerus</i> Bezzi, 1915</b> (RSA): (A) head of male, lateral view: (o) or...
The putative monophyly and systematic position of Merodon nigritarsis group was assessed based on mo...
In the present work, the Afrotropical species of the bombiformis species group, part of the aureus l...
Fig. 6. Male metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. ...
Hoverflies (Syrphidae) represent an insect group of great importance in ecosystems and indicators of...
The genus Merodon Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) is distributed throughout the Palaearctic and Ethiopia...
Hoverflies (Syrphidae) represent an insect group of great importance in ecosystems and indicators of...
The immature stages of species of the phytophagous genus Merodon Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae), as wel...
An ongoing study of the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) has reveale...
Fig. 14. Habitus of the female, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (NMSA; FSUNS ID 04278...
Fig. 2. A–C. Merodon funestus (Fabricius, 1794), ♂. A. Mid coxa (FSUNS; FSUNS ID F98), lateral view,...
Fig. 9. Male head, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. mul...
Fig. 11. Male head, frontal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. mu...
Fig. 12. Male head, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. mul...
Fig. 10. Mesonotum, dorsal view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. mul...
<p>(A-F) <b><i>Merodon melanocerus</i> Bezzi, 1915</b> (RSA): (A) head of male, lateral view: (o) or...
The putative monophyly and systematic position of Merodon nigritarsis group was assessed based on mo...
In the present work, the Afrotropical species of the bombiformis species group, part of the aureus l...
Fig. 6. Male metaleg, lateral view. A. Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 (FSUNS; FSUNS ZA2_079). B. M. ...