Merodon, Meigen, 1803

Vujić, Ante, Zorić, Ljiljana Šašić, Ačanski, Jelena, Likov, Laura, Radenković, Snežana, Djan, Mihajla, Milić, Dubravka, Šebić, Anja, Ranković, Milica & Khaghaninia, Samad, 2020, Hide-and-seek with hoverflies: Merodon aureus - a species, a complex or a subgroup?, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 190, pp. 974-1001 : 993

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scientific name	Merodon
status	SP. NOV.

Treatment

MERODON View in CoL ORTUS ŠAŠIĆ ZORIĆ ET AL. SP. NOV.

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Diagnosis: Differs from other species of the M. aureus complex based on COI and 28S rRNA gene sequences divergence ( Figs 10, 11) and morphometric character of the wing ( Fig. 13B).

Derivatio nominis: The Latin noun ortus , east or origin, refers to the distribution of species in the Middle East. It should be treated as a noun in apposition.

Ðerdap, Ciganski potok, 07.v.2010, 44.5410N 22.0202E, A. Vujić leg. (FSUNS, A81, A82, A84–A90, A95–A97, D62) ; 1♂, Ðerdap, Ciganski potok, iv.2011, 44.541N 22.020E, A. Vujić leg. ( FSUNS, G65 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; 7♂♂, 6♀♀, Ðerdap, Ciganski potok 2, iv.2011, 44.5410N 22.0202E, A. Vujić leg. ( FSUNS, G43 View Materials , G46 View Materials , G48 View Materials , G49 View Materials , G51 View Materials , G57 View Materials , G58 View Materials , G80 View Materials – G82 View Materials , G85 View Materials , G87 View Materials , G88 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Stara Planina, Babin zub, 21.vi.2009, 43.3740N 22.6201E, A. Vujić leg. ( FSUNS, G1667 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; 6♂♂, Stara Planina, Babin zub, 21.vi.2012, 43.3740N 22.6201E, A. Vujić leg. ( FSUNS, U79 View Materials , U80 View Materials , U81 View Materials , U83 View Materials , U85 View Materials , U89 View Materials , U94 View Materials , U99 View Materials , W13 View Materials ) GoogleMaps .

Distribution: Distributed on southern parts of Balkan Peninsula, in Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria and Serbia. Elevation range is variable, between sea level and 1850 m ( Fig. 16).

Material examined: Type material: Holotype ♂, IRAN: Qaradagh forest, 05.viii.2012, 1940 m, 38.8638N 46.8331E, Khaganinia leg. ( IHCMM, 10291). – Paratypes AZERBAIJAN: 11♂♂, 2♀♀, Caucasus, Talysch (mountain range), 1885, 38.7000N 48.3E, Mik leg. ( NHMW, 03025, 03026, 05739–05749); 1♀, Lerik, Lerik, 13.vi.1996, 38.7752N 48.4152E, A. Vujić leg. ( FSUNS, 03023); 1♂, Yardymli, Avash , 15.vi.1996, 1200/ 1500 m, 38.8333N 48.1666E, Hauser leg. (M. H. coll., 03022); 1♂, Caucasus, Ganja (Elizavetpol), Mik leg. (03024, NHMW) GoogleMaps ; IRAN: 1♀, Mazandaran, Kelardasht, Tuydareh, 24.v.2003, 1400 m, 36.5166N 51.1666E, Gilasian leg. ( HMIM, 03021); 1♀, Mazandaran, Anarum, 08.vi.2006, 1400, 36.0369N 53.1597E, Gilasian leg. ( HMIM, 03037,); 1♂, 4♀♀, Tehran, Veresk, 08.vi.2006, 1750 m, 35.9177N 52.9597E, Gilasian leg. ( HMIM, 03034–03036, 03038, 03039); 1♂, Chichekli forest , 20.viii.2009, 1222 m, 38.6337N 46.3927E, 1222 m, Khaganinia leg. ( IHCMM, 10267); 1♂, Qaradagh forests, 05.viii.2012, 2021 m, 38 53.815N 46 48.800E, Khaganinia leg. ( IHCMM, 10287); 1♀, Qaradagh forest , 05.viii.2012, 1313 m, 38 55.601N 46.932E, Khaganinia leg. ( IHCMM, 10288); 2♂♂, 1♀ ( FSUNS, 03018–03020) GoogleMaps .

Distribution: Distributed in the Caucasus of Azerbaijan and high mountains of Iran south of the Caspian Sea at elevations between 1050 and 2100 m ( Fig. 16).