| molecular and morphological inference of three cryptic species within the merodon aureus species group (diptera: syrphidae). | the merodon aureus species group (diptera: syrphidae: eristalinae) comprises a number of different sub-groups and species complexes. in this study we focus on resolving the taxonomic status of the entity previously identified as m. cinereus b, here identified as m. atratus species complex. we used an integrative approach based on morphological descriptions, combined with supporting characters that were obtained from molecular analyses of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase i gene as well as f ... | 2016 | 27532618 |
| three new eastern-mediterranean endemic species of the <i>merodon</i> <i>aureus</i> group (diptera: syrphidae). | the merodon aureus group (diptera: syrphidae: eristalinae) comprises a number of different subgroups and species complexes, including the m. bessarabicus subgroup, which is revised here. in this study, we present an identification key to species complexes and species within the m. bessarabicus subgroup and focus on clarifying the taxonomic status of previously described species within this subgroup, based on a study of the type material. merodon flavicornis macquart, a species with an unknown ty ... | 2017 | 28609951 |