Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae)
The African endemic hover fly Meromacroides meromacriformis (Bezzi, 1915) (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) was described more than a century ago and its monotypic status established in 1927, but subsequent collections and publications are rare. Only the male has been described and nothing is known about it...
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| author | Bellingan, T. Midgley, J. Goergen, Georg E. Jordaens, K. |
| author_browse | Bellingan, T. Goergen, Georg E. Jordaens, K. Midgley, J. |
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| description | The African endemic hover fly Meromacroides meromacriformis (Bezzi, 1915) (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) was
described more than a century ago and its monotypic status established in 1927, but subsequent collections and publications are rare. Only the male has been described and nothing is known about its biology. We re-describe the male, including geographic variation, describe the female for the first time and
provide the first DNA barcodes for the species. Despite the large range and observed variations, there is
insufficient evidence to describe additional taxa in the genus. Biological observations are presented, which
may shed some insight into this rare and enigmatic hover fly, whose known distribution now spans the
Afrotropical Region. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1153982025-11-11T11:08:46Z Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) Bellingan, T. Midgley, J. Goergen, Georg E. Jordaens, K. africa dna morphology taxonomy syrphidae The African endemic hover fly Meromacroides meromacriformis (Bezzi, 1915) (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) was described more than a century ago and its monotypic status established in 1927, but subsequent collections and publications are rare. Only the male has been described and nothing is known about its biology. We re-describe the male, including geographic variation, describe the female for the first time and provide the first DNA barcodes for the species. Despite the large range and observed variations, there is insufficient evidence to describe additional taxa in the genus. Biological observations are presented, which may shed some insight into this rare and enigmatic hover fly, whose known distribution now spans the Afrotropical Region. 2021 2021-10-13T10:04:59Z 2021-10-13T10:04:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115398 en Open Access application/pdf Pensoft Publishers Bellingan, T., Midgley, J., Goergen, G. & Jordaens, K. (2021). Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae). African Invertebrates, 62(2), 383-397. |
| spellingShingle | africa dna morphology taxonomy syrphidae Bellingan, T. Midgley, J. Goergen, Georg E. Jordaens, K. Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) |
| title | Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) |
| title_full | Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) |
| title_fullStr | Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) |
| title_short | Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) |
| title_sort | notes on the afrotropical hover fly genus meromacroides curran syrphidae eristalinae |
| topic | africa dna morphology taxonomy syrphidae |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115398 |
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