The genus Merodon (Diptera, Syrphidae) of the Landscape of Outstanding Features “The Valley of Pčinja”

Authors: Likov L*, Radenković S and Vujić A

DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000517

Volume 6, Issue 5

Abstract

With about 250 species the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae, Merodontini) is the largest within the family in Europe. A total of 32 Merodon species have been recorded in Serbia, of which almost half (13 species) occurs in the Landscape of Outstanding Features “the valley of Pčinja”. Among the identified taxa there are one endangered species: M. testaceus Sack, 1913, and one vulnerable species: M. euri Vujić & Radenković, 2018, base of the criteria of the IUCN Red List of European Hoverflies. The data of distribution of above mentioned 13 Merodon species both in Europe and in Serbia is given and discussed.

Keywords: Distribution; Hoverfly; Merodon; Pčinja

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