The largest genus of Palaearctic Syrphidae, Meigen, 1822 (Syrphidae: Rhingiini), is currently under revision in the Ibero-Balearic region (Iberian Peninsula + Balearic Islands). Prior to this study, various species groups with putative phylogenetic support were defined for this genus of complex taxonomy. The group of Becker, 1894 includes species distributed all over Europe, with some of these species being similar each other in both morphology and genetics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComprising nearly 300 described species, Meigen, 1822, is one of the most speciose syrphid genera worldwide, and its taxonomic diversity is remarkable in the Mediterranean basin. The (Coquebert, 1804) group consists of four species in the western Mediterranean. Although the phenotypic variability of this species group has been commented on in previous studies, it has never been contrasted with molecular data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMeigen, 1822 is one of the largest Syrphidae genera in the Palaearctic Region, with the highest levels of taxonomic diversity found in the species group. Despite its high diversity, the interspecific levels of morphological variability can be low. Additionally, some species may show certain levels of intraspecific variability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFive genera of Brachyopini, Meigen, 1800, Rondani, 1857, Rondani, 1857, Macquart, 1829 and Maibach et al. 1994a are here revised from the Iberian region. Two new species, Ricarte and Nedeljković, sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo new species of the genus Paragus Latreille, 1804 are described from the Republic of South Africa: Paragus longipilus Tot, Vujić et Radenković sp. nov. and Paragus megacercus Tot, Vujić et Radenković sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe diversity of bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) and hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) pollinators from ten localities in Vojvodina, Serbia was surveyed. Among different types of Pannonian habitat (grasslands, heathland and scrub, woodland and forest habitats) all localities were categorised as forest and steppe. They were in protected areas, mostly undisturbed by human activity.
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