Two new species of the genus Merodon Meigen 1803 (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the island of Lesvos (Greece), in the eastern Mediterranean | Deux nouvelles espèces du genre Merodon Meigen 1803 (Diptera : Syrphidae) de l’île de Lesbos (Grèce), dans la Méditerranée Orientale
2007
Vujić, Ante | Pérez-Bañón, Celeste | Radenković, Snezana | Ståhls, Gunilla | Rojo, Santos | Petanidou, Theodora | Simić, Smiljka | Pérez-Bañón, Celeste | Rojo, Santos | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales | University of Novi Sad (Serbia). Department of Biology and Ecology | Finnish Museum of Natural History. Entomology Department | University of the Aegean (Grecia). Department of Geography | Bionomía, Sistemática e Investigación Aplicada de Insectos Dípteros e Himenópteros
Descriptions are given of two new species of Merodon Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the island of Lesvos (Greece): Merodon papillus Vujić, Radenkovic & Pérez-Bañón n. sp. from the ruficornis group species and Merodon sapphous Vujic, Pérez-Bañón & Radenkovic n. sp. from the aureus group. In addition to classical morphological characters, partial sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene are generated for each taxon as DNA ‘barcodes’. Main characteristics of the species habitats are reported. The zoogeographical significance of these endemic taxa to the biodiversity of the island is discussed.
Show more [+] Less [-]European Commission Framework 6 Integrated project ALARM (Assessing LArge scale environmental Risks for biodiversity with tested Methods) (GOCE-CT-2003-506675) & Ministry of Science, Technology and Development of Republic Serbia (project number 143037).
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