Merodon schachti Hurkmans, 1993

Gilasian, Ebrahim, Vujić, Ante, Hauser, Martin & Parchami-Araghi, Mehrdad, 2017, New data on the Syrphidae (Diptera) of Iran, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4303 (1), pp. 27-50 : 44

Merodon schachti Hurkmans, 1993

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Examined material. IRAN, Kermanshah province: 1 ♂, Kermanshah, Mahidasht, Chahar Zbar-e Olya , 34°16′N 46°48′E, 1550 m, 14.viii.1996, leg. M. Parchami-Araghi / H. Barari / V. Nazari.

Remarks. Merodon schachti can be separated from other Merodon species by the following combination of characters: antenna brownish orange; flagellum about 1.3 times longer than pedicel; scutum with sparse brownish yellow pile; legs predominantly black, femora orange apically; tibiae orange on nearly basal half and apex; hind femur swollen; hind tibia extended apically; abdomen narrow; tergites 2–3 with a pair of lateral orange maculae; tergites 2–4 with a pair of whitish interrupted pollinose fasciae; male genitalia as in Hurkmans (1993: figure 72). This species was collected in the western parts of Zagros Mountains, near to the border with Iraq. Merodon schachti was described from Turkey by Hurkmans (1993), based on a series of male specimens. The female remains undescribed. The male examined in the present study represents the first record of this species after its original description in 1993.

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FIGURES 1 – 4. Distribution of the examined material of the collected hoverfly species in Iran. 1: ■, Pocota hyrcanica Gilasian & Hauser sp. nov.; ●, Sphiximorpha ziegleri Gilasian & Vujić sp. nov. 2: ■, Barchypalpus valgus (Panzer); ●, Cheilosia vicina (Zetterstedt); ▲, Criorhina ranunculi (Panzer); ♦, Eristalis alpina (Panzer); ♣, Eristalis pertinax (Scopoli). 3: ■, Merodon brevis Paramonov; ●, Merodon quadrinotatus (Sack); ▲, Merodon serrulatus Wiedemann; ♦, Merodon schachti Hurkmans; ♣, Merodon vandergooti Hurkmans; ♠, Merodon velox Loew. 4: ■, Neoascia annexa (Müller); ●, Palumbia eristaloides (Portschinsky); ▲, Pseudodoros nigricollis Becker.