Merodon equestris ( Fabricius, 1794 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5929826 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CC77878C-FF8D-8B3A-8585-DF9EFCCC35E1 |
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Plazi |
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Merodon equestris ( Fabricius, 1794 ) |
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Merodon equestris ( Fabricius, 1794) View in CoL
Syrphus equestris Fabricius, 1794: 292 View in CoL . Type locality: Italy.
Syrphus flavicans Fabricius, 1794: 292 View in CoL . Type locality: Italy.
Eristalis narcissi Fabricius, 1805: 239 View in CoL . Type locality: France.
Eristalis ferrugineus Fabricius, 1805: 240 View in CoL . Type locality: Morocco ( Essaouira).
Merodon nobilis Meigen, 1822: 353 View in CoL . Type locality: Type locality: Europe.
Merodon transversalis Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822: 354 View in CoL . Type locality: Germany.
Merodon validus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822: 365 View in CoL . Type locality: Germany.
Merodon bulborum Rondani, 1845b: 256 View in CoL . Type locality: Italy.
Merodon tuberculatus Rondani, 1845: 256 View in CoL . Type locality: Italy.
Merodon equestris var. nigrithorax Bezzi, 1900: 89 View in CoL . Type locality: Italy.
World distribution: NE: from British Colombia ( Canada) south to California ( USA) [introduced]. PA: Egypt, Morocco, Europe ( Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia).
Egyptian localities: Eastern Desert: Wadi Hoff. Sinai: Ein Gedeirat. [Sources: Shaumar & Kamal 1978].
Activity period in Egypt: May to September.
Remarks: The original distribution of the Narcissus bulb fly has been greatly changed by its association with the worldwide bulb trade. M. equestris flies low, with a rapid zigzag flight, among ground vegetation, and frequently settles on bare ground. It usually visits flowers of the Umbelliferae , Ajuga, Aster, Cirsium, Crepis, Papaver, Ranunculus, Rubus idaeus and Senecio ( De Buck 1990) .
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Merodon equestris ( Fabricius, 1794 )
| El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Gilbert, Francis 2019 |
Merodon equestris var. nigrithorax
| Bezzi, M. 1900: 89 |
Merodon bulborum
| Rondani, C. 1845: 256 |
Merodon nobilis
| Meigen, J. W. 1822: 353 |
Merodon transversalis Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822 : 354
| Meigen, J. W. 1822: 354 |
Merodon validus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822 : 365
| Meigen, J. W. 1822: 365 |
Eristalis narcissi
| Fabricius, J. C. 1805: 239 |
Eristalis ferrugineus
| Fabricius, J. C. 1805: 240 |
Syrphus equestris
| Fabricius, J. C. 1794: 292 |
Syrphus flavicans
| Fabricius, J. C. 1794: 292 |