Merodon neonanus, Vujić, Ante, Radenković, Snežana, Ačanski, Jelena, Grković, Ana, Taylor, Mike, Şenol, Serdar Gökhan & Hayat, Rüstem, 2015

Vujić, Ante, Radenković, Snežana, Ačanski, Jelena, Grković, Ana, Taylor, Mike, Şenol, Serdar Gökhan & Hayat, Rüstem, 2015, Revision of the species of the Merodon nanus group (Diptera: Syrphidae) including three new species, Zootaxa 4006 (3), pp. 439-462 : 455

Merodon neonanus sp. n.

Species with a disjunctive range, recorded in FYR of Macedonia, the Greek islands of Chios and Samos, the western (Aegean and Mediterranean regions) and eastern part of Turkey (Erzurum) ( Fig. 17 ). Elevation range starts from sea level up to 2,400 m. It is primarily found on lower mountains, up to 1,500 m ( Fig. 17 ). During new investigations in Turkey, adults of M. neonanus sp. n. and a M. telmateia have been found on flowers of Leontodon sp. (Şenol S.G., pers. comm.) ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitat of Merodon neonanus sp. n. Locality information: Turkey, Muğla, near Çakmak. Male on flower of Leontodon sp. Photo by Ačanski Jelena.

FIGURE 17. Distribution of Merodon neonanus sp. n.