Tribe Merodontini Edwards 1915
Alternative spelling: Merodontinae
Synonyms: Eumerinae Smirnov 1924, Eumerini Smirnov 1924
Full reference: F. W. Edwards. 1915. Report on the Diptera collected by the British Ornithologists' Union Expedition and the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 20:391-424
Parent taxon: Eristalinae according to K. M. Moran et al. 2022
See also Hull 1945, Hull 1949 and Mengual et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Brachyopini, Eristalini, Milesiini, Rhingiini, Volucellini, Xylotini, Eoxylota
Subtaxa: Merodon Palaeopipiza Psilota
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2), United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence