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Taxonomy
Merodon was named by Meigen (1803). It is extant.
It was assigned to Eristalinae by Hull (1945); to Helophilini by Hull (1949); to Syrphidae by Carpenter (1992); to Eumerini by Mengual et al. (2015); and to Merodontini by Moran et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Eristalinae by Hull (1945); to Helophilini by Hull (1949); to Syrphidae by Carpenter (1992); to Eumerini by Mengual et al. (2015); and to Merodontini by Moran et al. (2022).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1803 | Merodon Meigen p. 274 |
| 1945 | Merodon Hull p. 333 |
| 1949 | Merodon Hull p. 395 |
| 1992 | Merodon Carpenter |
| 2015 | Merodon Mengual et al. |
| 2022 | Merodon Moran et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||